TURKEY VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	73,650	9	12,845	+ 60,805
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	51,422	40	741	+ 50,682
Tuberculosis	3	45,244	50	303	+ 44,941
Malaria	4	35,874	75	0	+ 35,874
Birth Trauma	5	35,598	41	720	+ 34,877
Low Birth Weight	6	34,096	24	3,478	+ 30,617
Coronary Heart Disease	7	21,807	1	85,905	- 64,098
Stroke	8	20,517	2	44,006	- 23,489
Congenital Anomalies	9	17,658	17	4,966	+ 12,691
HIV/AIDS	10	15,678	53	204	+ 15,474
Meningitis	11	15,510	51	274	+ 15,235
Road Traffic Accidents	12	14,814	16	5,573	+ 9,241
Liver Disease	13	13,618	13	6,340	+ 7,277
Measles	14	10,460	65	6	+ 10,454
Maternal Conditions	15	8,364	57	109	+ 8,255
Pertussis	16	8,272	58	103	+ 8,170
Other Injuries	17	8,064	30	1,678	+ 6,386
Diabetes Mellitus	18	7,993	5	17,900	- 9,906
Violence	19	6,540	23	4,010	+ 2,530
Kidney Disease	20	6,463	7	17,021	- 10,558
Endocrine Disorders	21	5,613	26	2,612	+ 3,001
Lung Disease	22	4,466	4	25,088	- 20,623
Breast Cancer	23	4,223	14	5,643	- 1,420
Hypertension	24	3,799	8	14,763	- 10,964
Cervical Cancer	25	3,757	34	1,311	+ 2,446
Tetanus	26	2,969	64	12	+ 2,957
Asthma	27	2,911	27	2,434	+ 476
Falls	28	2,675	22	4,373	- 1,698
Fires	29	2,534	47	343	+ 2,191
Suicide	30	2,494	29	2,003	+ 490
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	2,411	6	17,308	- 14,897
Drownings	32	2,340	44	549	+ 1,791
Poisonings	33	2,335	46	369	+ 1,966
Drug Use	34	2,229	38	972	+ 1,257
Prostate Cancer	35	2,101	15	5,608	- 3,506
Malnutrition	36	2,095	43	588	+ 1,507
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,077	39	789	+ 1,288
Syphilis	38	1,936	61	50	+ 1,886
Liver Cancer	39	1,879	20	4,542	- 2,663
Lymphomas	40	1,848	19	4,849	- 3,000
Epilepsy	41	1,777	36	1,147	+ 630
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,715	31	1,632	+ 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,475	10	10,606	- 9,131
Diphtheria	44	1,350	71	1	+ 1,349
War	45	1,153	49	318	+ 835
Parkinson's Disease	46	879	25	3,439	- 2,561
Leukemia	47	802	18	4,870	- 4,068
Oral Cancer	48	795	35	1,305	- 510
Ovary Cancer	49	758	28	2,287	- 1,529
Stomach Cancer	50	756	11	10,333	- 9,576
Pancreas Cancer	51	702	12	6,882	- 6,181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	691	45	452	+ 240
Skin Cancers	53	687	32	1,548	- 861
Schistosomiasis	54	536	62	33	+ 503
Hepatitis B	55	529	60	72	+ 456
Skin Disease	56	522	48	324	+ 198
Lung Cancers	57	460	3	35,070	- 34,610
Alcohol	58	366	55	182	+ 184
Encephalitis	59	333	54	184	+ 149
Appendicitis	60	270	59	93	+ 177
Ascariasis	61	243	70	1	+ 242
Uterin Cancer	62	241	37	1,090	- 849
Bladder Cancer	63	238	21	4,485	- 4,247
Oesophagus Cancer	64	199	33	1,321	- 1,122
Hepatitis C	65	108	63	19	+ 89
Other Neoplasms	66	103	42	646	- 543
Upper Respiratory	67	92	66	5	+ 87
Multiple Sclerosis	68	64	56	169	- 105
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	59	52	237	- 178
Leishmaniasis	70	8	68	2	+ 6
Chlamydia	71	5	69	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	72	1	67	3	- 2
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.