TURKEY VS SWAZILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWAZILAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	171,009	53	204	+ 170,805
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	68,046	9	12,845	+ 55,201
Diabetes Mellitus	3	65,928	5	17,900	+ 48,029
Stroke	4	59,164	2	44,006	+ 15,158
Coronary Heart Disease	5	55,800	1	85,905	- 30,105
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	38,225	40	741	+ 37,484
Road Traffic Accidents	7	28,404	16	5,573	+ 22,831
Kidney Disease	8	28,174	7	17,021	+ 11,153
Suicide	9	24,949	29	2,003	+ 22,946
Hypertension	10	21,589	8	14,763	+ 6,826
Liver Disease	11	20,226	13	6,340	+ 13,886
Lung Disease	12	19,548	4	25,088	- 5,540
Tuberculosis	13	18,907	50	303	+ 18,604
Low Birth Weight	14	17,222	24	3,478	+ 13,744
Cervical Cancer	15	15,885	34	1,311	+ 14,574
Violence	16	15,691	23	4,010	+ 11,680
Other Injuries	17	14,052	30	1,678	+ 12,374
Birth Trauma	18	12,304	41	720	+ 11,584
Congenital Anomalies	19	11,858	17	4,966	+ 6,891
Asthma	20	11,051	27	2,434	+ 8,617
Maternal Conditions	21	8,559	57	109	+ 8,450
Malnutrition	22	7,820	43	588	+ 7,232
Meningitis	23	7,201	51	274	+ 6,926
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,926	31	1,632	+ 5,294
Drownings	25	6,426	44	549	+ 5,878
Fires	26	6,182	47	343	+ 5,840
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	5,659	6	17,308	- 11,649
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,481	26	2,612	+ 2,869
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,757	39	789	+ 2,968
Epilepsy	30	3,377	36	1,147	+ 2,230
Prostate Cancer	31	3,320	15	5,608	- 2,288
Falls	32	3,047	22	4,373	- 1,326
Pertussis	33	2,866	58	103	+ 2,763
Poisonings	34	2,770	46	369	+ 2,401
Breast Cancer	35	2,726	14	5,643	- 2,917
Lymphomas	36	2,296	19	4,849	- 2,553
Liver Cancer	37	2,167	20	4,542	- 2,375
Drug Use	38	1,983	38	972	+ 1,011
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,935	45	452	+ 1,484
Skin Disease	40	1,867	48	324	+ 1,543
Parkinson's Disease	41	1,763	25	3,439	- 1,676
Skin Cancers	42	1,469	32	1,548	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,378	10	10,606	- 9,228
Oesophagus Cancer	44	1,366	33	1,321	+ 45
Syphilis	45	1,288	61	50	+ 1,237
Lung Cancers	46	1,227	3	35,070	- 33,843
Leukemia	47	1,205	18	4,870	- 3,665
Alcohol	48	1,185	55	182	+ 1,003
Schistosomiasis	49	947	62	33	+ 913
Uterin Cancer	50	846	37	1,090	- 244
Oral Cancer	51	756	35	1,305	- 549
Ovary Cancer	52	733	28	2,287	- 1,554
Stomach Cancer	53	504	11	10,333	- 9,828
Appendicitis	54	489	59	93	+ 396
Bladder Cancer	55	446	21	4,485	- 4,039
Pancreas Cancer	56	446	12	6,882	- 6,436
Hepatitis B	57	437	60	72	+ 365
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	363	52	237	+ 126
Encephalitis	59	357	54	184	+ 172
Upper Respiratory	60	307	66	5	+ 301
Other Neoplasms	61	291	42	646	- 355
Tetanus	62	272	64	12	+ 260
Multiple Sclerosis	63	110	56	169	- 59
Measles	64	47	65	6	+ 40
Hepatitis C	65	27	63	19	+ 8
Ascariasis	66	22	70	1	+ 21
Malaria	67	20	75	0	+ 20
Otitis Media	68	19	67	3	+ 16
Chlamydia	69	14	69	2	+ 12
Diphtheria	70	13	71	1	+ 12
War	71	12	49	318	- 306
Dengue	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	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.