BELGIUM VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	12,232	1	15,281	- 3,049
Stroke	2	6,266	3	7,408	- 1,142
Lung Cancers	3	4,994	4	6,777	- 1,783
Lung Disease	4	3,572	5	6,438	- 2,866
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,549	20	1,269	+ 1,279
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,464	2	9,416	- 6,952
Kidney Disease	7	2,424	8	2,952	- 528
Hypertension	8	2,102	27	740	+ 1,363
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,829	6	5,677	- 3,848
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,510	7	3,329	- 1,819
Stomach Cancer	11	1,471	26	863	+ 608
Pancreas Cancer	12	980	14	1,809	- 829
Liver Disease	13	903	17	1,433	- 530
Breast Cancer	14	803	9	2,587	- 1,783
Prostate Cancer	15	798	13	1,824	- 1,026
Road Traffic Accidents	16	794	29	666	+ 128
Congenital Anomalies	17	707	40	282	+ 425
Leukemia	18	693	21	1,199	- 506
Lymphomas	19	690	16	1,552	- 862
Liver Cancer	20	647	24	976	- 329
Bladder Cancer	21	639	22	1,078	- 440
Falls	22	623	15	1,756	- 1,133
Violence	23	571	44	149	+ 422
Low Birth Weight	24	495	50	70	+ 426
Parkinson's Disease	25	490	19	1,378	- 888
Endocrine Disorders	26	372	18	1,432	- 1,060
Asthma	27	347	46	128	+ 219
Ovary Cancer	28	326	30	653	- 327
Suicide	29	285	10	2,111	- 1,826
Other Injuries	30	239	11	2,006	- 1,767
Inflammatory/Heart	31	232	23	1,060	- 828
Skin Cancers	32	220	31	522	- 302
Oesophagus Cancer	33	188	25	898	- 710
Cervical Cancer	34	187	41	243	- 56
Oral Cancer	35	186	28	675	- 489
Epilepsy	36	163	36	348	- 184
Uterin Cancer	37	155	34	384	- 229
Drug Use	38	138	39	287	- 149
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	112	42	213	- 100
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	105	33	418	- 312
Birth Trauma	41	103	53	47	+ 56
Other Neoplasms	42	92	12	1,828	- 1,736
Malnutrition	43	84	38	291	- 207
Drownings	44	78	47	79	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	64	37	293	- 228
Poisonings	46	53	55	41	+ 11
Fires	47	49	48	75	- 26
Skin Disease	48	46	35	380	- 333
War	49	45	67	1	+ 44
Tuberculosis	50	43	54	46	- 2
Meningitis	51	39	58	28	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	34	49	73	- 39
HIV/AIDS	53	29	57	36	- 7
Encephalitis	54	26	66	1	+ 25
Alcohol	55	26	32	500	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	56	24	45	147	- 123
Maternal Conditions	57	16	64	6	+ 10
Pertussis	58	15	68	1	+ 14
Appendicitis	59	13	62	17	- 3
Hepatitis B	60	10	63	17	- 6
Syphilis	61	7	70	0	+ 7
Schistosomiasis	62	5	76	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	63	3	52	53	- 50
Tetanus	64	2	78	0	+ 2
Measles	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	22	- 21
Otitis Media	67	0	65	2	- 1
Leishmaniasis	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	40	- 40
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Oral conditions	86	0	61	19	- 19
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Turkey

Belgium

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.