TURKEY VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	144,225	1	85,905	+ 58,320
Stroke	2	59,409	2	44,006	+ 15,403
Hypertension	3	19,715	8	14,763	+ 4,952
Kidney Disease	4	17,971	7	17,021	+ 950
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	17,505	6	17,308	+ 197
Road Traffic Accidents	6	13,464	16	5,573	+ 7,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	13,350	9	12,845	+ 505
Lung Cancers	8	12,910	3	35,070	- 22,160
Diabetes Mellitus	9	12,376	5	17,900	- 5,523
Lung Disease	10	12,242	4	25,088	- 12,846
Liver Disease	11	9,167	13	6,340	+ 2,827
Congenital Anomalies	12	6,845	17	4,966	+ 1,878
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	6,782	10	10,606	- 3,824
Low Birth Weight	14	6,449	24	3,478	+ 2,971
Breast Cancer	15	5,453	14	5,643	- 190
Asthma	16	4,645	27	2,434	+ 2,211
Bladder Cancer	17	4,565	21	4,485	+ 80
Lymphomas	18	4,304	19	4,849	- 545
Stomach Cancer	19	4,068	11	10,333	- 6,265
Parkinson's Disease	20	3,274	25	3,439	- 165
Falls	21	3,104	22	4,373	- 1,269
Birth Trauma	22	3,043	41	720	+ 2,323
Prostate Cancer	23	2,911	15	5,608	- 2,697
Violence	24	2,859	23	4,010	- 1,151
Leukemia	25	2,690	18	4,870	- 2,180
Suicide	26	2,673	29	2,003	+ 670
Other Injuries	27	2,596	30	1,678	+ 918
Pancreas Cancer	28	2,520	12	6,882	- 4,362
Liver Cancer	29	2,512	20	4,542	- 2,031
Inflammatory/Heart	30	2,081	31	1,632	+ 449
Endocrine Disorders	31	1,992	26	2,612	- 620
HIV/AIDS	32	1,822	53	204	+ 1,618
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,653	39	789	+ 864
Drug Use	34	1,644	38	972	+ 671
Oral Cancer	35	1,620	35	1,305	+ 315
Skin Cancers	36	1,493	32	1,548	- 55
Fires	37	1,412	47	343	+ 1,069
Cervical Cancer	38	1,407	34	1,311	+ 96
Ovary Cancer	39	1,342	28	2,287	- 945
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,285	40	741	+ 544
Tuberculosis	41	952	50	303	+ 649
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	861	45	452	+ 409
Drownings	43	850	44	549	+ 301
Oesophagus Cancer	44	761	33	1,321	- 560
Epilepsy	45	706	36	1,147	- 441
Meningitis	46	599	51	274	+ 325
Maternal Conditions	47	582	57	109	+ 473
Poisonings	48	565	46	369	+ 196
Hepatitis B	49	487	60	72	+ 414
Uterin Cancer	50	321	37	1,090	- 769
Skin Disease	51	285	48	324	- 39
Pertussis	52	280	58	103	+ 177
Encephalitis	53	263	54	184	+ 78
Multiple Sclerosis	54	234	56	169	+ 65
Alcohol	55	216	55	182	+ 33
Tetanus	56	178	64	12	+ 167
War	57	174	49	318	- 145
Appendicitis	58	172	59	93	+ 79
Other Neoplasms	59	165	42	646	- 481
Malnutrition	60	165	43	588	- 423
Syphilis	61	124	61	50	+ 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	64	52	237	- 173
Schistosomiasis	63	55	62	33	+ 22
Leishmaniasis	64	24	68	2	+ 22
Hepatitis C	65	8	63	19	- 11
Upper Respiratory	66	4	66	5	- 1
Ascariasis	67	4	70	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	69	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	71	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	71	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	65	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	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

Tunisia

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.