AFGHANISTAN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	40,973	1	40,195	+ 778
Stroke	2	20,989	3	19,060	+ 1,929
Lung Cancers	3	16,727	32	1,076	+ 15,651
Lung Disease	4	11,966	15	4,650	+ 7,316
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,537	12	5,750	+ 2,788
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	8,255	23	1,765	+ 6,490
Kidney Disease	7	8,118	10	6,590	+ 1,528
Hypertension	8	7,041	8	7,995	- 954
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,126	4	14,649	- 8,523
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,059	39	741	+ 4,317
Stomach Cancer	11	4,928	26	1,501	+ 3,428
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,283	56	229	+ 3,053
Liver Disease	13	3,024	16	4,600	- 1,576
Breast Cancer	14	2,691	22	1,822	+ 869
Prostate Cancer	15	2,675	55	258	+ 2,417
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,658	11	6,033	- 3,375
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,369	14	5,001	- 2,632
Leukemia	18	2,323	42	610	+ 1,713
Lymphomas	19	2,313	36	946	+ 1,367
Liver Cancer	20	2,166	40	657	+ 1,509
Bladder Cancer	21	2,139	54	272	+ 1,867
Falls	22	2,086	37	905	+ 1,181
Violence	23	1,913	19	3,217	- 1,304
Low Birth Weight	24	1,659	5	12,631	- 10,972
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,640	41	628	+ 1,013
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,246	28	1,364	- 118
Asthma	27	1,161	17	3,403	- 2,242
Ovary Cancer	28	1,091	48	369	+ 722
Suicide	29	956	24	1,573	- 617
Other Injuries	30	800	18	3,241	- 2,441
Inflammatory/Heart	31	778	45	527	+ 252
Skin Cancers	32	738	59	145	+ 593
Oesophagus Cancer	33	630	29	1,314	- 684
Cervical Cancer	34	625	44	541	+ 85
Oral Cancer	35	623	27	1,467	- 845
Epilepsy	36	547	35	993	- 445
Uterin Cancer	37	520	53	289	+ 231
Drug Use	38	464	51	328	+ 136
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	377	25	1,505	- 1,128
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	353	13	5,555	- 5,202
Birth Trauma	41	343	6	10,723	- 10,379
Other Neoplasms	42	308	63	29	+ 280
Malnutrition	43	280	43	589	- 309
Drownings	44	262	34	996	- 734
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	215	33	1,041	- 825
Poisonings	46	176	47	384	- 208
Fires	47	163	50	348	- 185
Skin Disease	48	155	61	94	+ 61
War	49	152	2	25,620	- 25,468
Tuberculosis	50	145	7	9,839	- 9,694
Meningitis	51	131	20	2,626	- 2,495
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	113	65	25	+ 88
HIV/AIDS	53	97	46	464	- 367
Encephalitis	54	88	31	1,190	- 1,102
Alcohol	55	87	58	150	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	56	81	62	84	- 3
Maternal Conditions	57	52	9	7,807	- 7,755
Pertussis	58	49	21	2,107	- 2,058
Appendicitis	59	44	52	298	- 254
Hepatitis B	60	35	38	863	- 829
Syphilis	61	24	60	94	- 70
Schistosomiasis	62	16	79	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	63	9	64	28	- 19
Tetanus	64	6	30	1,254	- 1,249
Measles	65	3	49	350	- 347
Upper Respiratory	66	3	68	9	- 7
Otitis Media	67	1	71	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	70	1	- 0
Chlamydia	69	1	69	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	1	66	17	- 16
Diphtheria	71	0	67	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	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 AFGHANISTAN

Turkey

Afghanistan

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.