TURKEY VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	83,043	1	85,905	- 2,862
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	49,412	6	17,308	+ 32,104
Stroke	3	38,762	2	44,006	- 5,244
Lung Cancers	4	30,534	3	35,070	- 4,537
Lung Disease	5	29,579	4	25,088	+ 4,491
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,361	10	10,606	+ 13,755
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,995	9	12,845	+ 2,150
Diabetes Mellitus	8	12,527	5	17,900	- 5,373
Prostate Cancer	9	12,042	15	5,608	+ 6,434
Breast Cancer	10	12,008	14	5,643	+ 6,366
Falls	11	10,213	22	4,373	+ 5,840
Skin Cancers	12	9,967	32	1,548	+ 8,419
Lymphomas	13	9,912	19	4,849	+ 5,063
Pancreas Cancer	14	8,847	12	6,882	+ 1,965
Suicide	15	8,612	29	2,003	+ 6,608
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,464	16	5,573	+ 1,891
Kidney Disease	17	7,041	7	17,021	- 9,980
Leukemia	18	6,373	18	4,870	+ 1,503
Parkinson's Disease	19	5,754	25	3,439	+ 2,314
Hypertension	20	5,327	8	14,763	- 9,437
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,289	26	2,612	+ 2,677
Stomach Cancer	22	5,261	11	10,333	- 5,072
Inflammatory/Heart	23	5,100	31	1,632	+ 3,468
Liver Cancer	24	4,692	20	4,542	+ 149
Oesophagus Cancer	25	4,547	33	1,321	+ 3,226
Bladder Cancer	26	4,348	21	4,485	- 137
Other Neoplasms	27	3,992	42	646	+ 3,346
Other Injuries	28	3,554	30	1,678	+ 1,876
Ovary Cancer	29	3,371	28	2,287	+ 1,084
Congenital Anomalies	30	2,861	17	4,966	- 2,106
Oral Cancer	31	2,667	35	1,305	+ 1,362
Liver Disease	32	2,569	13	6,340	- 3,771
Uterin Cancer	33	2,355	37	1,090	+ 1,265
Skin Disease	34	1,922	48	324	+ 1,598
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	1,835	45	452	+ 1,383
Asthma	36	1,477	27	2,434	- 957
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,318	40	741	+ 577
Low Birth Weight	38	1,278	24	3,478	- 2,200
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,145	39	789	+ 355
Drug Use	40	1,127	38	972	+ 154
Cervical Cancer	41	990	34	1,311	- 321
Violence	42	934	23	4,010	- 3,077
Epilepsy	43	896	36	1,147	- 251
Drownings	44	886	44	549	+ 337
Alcohol	45	838	55	182	+ 655
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	767	52	237	+ 530
Multiple Sclerosis	47	707	56	169	+ 538
Hepatitis C	48	482	63	19	+ 463
Osteoarthritis	49	391	84	0	+ 391
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	360	85	0	+ 360
Anemia	51	285	81	0	+ 285
Tuberculosis	52	279	50	303	- 24
Fires	53	275	47	343	- 67
Birth Trauma	54	237	41	720	- 483
Malnutrition	55	229	43	588	- 359
Hepatitis B	56	226	60	72	+ 153
HIV/AIDS	57	169	53	204	- 34
Poisonings	58	151	46	369	- 218
Meningitis	59	146	51	274	- 128
Schizophrenia	60	131	80	0	+ 131
Oral conditions	61	127	86	0	+ 127
Appendicitis	62	95	59	93	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	63	78	57	109	- 31
Upper Respiratory	64	60	66	5	+ 54
Pertussis	65	12	58	103	- 91
Encephalitis	66	11	54	184	- 173
Otitis Media	67	11	67	3	+ 8
War	68	9	49	318	- 309
Tetanus	69	6	64	12	- 6
Syphilis	70	6	61	50	- 45
Chlamydia	71	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	65	6	- 6
Diphtheria	83	0	71	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.