BELARUS VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,703	1	53,186	- 43,483
Stroke	2	4,971	2	16,393	- 11,423
Lung Cancers	3	3,961	4	2,950	+ 1,011
Lung Disease	4	2,834	7	2,208	+ 626
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,022	30	373	+ 1,649
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,955	3	3,530	- 1,575
Kidney Disease	7	1,923	26	480	+ 1,443
Hypertension	8	1,668	31	367	+ 1,300
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,451	15	1,086	+ 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,198	5	2,886	- 1,688
Stomach Cancer	11	1,167	10	1,690	- 523
Pancreas Cancer	12	777	13	1,171	- 393
Liver Disease	13	716	8	2,078	- 1,362
Breast Cancer	14	637	12	1,230	- 593
Prostate Cancer	15	633	17	936	- 302
Road Traffic Accidents	16	629	19	722	- 93
Congenital Anomalies	17	561	41	202	+ 359
Leukemia	18	550	23	554	- 4
Lymphomas	19	548	20	672	- 124
Liver Cancer	20	513	32	363	+ 150
Bladder Cancer	21	507	35	295	+ 211
Falls	22	494	16	952	- 458
Violence	23	453	38	255	+ 198
Low Birth Weight	24	393	47	64	+ 329
Parkinson's Disease	25	388	21	621	- 233
Endocrine Disorders	26	295	43	141	+ 154
Asthma	27	275	44	122	+ 153
Ovary Cancer	28	258	27	429	- 170
Suicide	29	226	9	2,004	- 1,778
Other Injuries	30	190	14	1,099	- 909
Inflammatory/Heart	31	184	11	1,361	- 1,176
Skin Cancers	32	175	36	272	- 97
Oesophagus Cancer	33	149	25	493	- 344
Cervical Cancer	34	148	34	303	- 155
Oral Cancer	35	147	18	901	- 753
Epilepsy	36	130	45	116	+ 14
Uterin Cancer	37	123	28	391	- 267
Drug Use	38	110	29	389	- 279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	89	40	235	- 146
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	84	57	13	+ 71
Birth Trauma	41	81	52	25	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	42	73	48	52	+ 21
Malnutrition	43	66	53	22	+ 45
Drownings	44	62	24	543	- 481
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	51	39	239	- 188
Poisonings	46	42	33	311	- 270
Fires	47	39	22	620	- 582
Skin Disease	48	37	51	31	+ 6
War	49	36	59	3	+ 33
Tuberculosis	50	34	37	269	- 234
Meningitis	51	31	50	36	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	27	55	15	+ 12
HIV/AIDS	53	23	42	167	- 144
Encephalitis	54	21	46	93	- 72
Alcohol	55	21	6	2,761	- 2,740
Multiple Sclerosis	56	19	49	42	- 23
Maternal Conditions	57	12	60	2	+ 10
Pertussis	58	12	65	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	11	54	20	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	8	56	14	- 6
Syphilis	61	6	63	1	+ 5
Schistosomiasis	62	4	74	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	2	62	1	+ 1
Tetanus	64	1	64	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	68	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	5	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	66	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	61	1	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	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 BELARUS

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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.