TURKEY VS SLOVAKIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SLOVAKIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	161,083	1	85,905	+ 75,178
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	67,765	6	17,308	+ 50,457
Stroke	3	56,786	2	44,006	+ 12,781
Lung Cancers	4	38,733	3	35,070	+ 3,662
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	38,225	10	10,606	+ 27,619
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	30,600	9	12,845	+ 17,755
Liver Disease	7	21,552	13	6,340	+ 15,212
Falls	8	19,314	22	4,373	+ 14,941
Lung Disease	9	16,956	4	25,088	- 8,132
Breast Cancer	10	16,193	14	5,643	+ 10,550
Hypertension	11	15,638	8	14,763	+ 875
Prostate Cancer	12	14,635	15	5,608	+ 9,027
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,238	12	6,882	+ 6,356
Kidney Disease	14	12,555	7	17,021	- 4,466
Stomach Cancer	15	12,498	11	10,333	+ 2,165
Diabetes Mellitus	16	11,333	5	17,900	- 6,566
Lymphomas	17	11,123	19	4,849	+ 6,275
Oral Cancer	18	10,825	35	1,305	+ 9,519
Suicide	19	9,975	29	2,003	+ 7,972
Other Injuries	20	8,370	30	1,678	+ 6,691
Bladder Cancer	21	7,387	21	4,485	+ 2,902
Liver Cancer	22	7,095	20	4,542	+ 2,553
Leukemia	23	6,779	18	4,870	+ 1,909
Skin Cancers	24	5,399	32	1,548	+ 3,851
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,118	31	1,632	+ 3,486
Ovary Cancer	26	5,053	28	2,287	+ 2,766
Road Traffic Accidents	27	5,004	16	5,573	- 569
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,741	33	1,321	+ 3,420
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,687	25	3,439	+ 1,247
Uterin Cancer	30	4,231	37	1,090	+ 3,140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	4,139	39	789	+ 3,350
Cervical Cancer	32	4,123	34	1,311	+ 2,812
Alcohol	33	3,314	55	182	+ 3,132
Skin Disease	34	2,570	48	324	+ 2,246
Epilepsy	35	2,539	36	1,147	+ 1,392
Congenital Anomalies	36	2,521	17	4,966	- 2,446
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,470	26	2,612	- 142
Drownings	38	2,171	44	549	+ 1,623
Low Birth Weight	39	1,469	24	3,478	- 2,009
Other Neoplasms	40	1,402	42	646	+ 756
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,053	45	452	+ 601
Violence	42	898	23	4,010	- 3,112
Multiple Sclerosis	43	828	56	169	+ 659
Asthma	44	713	27	2,434	- 1,721
Drug Use	45	675	38	972	- 297
Fires	46	585	47	343	+ 242
Diarrhoeal diseases	47	513	40	741	- 228
Poisonings	48	449	46	369	+ 80
Malnutrition	49	434	43	588	- 154
Tuberculosis	50	401	50	303	+ 97
Meningitis	51	380	51	274	+ 106
Birth Trauma	52	226	41	720	- 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	225	52	237	- 12
Hepatitis C	54	188	63	19	+ 169
Appendicitis	55	137	59	93	+ 44
Hepatitis B	56	122	60	72	+ 49
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	111	85	0	+ 111
Upper Respiratory	58	95	66	5	+ 89
Anemia	59	81	81	0	+ 81
Schizophrenia	60	64	80	0	+ 64
Pertussis	61	55	58	103	- 48
Syphilis	62	50	61	50	- 1
Maternal Conditions	63	42	57	109	- 67
Otitis Media	64	36	67	3	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	65	32	53	204	- 172
Oral conditions	66	14	86	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	67	12	54	184	- 172
War	68	8	49	318	- 310
Osteoarthritis	69	5	84	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Tetanus	71	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	73	0	69	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	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.