TURKEY VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	67,357	9	12,845	+ 54,512
Malaria	2	54,356	75	0	+ 54,356
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	51,189	40	741	+ 50,449
Low Birth Weight	4	30,527	24	3,478	+ 27,049
Stroke	5	27,836	2	44,006	- 16,170
Coronary Heart Disease	6	26,279	1	85,905	- 59,626
Birth Trauma	7	25,643	41	720	+ 24,923
Road Traffic Accidents	8	18,987	16	5,573	+ 13,414
Meningitis	9	16,724	51	274	+ 16,449
Congenital Anomalies	10	13,877	17	4,966	+ 8,911
Liver Disease	11	13,145	13	6,340	+ 6,805
Other Injuries	12	12,216	30	1,678	+ 10,538
Tuberculosis	13	11,825	50	303	+ 11,521
Maternal Conditions	14	10,593	57	109	+ 10,484
Pertussis	15	9,125	58	103	+ 9,022
Kidney Disease	16	8,726	7	17,021	- 8,295
Diabetes Mellitus	17	8,399	5	17,900	- 9,501
Measles	18	7,707	65	6	+ 7,701
Violence	19	7,165	23	4,010	+ 3,154
Lung Disease	20	6,936	4	25,088	- 18,152
Malnutrition	21	6,929	43	588	+ 6,341
Asthma	22	6,074	27	2,434	+ 3,640
Endocrine Disorders	23	5,768	26	2,612	+ 3,155
Drownings	24	5,048	44	549	+ 4,499
Hypertension	25	4,329	8	14,763	- 10,434
Falls	26	4,143	22	4,373	- 230
Suicide	27	3,918	29	2,003	+ 1,914
Fires	28	3,578	47	343	+ 3,235
Breast Cancer	29	3,434	14	5,643	- 2,209
HIV/AIDS	30	3,346	53	204	+ 3,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,335	39	789	+ 2,546
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	2,740	6	17,308	- 14,568
Poisonings	33	2,463	46	369	+ 2,094
Inflammatory/Heart	34	2,454	31	1,632	+ 822
Liver Cancer	35	2,380	20	4,542	- 2,163
Epilepsy	36	2,160	36	1,147	+ 1,013
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	1,666	10	10,606	- 8,940
Cervical Cancer	38	1,554	34	1,311	+ 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,491	45	452	+ 1,039
Ovary Cancer	40	1,357	28	2,287	- 930
War	41	1,307	49	318	+ 989
Tetanus	42	1,189	64	12	+ 1,178
Lymphomas	43	1,118	19	4,849	- 3,730
Stomach Cancer	44	959	11	10,333	- 9,373
Skin Cancers	45	916	32	1,548	- 632
Hepatitis B	46	891	60	72	+ 818
Parkinson's Disease	47	879	25	3,439	- 2,560
Leukemia	48	822	18	4,870	- 4,048
Oral Cancer	49	773	35	1,305	- 533
Schistosomiasis	50	758	62	33	+ 724
Leishmaniasis	51	757	68	2	+ 755
Skin Disease	52	679	48	324	+ 355
Bladder Cancer	53	515	21	4,485	- 3,970
Pancreas Cancer	54	440	12	6,882	- 6,442
Oesophagus Cancer	55	420	33	1,321	- 901
Appendicitis	56	409	59	93	+ 315
Prostate Cancer	57	408	15	5,608	- 5,200
Drug Use	58	404	38	972	- 569
Ascariasis	59	398	70	1	+ 397
Alcohol	60	384	55	182	+ 202
Encephalitis	61	358	54	184	+ 174
Syphilis	62	350	61	50	+ 300
Upper Respiratory	63	299	66	5	+ 294
Uterin Cancer	64	275	37	1,090	- 815
Diphtheria	65	193	71	1	+ 192
Hepatitis C	66	145	63	19	+ 126
Lung Cancers	67	134	3	35,070	- 34,936
Other Neoplasms	68	76	42	646	- 570
Multiple Sclerosis	69	71	56	169	- 98
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	57	52	237	- 180
Chlamydia	71	9	69	2	+ 7
Otitis Media	72	3	67	3	- 0
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	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.