TURKEY VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	100,656	1	85,905	+ 14,751
Diabetes Mellitus	2	47,681	5	17,900	+ 29,782
Lung Disease	3	36,186	4	25,088	+ 11,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	26,552	6	17,308	+ 9,244
Kidney Disease	5	26,244	7	17,021	+ 9,223
Stroke	6	26,041	2	44,006	- 17,965
Asthma	7	24,762	27	2,434	+ 22,328
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	19,580	9	12,845	+ 6,735
Road Traffic Accidents	9	16,071	16	5,573	+ 10,498
Suicide	10	11,394	29	2,003	+ 9,390
Oral Cancer	11	11,072	35	1,305	+ 9,766
Lung Cancers	12	6,792	3	35,070	- 28,279
Oesophagus Cancer	13	5,909	33	1,321	+ 4,588
Other Injuries	14	5,852	30	1,678	+ 4,174
Breast Cancer	15	5,292	14	5,643	- 351
Stomach Cancer	16	5,055	11	10,333	- 5,278
Liver Disease	17	4,986	13	6,340	- 1,355
Leukemia	18	4,419	18	4,870	- 451
Liver Cancer	19	4,173	20	4,542	- 370
Hypertension	20	4,038	8	14,763	- 10,725
Lymphomas	21	3,931	19	4,849	- 918
Congenital Anomalies	22	3,786	17	4,966	- 1,181
Falls	23	3,689	22	4,373	- 684
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	3,488	10	10,606	- 7,118
Tuberculosis	25	2,944	50	303	+ 2,640
Cervical Cancer	26	2,917	34	1,311	+ 1,606
Drownings	27	2,796	44	549	+ 2,247
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	2,314	40	741	+ 1,573
Low Birth Weight	29	2,052	24	3,478	- 1,427
Prostate Cancer	30	1,940	15	5,608	- 3,668
Violence	31	1,910	23	4,010	- 2,101
Endocrine Disorders	32	1,770	26	2,612	- 843
Anemia	33	1,704	81	0	+ 1,704
Bladder Cancer	34	1,652	21	4,485	- 2,833
Inflammatory/Heart	35	1,626	31	1,632	- 6
Skin Disease	36	1,120	48	324	+ 796
Ovary Cancer	37	1,076	28	2,287	- 1,211
War	38	1,070	49	318	+ 752
Epilepsy	39	1,031	36	1,147	- 116
Drug Use	40	984	38	972	+ 12
Fires	41	913	47	343	+ 571
Uterin Cancer	42	834	37	1,090	- 256
Pancreas Cancer	43	817	12	6,882	- 6,065
Birth Trauma	44	738	41	720	+ 18
Parkinson's Disease	45	642	25	3,439	- 2,798
Meningitis	46	559	51	274	+ 284
Dengue	47	501	73	0	+ 501
Maternal Conditions	48	368	57	109	+ 259
Poisonings	49	357	46	369	- 12
Other Neoplasms	50	328	42	646	- 318
Alcohol	51	315	55	182	+ 132
Skin Cancers	52	223	32	1,548	- 1,325
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	189	45	452	- 262
Malnutrition	54	166	43	588	- 422
HIV/AIDS	55	150	53	204	- 54
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	146	39	789	- 644
Tetanus	57	105	64	12	+ 93
Syphilis	58	57	61	50	+ 6
Pertussis	59	56	58	103	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	42	52	237	- 195
Encephalitis	61	40	54	184	- 144
Hepatitis B	62	23	60	72	- 50
Leprosy	63	21	79	0	+ 21
Appendicitis	64	20	59	93	- 73
Schizophrenia	65	19	80	0	+ 19
Upper Respiratory	66	17	66	5	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	67	13	84	0	+ 13
Oral conditions	68	12	86	0	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	69	9	56	169	- 160
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	7	85	0	+ 7
Hookworm Disease	71	1	72	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	72	1	70	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Hepatitis C	75	0	63	19	- 19
Otitis Media	76	0	67	3	- 3
Measles	77	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	2	- 2
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.