TURKEY VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	91,954	1	85,905	+ 6,049
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	75,327	6	17,308	+ 58,019
Stroke	3	51,602	2	44,006	+ 7,596
Lung Cancers	4	39,374	3	35,070	+ 4,303
Lung Disease	5	33,673	4	25,088	+ 8,585
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	30,170	10	10,606	+ 19,564
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	24,404	9	12,845	+ 11,559
Kidney Disease	8	17,302	7	17,021	+ 281
Hypertension	9	16,216	8	14,763	+ 1,453
Diabetes Mellitus	10	13,830	5	17,900	- 4,069
Breast Cancer	11	12,574	14	5,643	+ 6,931
Pancreas Cancer	12	12,013	12	6,882	+ 5,131
Prostate Cancer	13	11,422	15	5,608	+ 5,814
Stomach Cancer	14	10,312	11	10,333	- 20
Other Injuries	15	9,850	30	1,678	+ 8,171
Lymphomas	16	9,491	19	4,849	+ 4,642
Bladder Cancer	17	9,291	21	4,485	+ 4,806
Liver Cancer	18	9,071	20	4,542	+ 4,529
Inflammatory/Heart	19	8,867	31	1,632	+ 7,235
Parkinson's Disease	20	8,794	25	3,439	+ 5,355
Endocrine Disorders	21	8,652	26	2,612	+ 6,040
Other Neoplasms	22	8,447	42	646	+ 7,801
Liver Disease	23	7,528	13	6,340	+ 1,188
Leukemia	24	6,712	18	4,870	+ 1,842
Suicide	25	6,422	29	2,003	+ 4,418
Falls	26	5,776	22	4,373	+ 1,403
Oral Cancer	27	4,595	35	1,305	+ 3,290
Ovary Cancer	28	3,604	28	2,287	+ 1,317
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,578	33	1,321	+ 2,257
Skin Disease	30	3,274	48	324	+ 2,950
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,255	16	5,573	- 2,318
Skin Cancers	32	3,208	32	1,548	+ 1,660
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	2,868	45	452	+ 2,416
Uterin Cancer	34	2,868	37	1,090	+ 1,778
Asthma	35	2,016	27	2,434	- 418
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	1,892	40	741	+ 1,152
Anemia	37	1,627	81	0	+ 1,627
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,535	17	4,966	- 3,431
Cervical Cancer	39	1,521	34	1,311	+ 210
Epilepsy	40	1,466	36	1,147	+ 319
Drug Use	41	1,381	38	972	+ 409
Hepatitis C	42	1,160	63	19	+ 1,141
HIV/AIDS	43	958	53	204	+ 754
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	845	39	789	+ 56
Drownings	45	793	44	549	+ 245
Alcohol	46	593	55	182	+ 411
Malnutrition	47	538	43	588	- 50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	523	52	237	+ 286
Multiple Sclerosis	49	511	56	169	+ 342
Tuberculosis	50	481	50	303	+ 178
Violence	51	465	23	4,010	- 3,545
Low Birth Weight	52	449	24	3,478	- 3,029
Osteoarthritis	53	378	84	0	+ 378
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	364	85	0	+ 364
Fires	55	328	47	343	- 14
Schizophrenia	56	321	80	0	+ 321
Poisonings	57	303	46	369	- 66
Hepatitis B	58	288	60	72	+ 216
Meningitis	59	229	51	274	- 45
Birth Trauma	60	201	41	720	- 519
Appendicitis	61	141	59	93	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	62	83	66	5	+ 77
Oral conditions	63	78	86	0	+ 78
Maternal Conditions	64	24	57	109	- 85
Leishmaniasis	65	19	68	2	+ 17
Otitis Media	66	16	67	3	+ 13
Syphilis	67	16	61	50	- 35
War	68	10	49	318	- 308
Iodine Deficiency	69	7	78	0	+ 7
Encephalitis	70	7	54	184	- 178
Chagas disease	71	6	76	0	+ 6
Tetanus	72	3	64	12	- 9
Pertussis	73	3	58	103	- 100
Schistosomiasis	74	1	62	33	- 33
Leprosy	75	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	0	71	1	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	82	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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.