BOSNIA/HERZEG. VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BOSNIA/HERZEG.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,879	1	9,201	- 5,321
Stroke	2	1,987	2	7,871	- 5,884
Lung Cancers	3	1,584	4	2,076	- 493
Lung Disease	4	1,133	5	1,163	- 30
Diabetes Mellitus	5	808	3	2,406	- 1,597
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	782	6	1,144	- 362
Kidney Disease	7	769	9	689	+ 80
Hypertension	8	667	11	546	+ 121
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	580	17	440	+ 140
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	479	7	998	- 519
Stomach Cancer	11	467	12	532	- 66
Pancreas Cancer	12	311	15	463	- 152
Liver Disease	13	286	10	613	- 327
Breast Cancer	14	255	13	528	- 273
Prostate Cancer	15	253	18	413	- 160
Road Traffic Accidents	16	252	16	446	- 194
Congenital Anomalies	17	224	35	69	+ 156
Leukemia	18	220	23	186	+ 34
Lymphomas	19	219	24	184	+ 35
Liver Cancer	20	205	14	480	- 274
Bladder Cancer	21	203	22	232	- 30
Falls	22	197	21	267	- 69
Violence	23	181	40	49	+ 132
Low Birth Weight	24	157	41	48	+ 109
Parkinson's Disease	25	155	20	341	- 186
Endocrine Disorders	26	118	39	53	+ 65
Asthma	27	110	37	60	+ 50
Ovary Cancer	28	103	25	182	- 79
Suicide	29	90	19	361	- 270
Other Injuries	30	76	26	157	- 81
Inflammatory/Heart	31	74	8	874	- 800
Skin Cancers	32	70	28	133	- 63
Oesophagus Cancer	33	60	31	110	- 50
Cervical Cancer	34	59	29	132	- 73
Oral Cancer	35	59	27	146	- 87
Epilepsy	36	52	36	60	- 8
Uterin Cancer	37	49	33	92	- 43
Drug Use	38	44	44	25	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	36	30	121	- 85
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	33	54	8	+ 25
Birth Trauma	41	33	49	14	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	42	29	45	23	+ 6
Malnutrition	43	27	57	2	+ 24
Drownings	44	25	42	48	- 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	20	43	36	- 16
Poisonings	46	17	50	13	+ 3
Fires	47	15	38	54	- 39
Skin Disease	48	15	47	21	- 6
War	49	14	62	0	+ 14
Tuberculosis	50	14	32	93	- 80
Meningitis	51	12	53	10	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	11	48	19	- 9
HIV/AIDS	53	9	70	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	54	8	51	13	- 4
Alcohol	55	8	34	90	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	56	8	46	22	- 14
Maternal Conditions	57	5	58	2	+ 2
Pertussis	58	5	59	2	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	4	52	11	- 7
Hepatitis B	60	3	56	3	+ 0
Syphilis	61	2	61	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	65	0	+ 1
Tetanus	64	1	60	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	55	5	- 5
Upper Respiratory	66	0	63	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	64	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	69	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOSNIA/HERZEG.

Turkey

Bosnia/Herzeg.

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.