TURKEY VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	39,547	9	12,845	+ 26,703
Coronary Heart Disease	2	35,529	1	85,905	- 50,376
Stroke	3	19,924	2	44,006	- 24,081
Kidney Disease	4	18,666	7	17,021	+ 1,645
Liver Disease	5	16,451	13	6,340	+ 10,111
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,995	6	17,308	- 2,313
Stomach Cancer	7	13,087	11	10,333	+ 2,754
Diabetes Mellitus	8	11,448	5	17,900	- 6,451
Road Traffic Accidents	9	11,390	16	5,573	+ 5,817
Lung Cancers	10	8,176	3	35,070	- 26,894
Prostate Cancer	11	8,173	15	5,608	+ 2,565
Violence	12	7,774	23	4,010	+ 3,764
Other Injuries	13	7,420	30	1,678	+ 5,742
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	6,817	10	10,606	- 3,789
Lung Disease	15	6,499	4	25,088	- 18,590
Liver Cancer	16	6,389	20	4,542	+ 1,847
Tuberculosis	17	6,134	50	303	+ 5,830
Lymphomas	18	5,815	19	4,849	+ 967
Congenital Anomalies	19	5,152	17	4,966	+ 186
Breast Cancer	20	5,082	14	5,643	- 561
Cervical Cancer	21	4,964	34	1,311	+ 3,653
Leukemia	22	4,774	18	4,870	- 96
Pancreas Cancer	23	4,146	12	6,882	- 2,736
Low Birth Weight	24	3,806	24	3,478	+ 328
Falls	25	3,316	22	4,373	- 1,058
Parkinson's Disease	26	3,276	25	3,439	- 163
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	2,859	40	741	+ 2,119
Hypertension	28	2,738	8	14,763	- 12,026
Malnutrition	29	2,595	43	588	+ 2,007
Suicide	30	2,330	29	2,003	+ 326
HIV/AIDS	31	2,190	53	204	+ 1,986
Skin Cancers	32	2,027	32	1,548	+ 479
Ovary Cancer	33	1,840	28	2,287	- 446
Drug Use	34	1,640	38	972	+ 667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,571	39	789	+ 781
Drownings	36	1,507	44	549	+ 958
Birth Trauma	37	1,386	41	720	+ 666
Oral Cancer	38	1,340	35	1,305	+ 34
Inflammatory/Heart	39	1,274	31	1,632	- 359
Endocrine Disorders	40	1,224	26	2,612	- 1,388
Bladder Cancer	41	1,194	21	4,485	- 3,291
Oesophagus Cancer	42	1,016	33	1,321	- 305
Maternal Conditions	43	890	57	109	+ 781
Alcohol	44	829	55	182	+ 647
Uterin Cancer	45	784	37	1,090	- 306
Encephalitis	46	724	54	184	+ 540
Epilepsy	47	676	36	1,147	- 471
Pertussis	48	672	58	103	+ 569
Fires	49	616	47	343	+ 274
Asthma	50	537	27	2,434	- 1,897
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	511	45	452	+ 60
Syphilis	52	471	61	50	+ 420
Appendicitis	53	440	59	93	+ 347
Skin Disease	54	403	48	324	+ 79
Poisonings	55	325	46	369	- 44
Meningitis	56	304	51	274	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	277	52	237	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	58	140	42	646	- 506
Chagas disease	59	125	76	0	+ 125
Tetanus	60	123	64	12	+ 111
Malaria	61	90	75	0	+ 90
Multiple Sclerosis	62	89	56	169	- 80
Upper Respiratory	63	29	66	5	+ 23
Hepatitis B	64	25	60	72	- 48
Hepatitis C	65	10	63	19	- 9
Dengue	66	9	73	0	+ 9
War	67	9	49	318	- 310
Chlamydia	68	7	69	2	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	5	70	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	3	71	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	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.