TURKEY VS THAILAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	THAILAND		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,724	1	85,905	- 24,181
Stroke	2	60,482	2	44,006	+ 16,476
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	37,643	9	12,845	+ 24,798
Kidney Disease	4	32,269	7	17,021	+ 15,248
Liver Cancer	5	28,732	20	4,542	+ 24,190
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	27,491	6	17,308	+ 10,183
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,982	16	5,573	+ 21,409
Lung Cancers	8	26,824	3	35,070	- 8,246
Lung Disease	9	23,429	4	25,088	- 1,659
Diabetes Mellitus	10	22,589	5	17,900	+ 4,689
Liver Disease	11	21,169	13	6,340	+ 14,829
HIV/AIDS	12	16,750	53	204	+ 16,546
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	11,921	10	10,606	+ 1,314
Tuberculosis	14	11,491	50	303	+ 11,187
Diarrhoeal diseases	15	8,257	40	741	+ 7,516
Suicide	16	7,395	29	2,003	+ 5,392
Breast Cancer	17	7,282	14	5,643	+ 1,639
Falls	18	6,507	22	4,373	+ 2,134
Cervical Cancer	19	6,148	34	1,311	+ 4,837
Oral Cancer	20	5,968	35	1,305	+ 4,663
Other Injuries	21	5,858	30	1,678	+ 4,180
Lymphomas	22	5,461	19	4,849	+ 612
Parkinson's Disease	23	5,164	25	3,439	+ 1,725
Asthma	24	5,031	27	2,434	+ 2,597
Drownings	25	4,759	44	549	+ 4,211
Leukemia	26	4,694	18	4,870	- 176
Stomach Cancer	27	4,151	11	10,333	- 6,181
Skin Disease	28	4,061	48	324	+ 3,737
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,797	33	1,321	+ 2,475
Prostate Cancer	30	3,625	15	5,608	- 1,983
Violence	31	3,567	23	4,010	- 443
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,463	31	1,632	+ 1,831
Pancreas Cancer	33	2,867	12	6,882	- 4,015
Hypertension	34	2,622	8	14,763	- 12,142
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,535	17	4,966	- 2,431
Ovary Cancer	36	2,410	28	2,287	+ 123
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,271	26	2,612	- 341
Bladder Cancer	38	2,164	21	4,485	- 2,321
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,019	39	789	+ 1,230
Low Birth Weight	40	1,862	24	3,478	- 1,616
Skin Cancers	41	1,363	32	1,548	- 185
Malnutrition	42	1,157	43	588	+ 569
Meningitis	43	1,119	51	274	+ 845
Uterin Cancer	44	1,040	37	1,090	- 50
Drug Use	45	955	38	972	- 17
Encephalitis	46	868	54	184	+ 684
Epilepsy	47	829	36	1,147	- 319
Fires	48	743	47	343	+ 400
Alcohol	49	659	55	182	+ 477
Birth Trauma	50	642	41	720	- 78
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	524	45	452	+ 73
Maternal Conditions	52	273	57	109	+ 164
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	234	52	237	- 3
Other Neoplasms	54	231	42	646	- 416
Dengue	55	207	73	0	+ 207
Hepatitis B	56	184	60	72	+ 112
Poisonings	57	159	46	369	- 210
Tetanus	58	140	64	12	+ 128
Appendicitis	59	137	59	93	+ 44
War	60	105	49	318	- 213
Multiple Sclerosis	61	103	56	169	- 66
Pertussis	62	93	58	103	- 10
Measles	63	67	65	6	+ 61
Syphilis	64	44	61	50	- 7
Upper Respiratory	65	21	66	5	+ 16
Malaria	66	16	75	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	67	9	63	19	- 10
Otitis Media	68	8	67	3	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	5	70	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	4	69	2	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	71	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	72	1	68	2	- 1
Chagas disease	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	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.