TURKEY VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	85,899	6	17,308	+ 68,591
Coronary Heart Disease	2	83,307	1	85,905	- 2,598
Lung Cancers	3	51,968	3	35,070	+ 16,898
Stroke	4	45,945	2	44,006	+ 1,939
Lung Disease	5	45,284	4	25,088	+ 20,196
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	27,591	10	10,606	+ 16,985
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	23,411	9	12,845	+ 10,566
Falls	8	19,552	22	4,373	+ 15,178
Breast Cancer	9	16,731	14	5,643	+ 11,088
Prostate Cancer	10	15,454	15	5,608	+ 9,846
Pancreas Cancer	11	14,176	12	6,882	+ 7,294
Kidney Disease	12	11,976	7	17,021	- 5,045
Lymphomas	13	11,885	19	4,849	+ 7,037
Diabetes Mellitus	14	11,293	5	17,900	- 6,606
Oesophagus Cancer	15	10,154	33	1,321	+ 8,833
Parkinson's Disease	16	10,032	25	3,439	+ 6,593
Suicide	17	9,584	29	2,003	+ 7,581
Other Neoplasms	18	8,667	42	646	+ 8,020
Other Injuries	19	7,801	30	1,678	+ 6,123
Leukemia	20	7,471	18	4,870	+ 2,601
Bladder Cancer	21	6,964	21	4,485	+ 2,478
Stomach Cancer	22	6,441	11	10,333	- 3,891
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,684	31	1,632	+ 4,051
Liver Cancer	24	5,505	20	4,542	+ 962
Ovary Cancer	25	5,049	28	2,287	+ 2,762
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,992	26	2,612	+ 2,379
Skin Cancers	27	4,847	32	1,548	+ 3,299
Liver Disease	28	4,429	13	6,340	- 1,912
Hypertension	29	3,872	8	14,763	- 10,891
Oral Cancer	30	3,633	35	1,305	+ 2,328
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,223	16	5,573	- 2,350
Alcohol	32	2,899	55	182	+ 2,717
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	2,764	40	741	+ 2,023
Uterin Cancer	34	2,680	37	1,090	+ 1,590
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,574	17	4,966	- 2,392
Skin Disease	36	1,398	48	324	+ 1,074
Multiple Sclerosis	37	1,395	56	169	+ 1,226
Epilepsy	38	1,368	36	1,147	+ 221
Cervical Cancer	39	1,260	34	1,311	- 51
Anemia	40	1,180	81	0	+ 1,180
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,124	45	452	+ 673
Drug Use	42	1,092	38	972	+ 120
Osteoarthritis	43	1,041	84	0	+ 1,041
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,014	52	237	+ 777
Low Birth Weight	45	792	24	3,478	- 2,686
Asthma	46	782	27	2,434	- 1,653
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	616	39	789	- 173
Violence	48	508	23	4,010	- 3,503
Drownings	49	463	44	549	- 86
Schizophrenia	50	453	80	0	+ 453
Meningitis	51	372	51	274	+ 97
Birth Trauma	52	350	41	720	- 370
Fires	53	233	47	343	- 110
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	198	85	0	+ 198
HIV/AIDS	55	155	53	204	- 49
Tuberculosis	56	135	50	303	- 168
Upper Respiratory	57	133	66	5	+ 128
Appendicitis	58	121	59	93	+ 28
Oral conditions	59	100	86	0	+ 100
Hepatitis C	60	97	63	19	+ 78
Poisonings	61	82	46	369	- 287
Hepatitis B	62	64	60	72	- 9
Malnutrition	63	57	43	588	- 531
Otitis Media	64	47	67	3	+ 44
Maternal Conditions	65	39	57	109	- 70
War	66	8	49	318	- 310
Pertussis	67	5	58	103	- 98
Encephalitis	68	4	54	184	- 180
Syphilis	69	3	61	50	- 47
Leishmaniasis	70	2	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	72	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	73	0	65	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Netherlands

Turkey

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.