TURKEY VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	88,100	1	85,905	+ 2,195
Diabetes Mellitus	2	76,141	5	17,900	+ 58,242
Stroke	3	49,096	2	44,006	+ 5,091
Violence	4	32,796	23	4,010	+ 28,785
Kidney Disease	5	26,230	7	17,021	+ 9,209
Prostate Cancer	6	19,693	15	5,608	+ 14,085
Breast Cancer	7	15,420	14	5,643	+ 9,778
Lung Cancers	8	12,972	3	35,070	- 22,098
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	12,825	6	17,308	- 4,483
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	12,263	9	12,845	- 582
Hypertension	11	12,016	8	14,763	- 2,747
HIV/AIDS	12	11,702	53	204	+ 11,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	11,681	10	10,606	+ 1,075
Liver Disease	14	8,116	13	6,340	+ 1,776
Road Traffic Accidents	15	7,771	16	5,573	+ 2,198
Lung Disease	16	7,715	4	25,088	- 17,373
Suicide	17	7,225	29	2,003	+ 5,222
Endocrine Disorders	18	7,127	26	2,612	+ 4,515
Pancreas Cancer	19	6,797	12	6,882	- 85
Lymphomas	20	6,654	19	4,849	+ 1,805
Cervical Cancer	21	5,786	34	1,311	+ 4,475
Congenital Anomalies	22	5,570	17	4,966	+ 604
Low Birth Weight	23	4,949	24	3,478	+ 1,470
Ovary Cancer	24	4,786	28	2,287	+ 2,499
Inflammatory/Heart	25	4,304	31	1,632	+ 2,672
Stomach Cancer	26	4,124	11	10,333	- 6,209
Uterin Cancer	27	4,043	37	1,090	+ 2,953
Liver Cancer	28	3,935	20	4,542	- 607
Leukemia	29	3,723	18	4,870	- 1,147
Other Injuries	30	3,639	30	1,678	+ 1,961
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	3,102	39	789	+ 2,313
Parkinson's Disease	32	3,064	25	3,439	- 376
Falls	33	2,568	22	4,373	- 1,805
Bladder Cancer	34	2,421	21	4,485	- 2,064
Asthma	35	2,408	27	2,434	- 26
Skin Disease	36	2,318	48	324	+ 1,994
Epilepsy	37	1,915	36	1,147	+ 768
Oral Cancer	38	1,845	35	1,305	+ 539
Drownings	39	1,842	44	549	+ 1,293
Birth Trauma	40	1,507	41	720	+ 787
Oesophagus Cancer	41	1,454	33	1,321	+ 133
Alcohol	42	1,381	55	182	+ 1,199
Tuberculosis	43	1,286	50	303	+ 983
Drug Use	44	1,119	38	972	+ 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,074	40	741	+ 333
War	46	1,007	49	318	+ 689
Malnutrition	47	988	43	588	+ 400
Fires	48	975	47	343	+ 633
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	666	45	452	+ 215
Maternal Conditions	50	620	57	109	+ 511
Other Neoplasms	51	605	42	646	- 42
Meningitis	52	567	51	274	+ 292
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	486	52	237	+ 249
Encephalitis	54	365	54	184	+ 181
Dengue	55	313	73	0	+ 313
Appendicitis	56	263	59	93	+ 169
Skin Cancers	57	255	32	1,548	- 1,293
Multiple Sclerosis	58	135	56	169	- 34
Poisonings	59	88	46	369	- 281
Hepatitis B	60	28	60	72	- 45
Syphilis	61	8	61	50	- 42
Hepatitis C	62	7	63	19	- 12
Chlamydia	63	6	69	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	66	5	- 1
Tetanus	65	3	64	12	- 9
Ascariasis	66	2	70	1	+ 1
Pertussis	67	0	58	103	- 103
Diphtheria	68	0	71	1	- 1
Otitis Media	69	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	70	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	72	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Trinidad/Tob.

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.