TURKEY VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	34,168	53	204	+ 33,964
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,455	9	12,845	+ 19,610
Malaria	3	27,130	75	0	+ 27,130
Tuberculosis	4	25,274	50	303	+ 24,971
Road Traffic Accidents	5	22,511	16	5,573	+ 16,938
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	21,929	40	741	+ 21,188
Stroke	7	21,065	2	44,006	- 22,941
Birth Trauma	8	18,811	41	720	+ 18,091
Coronary Heart Disease	9	16,477	1	85,905	- 69,428
Low Birth Weight	10	15,178	24	3,478	+ 11,700
Congenital Anomalies	11	12,208	17	4,966	+ 7,242
Maternal Conditions	12	8,523	57	109	+ 8,414
Liver Disease	13	8,212	13	6,340	+ 1,872
Cervical Cancer	14	8,010	34	1,311	+ 6,699
Diabetes Mellitus	15	7,789	5	17,900	- 10,111
Malnutrition	16	6,951	43	588	+ 6,363
Hypertension	17	6,495	8	14,763	- 8,269
Violence	18	5,876	23	4,010	+ 1,866
Kidney Disease	19	5,670	7	17,021	- 11,351
Other Injuries	20	5,324	30	1,678	+ 3,646
Meningitis	21	3,976	51	274	+ 3,701
Lung Disease	22	3,805	4	25,088	- 21,284
Pertussis	23	3,459	58	103	+ 3,356
Suicide	24	3,085	29	2,003	+ 1,082
Oesophagus Cancer	25	2,802	33	1,321	+ 1,481
Syphilis	26	2,637	61	50	+ 2,587
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	2,554	6	17,308	- 14,754
Prostate Cancer	28	2,268	15	5,608	- 3,340
Endocrine Disorders	29	2,217	26	2,612	- 395
Asthma	30	2,120	27	2,434	- 314
Oral Cancer	31	2,052	35	1,305	+ 747
Drownings	32	2,047	44	549	+ 1,499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	1,954	10	10,606	- 8,652
Falls	34	1,912	22	4,373	- 2,461
Fires	35	1,776	47	343	+ 1,433
Liver Cancer	36	1,762	20	4,542	- 2,780
Breast Cancer	37	1,602	14	5,643	- 4,041
Inflammatory/Heart	38	1,530	31	1,632	- 102
Stomach Cancer	39	1,484	11	10,333	- 8,849
Poisonings	40	1,459	46	369	+ 1,090
Lymphomas	41	1,004	19	4,849	- 3,844
Skin Cancers	42	928	32	1,548	- 620
Epilepsy	43	881	36	1,147	- 266
Bladder Cancer	44	832	21	4,485	- 3,653
Parkinson's Disease	45	640	25	3,439	- 2,799
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	576	39	789	- 213
Leukemia	47	519	18	4,870	- 4,351
Drug Use	48	504	38	972	- 468
Tetanus	49	501	64	12	+ 489
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	500	45	452	+ 48
Schistosomiasis	51	462	62	33	+ 429
Skin Disease	52	448	48	324	+ 124
Ovary Cancer	53	420	28	2,287	- 1,867
Upper Respiratory	54	372	66	5	+ 367
Measles	55	367	65	6	+ 361
Alcohol	56	337	55	182	+ 155
Uterin Cancer	57	272	37	1,090	- 818
Appendicitis	58	271	59	93	+ 178
Encephalitis	59	248	54	184	+ 63
Hepatitis B	60	210	60	72	+ 137
Lung Cancers	61	198	3	35,070	- 34,873
Pancreas Cancer	62	197	12	6,882	- 6,686
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	101	52	237	- 136
Other Neoplasms	64	72	42	646	- 575
Ascariasis	65	69	70	1	+ 68
Hepatitis C	66	50	63	19	+ 31
War	67	37	49	318	- 281
Multiple Sclerosis	68	33	56	169	- 136
Otitis Media	69	21	67	3	+ 18
Diphtheria	70	13	71	1	+ 13
Chlamydia	71	11	69	2	+ 9
Trypanosomiasis	72	4	77	0	+ 4
Dengue	73	2	73	0	+ 2
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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Turkey

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.