TURKEY VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	99,409	1	85,905	+ 13,504
Stroke	2	28,510	2	44,006	- 15,496
War	3	27,353	49	318	+ 27,035
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	10,428	9	12,845	- 2,417
Road Traffic Accidents	5	8,988	16	5,573	+ 3,415
Kidney Disease	6	8,209	7	17,021	- 8,812
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	7,599	40	741	+ 6,858
Congenital Anomalies	8	7,322	17	4,966	+ 2,356
Lung Cancers	9	7,218	3	35,070	- 27,853
Breast Cancer	10	6,883	14	5,643	+ 1,240
Liver Disease	11	6,062	13	6,340	- 278
Low Birth Weight	12	5,823	24	3,478	+ 2,345
Lung Disease	13	5,644	4	25,088	- 19,444
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	5,466	6	17,308	- 11,842
Diabetes Mellitus	15	5,406	5	17,900	- 12,493
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	4,313	10	10,606	- 6,293
Asthma	17	3,709	27	2,434	+ 1,275
Lymphomas	18	2,915	19	4,849	- 1,934
Leukemia	19	2,806	18	4,870	- 2,064
Bladder Cancer	20	2,670	21	4,485	- 1,815
Birth Trauma	21	2,624	41	720	+ 1,904
Stomach Cancer	22	2,554	11	10,333	- 7,779
Hypertension	23	2,494	8	14,763	- 12,270
Other Injuries	24	1,837	30	1,678	+ 159
Violence	25	1,566	23	4,010	- 2,445
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,473	26	2,612	- 1,139
Pancreas Cancer	27	1,449	12	6,882	- 5,434
Prostate Cancer	28	1,424	15	5,608	- 4,184
Falls	29	1,350	22	4,373	- 3,023
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,294	25	3,439	- 2,146
Liver Cancer	31	1,292	20	4,542	- 3,251
Inflammatory/Heart	32	1,189	31	1,632	- 443
Suicide	33	1,172	29	2,003	- 831
Ovary Cancer	34	1,156	28	2,287	- 1,131
Meningitis	35	1,039	51	274	+ 765
Oral Cancer	36	1,019	35	1,305	- 286
Pertussis	37	1,018	58	103	+ 915
Skin Cancers	38	974	32	1,548	- 574
Drug Use	39	879	38	972	- 94
Drownings	40	758	44	549	+ 209
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	696	45	452	+ 244
Cervical Cancer	42	663	34	1,311	- 648
Fires	43	630	47	343	+ 288
Uterin Cancer	44	513	37	1,090	- 577
Maternal Conditions	45	369	57	109	+ 260
Poisonings	46	345	46	369	- 24
Oesophagus Cancer	47	343	33	1,321	- 978
Epilepsy	48	326	36	1,147	- 821
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	279	39	789	- 511
Encephalitis	50	272	54	184	+ 87
Malnutrition	51	256	43	588	- 332
Tetanus	52	203	64	12	+ 191
Alcohol	53	178	55	182	- 4
Appendicitis	54	128	59	93	+ 35
Syphilis	55	108	61	50	+ 58
Tuberculosis	56	82	50	303	- 221
Other Neoplasms	57	75	42	646	- 572
HIV/AIDS	58	52	53	204	- 152
Multiple Sclerosis	59	50	56	169	- 119
Schistosomiasis	60	40	62	33	+ 7
Skin Disease	61	28	48	324	- 296
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	23	52	237	- 214
Hepatitis B	63	18	60	72	- 55
Diphtheria	64	18	71	1	+ 17
Leishmaniasis	65	18	68	2	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	66	11	66	5	+ 6
Ascariasis	67	4	70	1	+ 2
Hepatitis C	68	3	63	19	- 16
Chlamydia	69	3	69	2	+ 1
Measles	70	1	65	6	- 5
Otitis Media	71	0	67	3	- 3
Dengue	72	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.