TURKEY VS PARAGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PARAGUAY		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,389	1	85,905	- 37,516
Stroke	2	33,629	2	44,006	- 10,376
Diabetes Mellitus	3	26,406	5	17,900	+ 8,506
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	18,579	9	12,845	+ 5,734
Kidney Disease	5	17,805	7	17,021	+ 784
Road Traffic Accidents	6	17,351	16	5,573	+ 11,778
Lung Disease	7	13,203	4	25,088	- 11,886
Hypertension	8	10,012	8	14,763	- 4,752
Other Injuries	9	9,432	30	1,678	+ 7,754
Lung Cancers	10	8,249	3	35,070	- 26,822
Congenital Anomalies	11	7,399	17	4,966	+ 2,432
Low Birth Weight	12	7,206	24	3,478	+ 3,728
Violence	13	6,324	23	4,010	+ 2,314
Endocrine Disorders	14	6,285	26	2,612	+ 3,673
Prostate Cancer	15	6,110	15	5,608	+ 502
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,071	10	10,606	- 4,536
Liver Disease	17	5,858	13	6,340	- 483
Cervical Cancer	18	5,765	34	1,311	+ 4,454
Other Neoplasms	19	5,442	42	646	+ 4,796
Breast Cancer	20	5,375	14	5,643	- 268
HIV/AIDS	21	5,010	53	204	+ 4,806
Suicide	22	4,754	29	2,003	+ 2,750
Alcohol	23	4,580	55	182	+ 4,398
Stomach Cancer	24	3,971	11	10,333	- 6,362
Malnutrition	25	3,689	43	588	+ 3,101
Tuberculosis	26	3,048	50	303	+ 2,744
Leukemia	27	3,046	18	4,870	- 1,824
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,887	12	6,882	- 3,996
Lymphomas	29	2,737	19	4,849	- 2,112
Birth Trauma	30	2,377	41	720	+ 1,657
Diarrhoeal diseases	31	2,149	40	741	+ 1,408
Drownings	32	1,992	44	549	+ 1,444
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,938	33	1,321	+ 617
Inflammatory/Heart	34	1,722	31	1,632	+ 90
Liver Cancer	35	1,702	20	4,542	- 2,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	1,609	6	17,308	- 15,699
Skin Disease	37	1,607	48	324	+ 1,283
Oral Cancer	38	1,493	35	1,305	+ 188
Asthma	39	1,413	27	2,434	- 1,021
Skin Cancers	40	1,396	32	1,548	- 152
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,361	25	3,439	- 2,079
Syphilis	42	1,328	61	50	+ 1,277
Falls	43	1,122	22	4,373	- 3,251
Epilepsy	44	1,100	36	1,147	- 47
Ovary Cancer	45	952	28	2,287	- 1,335
Anemia	46	912	81	0	+ 912
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	766	39	789	- 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	734	52	237	+ 497
Maternal Conditions	49	719	57	109	+ 610
Fires	50	709	47	343	+ 367
Bladder Cancer	51	632	21	4,485	- 3,853
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	586	85	0	+ 586
Meningitis	53	585	51	274	+ 310
Uterin Cancer	54	508	37	1,090	- 582
Rheumatic Heart Disease	55	483	45	452	+ 32
Drug Use	56	421	38	972	- 551
Appendicitis	57	417	59	93	+ 323
Osteoarthritis	58	340	84	0	+ 340
Pertussis	59	334	58	103	+ 231
Chagas disease	60	215	76	0	+ 215
Leishmaniasis	61	188	68	2	+ 186
Dengue	62	183	73	0	+ 183
Poisonings	63	153	46	369	- 216
Tetanus	64	137	64	12	+ 126
Leprosy	65	132	79	0	+ 132
Encephalitis	66	122	54	184	- 62
Hepatitis B	67	107	60	72	+ 35
Multiple Sclerosis	68	94	56	169	- 74
Schizophrenia	69	87	80	0	+ 87
Upper Respiratory	70	48	66	5	+ 43
War	71	32	49	318	- 287
Hepatitis C	72	32	63	19	+ 13
Oral conditions	73	25	86	0	+ 25
Otitis Media	74	16	67	3	+ 13
Iodine Deficiency	75	13	78	0	+ 13
Ascariasis	76	5	70	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	77	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	78	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	79	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	84	0	72	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.