TURKEY VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	80,238	1	85,905	- 5,667
Stroke	2	47,143	2	44,006	+ 3,138
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	34,794	40	741	+ 34,053
Low Birth Weight	4	31,124	24	3,478	+ 27,645
Lung Disease	5	28,989	4	25,088	+ 3,900
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	27,827	9	12,845	+ 14,982
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,284	5	17,900	+ 3,384
Birth Trauma	8	19,852	41	720	+ 19,132
Kidney Disease	9	18,932	7	17,021	+ 1,911
Liver Disease	10	18,278	13	6,340	+ 11,938
Tuberculosis	11	14,034	50	303	+ 13,731
Road Traffic Accidents	12	9,390	16	5,573	+ 3,817
Other Injuries	13	9,003	30	1,678	+ 7,325
Congenital Anomalies	14	8,773	17	4,966	+ 3,807
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	8,672	45	452	+ 8,220
Hypertension	16	7,639	8	14,763	- 7,124
Asthma	17	6,917	27	2,434	+ 4,482
Suicide	18	6,443	29	2,003	+ 4,440
Meningitis	19	6,008	51	274	+ 5,734
Breast Cancer	20	6,003	14	5,643	+ 360
Oral Cancer	21	5,727	35	1,305	+ 4,422
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	5,072	6	17,308	- 12,236
Violence	23	4,308	23	4,010	+ 298
Maternal Conditions	24	4,131	57	109	+ 4,022
Endocrine Disorders	25	3,813	26	2,612	+ 1,201
Lung Cancers	26	3,229	3	35,070	- 31,841
Malnutrition	27	2,950	43	588	+ 2,362
Falls	28	2,881	22	4,373	- 1,493
Oesophagus Cancer	29	2,622	33	1,321	+ 1,301
Tetanus	30	2,514	64	12	+ 2,502
Lymphomas	31	2,340	19	4,849	- 2,509
HIV/AIDS	32	2,266	53	204	+ 2,062
Encephalitis	33	2,217	54	184	+ 2,033
Pertussis	34	2,119	58	103	+ 2,017
Parkinson's Disease	35	2,048	25	3,439	- 1,391
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	1,817	39	789	+ 1,027
Drownings	37	1,792	44	549	+ 1,243
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	1,760	10	10,606	- 8,847
Leukemia	39	1,751	18	4,870	- 3,119
Epilepsy	40	1,624	36	1,147	+ 477
Liver Cancer	41	1,475	20	4,542	- 3,067
Fires	42	1,435	47	343	+ 1,092
Stomach Cancer	43	1,348	11	10,333	- 8,984
Cervical Cancer	44	1,336	34	1,311	+ 25
Prostate Cancer	45	1,186	15	5,608	- 4,421
Ovary Cancer	46	1,178	28	2,287	- 1,109
Poisonings	47	1,121	46	369	+ 752
Bladder Cancer	48	909	21	4,485	- 3,576
Measles	49	860	65	6	+ 853
Alcohol	50	840	55	182	+ 658
Appendicitis	51	824	59	93	+ 731
Inflammatory/Heart	52	772	31	1,632	- 860
Hepatitis B	53	756	60	72	+ 683
Skin Cancers	54	513	32	1,548	- 1,035
Dengue	55	476	73	0	+ 476
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	463	52	237	+ 226
Syphilis	57	430	61	50	+ 379
Hepatitis C	58	409	63	19	+ 390
Uterin Cancer	59	397	37	1,090	- 693
Pancreas Cancer	60	356	12	6,882	- 6,526
Drug Use	61	276	38	972	- 696
War	62	199	49	318	- 119
Malaria	63	196	75	0	+ 196
Other Neoplasms	64	137	42	646	- 509
Multiple Sclerosis	65	137	56	169	- 32
Upper Respiratory	66	96	66	5	+ 91
Skin Disease	67	44	48	324	- 280
Ascariasis	68	25	70	1	+ 24
Diphtheria	69	23	71	1	+ 22
Chlamydia	70	15	69	2	+ 13
Otitis Media	71	9	67	3	+ 7
Leishmaniasis	72	1	68	2	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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Turkey

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.