TURKEY VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,619	1	85,905	- 12,286
Kidney Disease	2	44,509	7	17,021	+ 27,488
Stroke	3	28,026	2	44,006	- 15,979
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,048	5	17,900	+ 8,148
Lung Disease	5	19,774	4	25,088	- 5,315
Liver Disease	6	15,159	13	6,340	+ 8,818
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	14,508	9	12,845	+ 1,663
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,967	16	5,573	+ 8,394
Hypertension	9	13,898	8	14,763	- 865
Violence	10	7,792	23	4,010	+ 3,782
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,190	17	4,966	+ 2,224
Liver Cancer	12	6,408	20	4,542	+ 1,866
Low Birth Weight	13	6,169	24	3,478	+ 2,691
Stomach Cancer	14	6,017	11	10,333	- 4,316
Prostate Cancer	15	4,863	15	5,608	- 745
Cervical Cancer	16	4,713	34	1,311	+ 3,402
Other Injuries	17	4,504	30	1,678	+ 2,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	3,973	10	10,606	- 6,633
Suicide	19	3,586	29	2,003	+ 1,582
Breast Cancer	20	3,566	14	5,643	- 2,077
Alcohol	21	3,510	55	182	+ 3,328
Falls	22	3,478	22	4,373	- 895
Lung Cancers	23	3,450	3	35,070	- 31,620
Leukemia	24	2,859	18	4,870	- 2,011
Birth Trauma	25	2,494	41	720	+ 1,774
Other Neoplasms	26	2,422	42	646	+ 1,776
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,240	12	6,882	- 4,643
Endocrine Disorders	28	2,061	26	2,612	- 551
Lymphomas	29	2,061	19	4,849	- 2,787
Malnutrition	30	2,055	43	588	+ 1,467
Skin Disease	31	2,038	48	324	+ 1,714
Drownings	32	1,977	44	549	+ 1,428
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,877	6	17,308	- 15,430
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,756	31	1,632	+ 124
HIV/AIDS	35	1,754	53	204	+ 1,550
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,542	40	741	+ 801
Tuberculosis	37	1,445	50	303	+ 1,142
Asthma	38	1,322	27	2,434	- 1,112
Maternal Conditions	39	1,109	57	109	+ 1,000
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,077	39	789	+ 288
Epilepsy	41	934	36	1,147	- 213
Parkinson's Disease	42	841	25	3,439	- 2,599
Oral Cancer	43	810	35	1,305	- 496
Ovary Cancer	44	772	28	2,287	- 1,515
Skin Cancers	45	742	32	1,548	- 806
Drug Use	46	634	38	972	- 338
Oesophagus Cancer	47	527	33	1,321	- 794
Uterin Cancer	48	490	37	1,090	- 600
Appendicitis	49	400	59	93	+ 306
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	386	52	237	+ 149
Meningitis	51	365	51	274	+ 90
Bladder Cancer	52	353	21	4,485	- 4,133
Anemia	53	352	81	0	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	251	45	452	- 200
Poisonings	55	222	46	369	- 147
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	213	85	0	+ 213
Fires	57	206	47	343	- 136
Encephalitis	58	129	54	184	- 55
Osteoarthritis	59	123	84	0	+ 123
Syphilis	60	118	61	50	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	61	85	56	169	- 84
Hepatitis B	62	65	60	72	- 7
Oral conditions	63	58	86	0	+ 58
Dengue	64	55	73	0	+ 55
Chagas disease	65	50	76	0	+ 50
Schizophrenia	66	42	80	0	+ 42
Pertussis	67	38	58	103	- 65
Hepatitis C	68	15	63	19	- 4
Ascariasis	69	11	70	1	+ 9
War	70	9	49	318	- 310
Leprosy	71	7	79	0	+ 7
Upper Respiratory	72	6	66	5	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	5	78	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	74	4	69	2	+ 2
Otitis Media	75	2	67	3	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	68	2	- 1
Diphtheria	77	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	65	6	- 6
Tetanus	79	0	64	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	84	0	62	33	- 33
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.