TURKEY VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	81,236	1	85,905	- 4,669
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,158	6	17,308	+ 50,850
Lung Disease	3	41,572	4	25,088	+ 16,484
Stroke	4	37,793	2	44,006	- 6,212
Lung Cancers	5	35,418	3	35,070	+ 348
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,430	9	12,845	+ 14,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	27,277	10	10,606	+ 16,671
Prostate Cancer	8	17,897	15	5,608	+ 12,289
Falls	9	11,870	22	4,373	+ 7,496
Pancreas Cancer	10	11,757	12	6,882	+ 4,874
Breast Cancer	11	10,657	14	5,643	+ 5,014
Lymphomas	12	9,858	19	4,849	+ 5,009
Suicide	13	9,670	29	2,003	+ 7,667
Kidney Disease	14	9,325	7	17,021	- 7,696
Other Injuries	15	8,900	30	1,678	+ 7,222
Diabetes Mellitus	16	8,543	5	17,900	- 9,357
Parkinson's Disease	17	8,461	25	3,439	+ 5,021
Skin Cancers	18	6,220	32	1,548	+ 4,672
Endocrine Disorders	19	5,479	26	2,612	+ 2,867
Bladder Cancer	20	5,437	21	4,485	+ 952
Leukemia	21	5,401	18	4,870	+ 531
Stomach Cancer	22	5,242	11	10,333	- 5,090
Other Neoplasms	23	4,952	42	646	+ 4,306
Ovary Cancer	24	4,717	28	2,287	+ 2,430
Drug Use	25	4,024	38	972	+ 3,052
Liver Cancer	26	3,957	20	4,542	- 585
Oesophagus Cancer	27	3,784	33	1,321	+ 2,463
Hypertension	28	3,509	8	14,763	- 11,254
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,374	31	1,632	+ 1,741
Liver Disease	30	3,261	13	6,340	- 3,079
Alcohol	31	3,123	55	182	+ 2,941
Oral Cancer	32	2,560	35	1,305	+ 1,255
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,438	39	789	+ 1,648
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,081	17	4,966	- 2,886
Malnutrition	35	2,063	43	588	+ 1,475
Uterin Cancer	36	2,047	37	1,090	+ 957
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,951	40	741	+ 1,211
Skin Disease	38	1,949	48	324	+ 1,625
Cervical Cancer	39	1,908	34	1,311	+ 597
Epilepsy	40	1,821	36	1,147	+ 674
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,818	56	169	+ 1,649
Road Traffic Accidents	42	1,743	16	5,573	- 3,830
Asthma	43	1,291	27	2,434	- 1,143
Anemia	44	1,139	81	0	+ 1,139
Drownings	45	987	44	549	+ 438
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	937	45	452	+ 485
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	923	52	237	+ 686
Fires	48	681	47	343	+ 338
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	495	85	0	+ 495
Violence	50	488	23	4,010	- 3,523
Osteoarthritis	51	417	84	0	+ 417
Low Birth Weight	52	357	24	3,478	- 3,121
Schizophrenia	53	348	80	0	+ 348
Birth Trauma	54	266	41	720	- 454
Hepatitis C	55	257	63	19	+ 238
Tuberculosis	56	228	50	303	- 75
Poisonings	57	219	46	369	- 150
Meningitis	58	208	51	274	- 67
Appendicitis	59	184	59	93	+ 91
Upper Respiratory	60	177	66	5	+ 172
HIV/AIDS	61	158	53	204	- 46
Oral conditions	62	132	86	0	+ 132
Hepatitis B	63	52	60	72	- 21
Pertussis	64	19	58	103	- 84
Otitis Media	65	18	67	3	+ 15
Maternal Conditions	66	17	57	109	- 92
Syphilis	67	13	61	50	- 38
War	68	8	49	318	- 310
Tetanus	69	6	64	12	- 6
Encephalitis	70	3	54	184	- 182
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Chlamydia	77	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	84	0	75	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.