TURKEY VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	100,198	53	204	+ 99,994
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	54,752	9	12,845	+ 41,907
Coronary Heart Disease	3	45,563	1	85,905	- 40,341
Stroke	4	42,717	2	44,006	- 1,289
Diabetes Mellitus	5	42,013	5	17,900	+ 24,113
Tuberculosis	6	30,570	50	303	+ 30,266
Violence	7	29,226	23	4,010	+ 25,215
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	22,049	40	741	+ 21,309
Kidney Disease	9	21,296	7	17,021	+ 4,275
Suicide	10	19,170	29	2,003	+ 17,166
Road Traffic Accidents	11	18,112	16	5,573	+ 12,539
Hypertension	12	17,798	8	14,763	+ 3,035
Lung Disease	13	16,554	4	25,088	- 8,534
Liver Disease	14	12,544	13	6,340	+ 6,204
Lung Cancers	15	10,724	3	35,070	- 24,347
Low Birth Weight	16	8,699	24	3,478	+ 5,220
Other Injuries	17	8,369	30	1,678	+ 6,691
Asthma	18	8,303	27	2,434	+ 5,869
Endocrine Disorders	19	8,197	26	2,612	+ 5,585
Cervical Cancer	20	7,732	34	1,311	+ 6,421
Inflammatory/Heart	21	7,527	31	1,632	+ 5,895
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	6,508	6	17,308	- 10,800
Breast Cancer	23	6,309	14	5,643	+ 667
Prostate Cancer	24	6,087	15	5,608	+ 479
Congenital Anomalies	25	6,055	17	4,966	+ 1,088
Meningitis	26	5,094	51	274	+ 4,820
Fires	27	5,035	47	343	+ 4,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	4,992	10	10,606	- 5,614
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,851	33	1,321	+ 3,530
Birth Trauma	30	4,180	41	720	+ 3,460
Lymphomas	31	3,921	19	4,849	- 927
Drownings	32	3,345	44	549	+ 2,796
Liver Cancer	33	3,317	20	4,542	- 1,225
Malnutrition	34	3,313	43	588	+ 2,725
Pancreas Cancer	35	2,793	12	6,882	- 4,089
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,636	39	789	+ 1,847
Epilepsy	37	2,602	36	1,147	+ 1,455
Maternal Conditions	38	2,365	57	109	+ 2,256
Stomach Cancer	39	2,136	11	10,333	- 8,197
Leukemia	40	2,037	18	4,870	- 2,833
Oral Cancer	41	1,956	35	1,305	+ 651
Falls	42	1,947	22	4,373	- 2,426
Pertussis	43	1,590	58	103	+ 1,487
Syphilis	44	1,572	61	50	+ 1,522
Skin Disease	45	1,533	48	324	+ 1,209
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,499	25	3,439	- 1,940
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,412	45	452	+ 961
Skin Cancers	48	1,382	32	1,548	- 166
Alcohol	49	1,373	55	182	+ 1,191
Poisonings	50	1,358	46	369	+ 989
Ovary Cancer	51	1,323	28	2,287	- 964
Bladder Cancer	52	1,154	21	4,485	- 3,331
Drug Use	53	1,071	38	972	+ 99
Uterin Cancer	54	713	37	1,090	- 377
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	523	52	237	+ 286
Appendicitis	56	381	59	93	+ 288
Measles	57	376	65	6	+ 370
Other Neoplasms	58	371	42	646	- 275
Encephalitis	59	326	54	184	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	60	310	66	5	+ 305
Hepatitis B	61	194	60	72	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	62	157	56	169	- 12
Malaria	63	115	75	0	+ 115
War	64	91	49	318	- 227
Tetanus	65	53	64	12	+ 41
Schistosomiasis	66	49	62	33	+ 15
Otitis Media	67	27	67	3	+ 24
Chlamydia	68	25	69	2	+ 23
Diphtheria	69	23	71	1	+ 22
Hepatitis C	70	11	63	19	- 8
Ascariasis	71	4	70	1	+ 3
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

South Africa

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.