TURKEY VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	120,229	1	85,905	+ 34,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	86,717	6	17,308	+ 69,409
Stroke	3	47,937	2	44,006	+ 3,931
Lung Disease	4	34,509	4	25,088	+ 9,421
Lung Cancers	5	29,567	3	35,070	- 5,504
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	24,223	10	10,606	+ 13,617
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	21,120	9	12,845	+ 8,275
Prostate Cancer	8	20,829	15	5,608	+ 15,221
Pancreas Cancer	9	14,684	12	6,882	+ 7,802
Hypertension	10	14,603	8	14,763	- 160
Diabetes Mellitus	11	14,571	5	17,900	- 3,328
Kidney Disease	12	12,940	7	17,021	- 4,081
Breast Cancer	13	12,569	14	5,643	+ 6,927
Suicide	14	11,752	29	2,003	+ 9,749
Other Injuries	15	10,910	30	1,678	+ 9,232
Lymphomas	16	10,776	19	4,849	+ 5,928
Falls	17	8,810	22	4,373	+ 4,436
Other Neoplasms	18	8,230	42	646	+ 7,583
Parkinson's Disease	19	7,491	25	3,439	+ 4,051
Leukemia	20	6,557	18	4,870	+ 1,687
Bladder Cancer	21	6,039	21	4,485	+ 1,553
Liver Cancer	22	5,972	20	4,542	+ 1,430
Liver Disease	23	5,747	13	6,340	- 593
Endocrine Disorders	24	5,576	26	2,612	+ 2,964
Skin Cancers	25	5,166	32	1,548	+ 3,618
Stomach Cancer	26	4,865	11	10,333	- 5,467
Ovary Cancer	27	4,390	28	2,287	+ 2,103
Inflammatory/Heart	28	4,344	31	1,632	+ 2,712
Oesophagus Cancer	29	4,274	33	1,321	+ 2,953
Drug Use	30	3,363	38	972	+ 2,391
Oral Cancer	31	3,013	35	1,305	+ 1,707
Alcohol	32	2,849	55	182	+ 2,666
Uterin Cancer	33	2,738	37	1,090	+ 1,648
Road Traffic Accidents	34	2,503	16	5,573	- 3,070
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,444	17	4,966	- 2,522
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	2,298	40	741	+ 1,558
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	2,201	39	789	+ 1,412
Cervical Cancer	38	1,807	34	1,311	+ 496
Skin Disease	39	1,747	48	324	+ 1,423
Anemia	40	1,388	81	0	+ 1,388
Multiple Sclerosis	41	1,353	56	169	+ 1,184
Asthma	42	1,258	27	2,434	- 1,177
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	1,023	52	237	+ 786
Epilepsy	44	958	36	1,147	- 190
Malnutrition	45	930	43	588	+ 341
Drownings	46	909	44	549	+ 361
Violence	47	897	23	4,010	- 3,114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	876	45	452	+ 425
Fires	49	513	47	343	+ 171
Schizophrenia	50	504	80	0	+ 504
Low Birth Weight	51	400	24	3,478	- 3,079
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	364	85	0	+ 364
Hepatitis C	53	350	63	19	+ 331
Meningitis	54	279	51	274	+ 4
Birth Trauma	55	267	41	720	- 453
Tuberculosis	56	190	50	303	- 113
Osteoarthritis	57	190	84	0	+ 190
Upper Respiratory	58	155	66	5	+ 150
Appendicitis	59	143	59	93	+ 50
Poisonings	60	141	46	369	- 228
HIV/AIDS	61	101	53	204	- 103
Hepatitis B	62	75	60	72	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	66	86	0	+ 66
Maternal Conditions	64	39	57	109	- 70
War	65	13	49	318	- 305
Otitis Media	66	6	67	3	+ 3
Pertussis	67	4	58	103	- 99
Tetanus	68	3	64	12	- 9
Schistosomiasis	69	3	62	33	- 30
Diphtheria	70	3	71	1	+ 2
Encephalitis	71	2	54	184	- 183
Syphilis	72	0	61	50	- 50
Chlamydia	73	0	69	2	- 2
Malaria	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	65	6	- 6
Leprosy	84	0	79	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.