TURKEY VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	115,856	1	85,905	+ 29,951
Stroke	2	86,029	2	44,006	+ 42,024
Diabetes Mellitus	3	54,002	5	17,900	+ 36,102
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	32,206	9	12,845	+ 19,361
Prostate Cancer	5	29,252	15	5,608	+ 23,644
Hypertension	6	28,949	8	14,763	+ 14,186
Violence	7	27,141	23	4,010	+ 23,131
Lung Disease	8	20,990	4	25,088	- 4,098
Kidney Disease	9	18,229	7	17,021	+ 1,208
Breast Cancer	10	17,261	14	5,643	+ 11,618
HIV/AIDS	11	15,890	53	204	+ 15,686
Endocrine Disorders	12	11,569	26	2,612	+ 8,957
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	9,966	10	10,606	- 640
Skin Disease	14	9,738	48	324	+ 9,414
Other Injuries	15	9,696	30	1,678	+ 8,018
Inflammatory/Heart	16	8,472	31	1,632	+ 6,839
Congenital Anomalies	17	7,814	17	4,966	+ 2,847
Stomach Cancer	18	7,789	11	10,333	- 2,544
Uterin Cancer	19	7,245	37	1,090	+ 6,154
Pancreas Cancer	20	7,113	12	6,882	+ 230
Cervical Cancer	21	7,102	34	1,311	+ 5,791
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,846	16	5,573	+ 1,273
Liver Cancer	23	6,691	20	4,542	+ 2,149
Lung Cancers	24	6,677	3	35,070	- 28,393
Drownings	25	6,402	44	549	+ 5,854
Lymphomas	26	6,232	19	4,849	+ 1,383
Oral Cancer	27	5,235	35	1,305	+ 3,930
Falls	28	5,189	22	4,373	+ 816
Leukemia	29	5,019	18	4,870	+ 149
Liver Disease	30	4,990	13	6,340	- 1,350
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,816	39	789	+ 4,026
Anemia	32	4,682	81	0	+ 4,682
Ovary Cancer	33	3,830	28	2,287	+ 1,544
Low Birth Weight	34	3,509	24	3,478	+ 30
Asthma	35	3,097	27	2,434	+ 663
Oesophagus Cancer	36	3,069	33	1,321	+ 1,748
Malnutrition	37	2,705	43	588	+ 2,117
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	2,579	45	452	+ 2,128
Fires	39	2,409	47	343	+ 2,066
Other Neoplasms	40	1,693	42	646	+ 1,047
Epilepsy	41	1,681	36	1,147	+ 534
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	1,667	6	17,308	- 15,641
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	1,651	40	741	+ 910
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,570	25	3,439	- 1,870
Bladder Cancer	45	1,569	21	4,485	- 2,916
Tuberculosis	46	1,516	50	303	+ 1,213
Alcohol	47	1,355	55	182	+ 1,172
Birth Trauma	48	1,100	41	720	+ 380
Skin Cancers	49	1,061	32	1,548	- 487
Drug Use	50	1,026	38	972	+ 53
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	991	85	0	+ 991
Suicide	52	901	29	2,003	- 1,102
Maternal Conditions	53	827	57	109	+ 718
Otitis Media	54	613	67	3	+ 610
Appendicitis	55	372	59	93	+ 279
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	321	52	237	+ 84
Osteoarthritis	57	295	84	0	+ 295
War	58	51	49	318	- 267
Syphilis	59	8	61	50	- 43
Poisonings	60	4	46	369	- 365
Oral conditions	61	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	80	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	56	169	- 169
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	83	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	69	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	67	0	66	5	- 5
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	60	72	- 72
Hepatitis C	70	0	63	19	- 19
Meningitis	71	0	51	274	- 274
Encephalitis	72	0	54	184	- 184
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	79	0	58	103	- 103
Tetanus	80	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	81	0	65	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	82	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Saint Vincent

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.