TURKEY VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	336,136	1	85,905	+ 250,231
Stroke	2	195,453	2	44,006	+ 151,447
Lung Cancers	3	32,473	3	35,070	- 2,598
Inflammatory/Heart	4	32,293	31	1,632	+ 30,661
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	28,984	6	17,308	+ 11,677
Liver Disease	6	27,157	13	6,340	+ 20,817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	25,467	10	10,606	+ 14,861
Suicide	8	21,878	29	2,003	+ 19,875
Lung Disease	9	21,863	4	25,088	- 3,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	19,357	9	12,845	+ 6,512
Stomach Cancer	11	17,554	11	10,333	+ 7,221
Alcohol	12	16,716	55	182	+ 16,534
Breast Cancer	13	13,883	14	5,643	+ 8,241
Other Injuries	14	13,450	30	1,678	+ 11,772
HIV/AIDS	15	12,701	53	204	+ 12,497
Pancreas Cancer	16	12,115	12	6,882	+ 5,233
Hypertension	17	10,960	8	14,763	- 3,803
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,958	5	17,900	- 6,941
Road Traffic Accidents	19	10,458	16	5,573	+ 4,885
Prostate Cancer	20	8,427	15	5,608	+ 2,819
Falls	21	6,992	22	4,373	+ 2,619
Kidney Disease	22	6,918	7	17,021	- 10,103
Violence	23	6,840	23	4,010	+ 2,829
Liver Cancer	24	6,669	20	4,542	+ 2,127
Oral Cancer	25	6,499	35	1,305	+ 5,194
Parkinson's Disease	26	5,598	25	3,439	+ 2,158
Drug Use	27	5,444	38	972	+ 4,471
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	5,339	39	789	+ 4,550
Lymphomas	29	5,328	19	4,849	+ 479
Tuberculosis	30	5,031	50	303	+ 4,727
Leukemia	31	4,921	18	4,870	+ 51
Ovary Cancer	32	4,852	28	2,287	+ 2,565
Oesophagus Cancer	33	4,439	33	1,321	+ 3,118
Cervical Cancer	34	4,434	34	1,311	+ 3,123
Uterin Cancer	35	4,102	37	1,090	+ 3,012
Drownings	36	3,960	44	549	+ 3,411
Fires	37	3,815	47	343	+ 3,473
Bladder Cancer	38	3,767	21	4,485	- 718
Skin Cancers	39	3,352	32	1,548	+ 1,804
Poisonings	40	3,324	46	369	+ 2,955
Congenital Anomalies	41	2,510	17	4,966	- 2,457
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	1,655	45	452	+ 1,203
Skin Disease	43	1,634	48	324	+ 1,310
Low Birth Weight	44	1,286	24	3,478	- 2,192
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,197	26	2,612	- 1,415
Asthma	46	1,054	27	2,434	- 1,380
Encephalitis	47	643	54	184	+ 459
Meningitis	48	620	51	274	+ 345
Multiple Sclerosis	49	494	56	169	+ 325
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	448	52	237	+ 211
Other Neoplasms	51	435	42	646	- 211
Epilepsy	52	429	36	1,147	- 718
Birth Trauma	53	427	41	720	- 294
Appendicitis	54	244	59	93	+ 151
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	241	40	741	- 500
Maternal Conditions	56	160	57	109	+ 51
Malnutrition	57	145	43	588	- 443
Upper Respiratory	58	94	66	5	+ 89
War	59	73	49	318	- 245
Hepatitis B	60	26	60	72	- 46
Chlamydia	61	15	69	2	+ 13
Syphilis	62	11	61	50	- 39
Tetanus	63	2	64	12	- 10
Otitis Media	64	2	67	3	- 1
Pertussis	65	1	58	103	- 102
Hepatitis C	66	1	63	19	- 18
Diphtheria	67	0	71	1	- 0
Measles	68	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	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.