TURKEY VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	101,708	1	85,905	+ 15,803
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	68,281	6	17,308	+ 50,973
Stroke	3	37,192	2	44,006	- 6,814
Lung Cancers	4	33,413	3	35,070	- 1,657
Lung Disease	5	27,552	4	25,088	+ 2,463
Hypertension	6	23,462	8	14,763	+ 8,699
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	18,936	10	10,606	+ 8,330
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	18,506	9	12,845	+ 5,661
Falls	9	18,221	22	4,373	+ 13,848
Prostate Cancer	10	14,993	15	5,608	+ 9,385
Breast Cancer	11	14,971	14	5,643	+ 9,328
Pancreas Cancer	12	14,106	12	6,882	+ 7,224
Kidney Disease	13	11,972	7	17,021	- 5,048
Suicide	14	11,858	29	2,003	+ 9,855
Lymphomas	15	10,740	19	4,849	+ 5,891
Inflammatory/Heart	16	9,749	31	1,632	+ 8,116
Diabetes Mellitus	17	9,701	5	17,900	- 8,199
Parkinson's Disease	18	8,137	25	3,439	+ 4,698
Liver Cancer	19	7,642	20	4,542	+ 3,100
Other Neoplasms	20	6,468	42	646	+ 5,822
Liver Disease	21	6,430	13	6,340	+ 90
Leukemia	22	6,373	18	4,870	+ 1,503
Bladder Cancer	23	6,356	21	4,485	+ 1,871
Stomach Cancer	24	5,826	11	10,333	- 4,507
Endocrine Disorders	25	5,628	26	2,612	+ 3,016
Oral Cancer	26	4,751	35	1,305	+ 3,445
Skin Cancers	27	4,682	32	1,548	+ 3,134
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,660	33	1,321	+ 3,339
Ovary Cancer	29	4,341	28	2,287	+ 2,054
Other Injuries	30	3,889	30	1,678	+ 2,211
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,897	17	4,966	- 2,069
Alcohol	32	2,173	55	182	+ 1,991
Uterin Cancer	33	2,123	37	1,090	+ 1,033
Road Traffic Accidents	34	1,832	16	5,573	- 3,741
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	1,764	40	741	+ 1,024
Drug Use	36	1,671	38	972	+ 699
Osteoarthritis	37	1,611	84	0	+ 1,611
Multiple Sclerosis	38	1,518	56	169	+ 1,349
Epilepsy	39	1,505	36	1,147	+ 358
Skin Disease	40	1,227	48	324	+ 903
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,161	39	789	+ 372
Cervical Cancer	42	998	34	1,311	- 313
Low Birth Weight	43	996	24	3,478	- 2,482
Anemia	44	965	81	0	+ 965
Schizophrenia	45	914	80	0	+ 914
Asthma	46	899	27	2,434	- 1,535
Malnutrition	47	799	43	588	+ 211
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	739	45	452	+ 287
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	643	52	237	+ 406
Drownings	50	468	44	549	- 81
Violence	51	402	23	4,010	- 3,609
Birth Trauma	52	303	41	720	- 417
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	302	85	0	+ 302
HIV/AIDS	54	276	53	204	+ 72
Fires	55	203	47	343	- 140
Tuberculosis	56	202	50	303	- 102
Meningitis	57	189	51	274	- 85
Hepatitis C	58	143	63	19	+ 124
Appendicitis	59	138	59	93	+ 45
Poisonings	60	123	46	369	- 246
Upper Respiratory	61	103	66	5	+ 98
Oral conditions	62	77	86	0	+ 77
Hepatitis B	63	43	60	72	- 30
Maternal Conditions	64	40	57	109	- 69
Syphilis	65	14	61	50	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	66	11	78	0	+ 11
War	67	8	49	318	- 310
Encephalitis	68	6	54	184	- 178
Otitis Media	69	4	67	3	+ 1
Tetanus	70	4	64	12	- 8
Leishmaniasis	71	4	68	2	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	72	3	62	33	- 30
Pertussis	73	0	58	103	- 102
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	65	6	- 6
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.