TURKEY VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	68,428	9	12,845	+ 55,583
Malaria	2	62,935	75	0	+ 62,935
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	48,648	40	741	+ 47,907
Coronary Heart Disease	4	37,139	1	85,905	- 48,766
Stroke	5	34,759	2	44,006	- 9,247
Birth Trauma	6	26,635	41	720	+ 25,915
Low Birth Weight	7	25,740	24	3,478	+ 22,262
Road Traffic Accidents	8	23,808	16	5,573	+ 18,235
HIV/AIDS	9	23,479	53	204	+ 23,275
Tuberculosis	10	22,266	50	303	+ 21,963
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,131	17	4,966	+ 9,165
Meningitis	12	13,047	51	274	+ 12,773
Liver Disease	13	12,104	13	6,340	+ 5,764
Diabetes Mellitus	14	10,971	5	17,900	- 6,929
Kidney Disease	15	9,982	7	17,021	- 7,039
Other Injuries	16	9,594	30	1,678	+ 7,916
Malnutrition	17	8,519	43	588	+ 7,931
Maternal Conditions	18	8,114	57	109	+ 8,005
Endocrine Disorders	19	7,358	26	2,612	+ 4,746
Lung Disease	20	7,298	4	25,088	- 17,790
Hypertension	21	5,747	8	14,763	- 9,016
Violence	22	5,697	23	4,010	+ 1,686
Breast Cancer	23	5,676	14	5,643	+ 33
Asthma	24	5,654	27	2,434	+ 3,219
Suicide	25	4,807	29	2,003	+ 2,804
Pertussis	26	4,321	58	103	+ 4,218
Liver Cancer	27	3,689	20	4,542	- 853
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	3,441	6	17,308	- 13,867
Drownings	29	3,378	44	549	+ 2,830
Falls	30	2,986	22	4,373	- 1,387
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	2,840	39	789	+ 2,051
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,656	31	1,632	+ 1,024
Fires	33	2,538	47	343	+ 2,195
Prostate Cancer	34	2,526	15	5,608	- 3,082
Cervical Cancer	35	2,431	34	1,311	+ 1,120
Stomach Cancer	36	2,137	11	10,333	- 8,195
Epilepsy	37	2,124	36	1,147	+ 977
Poisonings	38	2,012	46	369	+ 1,643
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	1,774	10	10,606	- 8,833
Drug Use	40	1,710	38	972	+ 738
Syphilis	41	1,659	61	50	+ 1,608
Lymphomas	42	1,217	19	4,849	- 3,631
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,168	45	452	+ 717
Parkinson's Disease	44	1,077	25	3,439	- 2,363
Tetanus	45	947	64	12	+ 935
Schistosomiasis	46	931	62	33	+ 898
Hepatitis B	47	845	60	72	+ 773
Skin Cancers	48	791	32	1,548	- 757
Lung Cancers	49	785	3	35,070	- 34,285
Oral Cancer	50	760	35	1,305	- 545
Skin Disease	51	743	48	324	+ 419
Bladder Cancer	52	720	21	4,485	- 3,765
Ovary Cancer	53	709	28	2,287	- 1,578
Pancreas Cancer	54	567	12	6,882	- 6,315
Alcohol	55	480	55	182	+ 298
Encephalitis	56	464	54	184	+ 280
Oesophagus Cancer	57	341	33	1,321	- 980
Measles	58	340	65	6	+ 334
Leukemia	59	339	18	4,870	- 4,531
Uterin Cancer	60	284	37	1,090	- 806
Appendicitis	61	250	59	93	+ 157
Ascariasis	62	136	70	1	+ 135
Hepatitis C	63	123	63	19	+ 104
Upper Respiratory	64	96	66	5	+ 91
Multiple Sclerosis	65	96	56	169	- 73
Other Neoplasms	66	95	42	646	- 552
War	67	78	49	318	- 240
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	67	52	237	- 170
Diphtheria	69	34	71	1	+ 33
Chlamydia	70	12	69	2	+ 11
Otitis Media	71	2	67	3	- 1
Dengue	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Sierra Leone

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.