BRAZIL VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	224,722	1	165,788	+ 58,934
Stroke	2	115,116	2	123,207	- 8,091
Lung Cancers	3	91,742	9	31,659	+ 60,083
Lung Disease	4	65,629	6	59,373	+ 6,256
Diabetes Mellitus	5	46,824	5	59,608	- 12,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	45,276	10	30,717	+ 14,560
Kidney Disease	7	44,526	7	37,690	+ 6,835
Hypertension	8	38,620	11	28,822	+ 9,797
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	33,601	3	94,705	- 61,103
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	27,745	12	23,161	+ 4,583
Stomach Cancer	11	27,029	17	17,992	+ 9,037
Pancreas Cancer	12	18,004	24	11,999	+ 6,005
Liver Disease	13	16,586	13	21,422	- 4,836
Breast Cancer	14	14,761	14	20,759	- 5,998
Prostate Cancer	15	14,670	15	19,001	- 4,331
Road Traffic Accidents	16	14,579	8	33,871	- 19,292
Congenital Anomalies	17	12,992	23	12,317	+ 675
Leukemia	18	12,740	30	8,531	+ 4,209
Lymphomas	19	12,684	27	10,376	+ 2,308
Liver Cancer	20	11,882	25	11,514	+ 368
Bladder Cancer	21	11,733	36	5,306	+ 6,427
Falls	22	11,440	16	18,847	- 7,407
Violence	23	10,491	4	68,779	- 58,288
Low Birth Weight	24	9,099	33	6,881	+ 2,218
Parkinson's Disease	25	8,997	41	4,770	+ 4,227
Endocrine Disorders	26	6,833	19	16,927	- 10,094
Asthma	27	6,368	48	2,595	+ 3,773
Ovary Cancer	28	5,982	43	4,355	+ 1,627
Suicide	29	5,241	20	14,540	- 9,299
Other Injuries	30	4,390	21	13,807	- 9,417
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,270	18	17,508	- 13,238
Skin Cancers	32	4,050	38	5,032	- 982
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,456	26	10,466	- 7,010
Cervical Cancer	34	3,430	29	9,511	- 6,081
Oral Cancer	35	3,414	28	9,951	- 6,537
Epilepsy	36	3,001	46	3,263	- 262
Uterin Cancer	37	2,852	47	2,780	+ 72
Drug Use	38	2,543	49	2,467	+ 76
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,065	44	4,258	- 2,193
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,938	35	5,659	- 3,722
Birth Trauma	41	1,884	45	3,777	- 1,893
Other Neoplasms	42	1,691	42	4,665	- 2,974
Malnutrition	43	1,538	34	6,695	- 5,157
Drownings	44	1,435	39	4,937	- 3,502
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,181	51	2,193	- 1,011
Poisonings	46	965	66	317	+ 649
Fires	47	896	58	1,028	- 132
Skin Disease	48	848	31	7,179	- 6,331
War	49	833	56	1,090	- 257
Tuberculosis	50	794	40	4,895	- 4,102
Meningitis	51	718	54	1,359	- 641
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	620	61	596	+ 23
HIV/AIDS	53	533	22	12,558	- 12,025
Encephalitis	54	482	72	65	+ 417
Alcohol	55	477	32	7,121	- 6,644
Multiple Sclerosis	56	442	64	356	+ 86
Maternal Conditions	57	285	53	1,507	- 1,221
Pertussis	58	269	75	30	+ 239
Appendicitis	59	244	57	1,067	- 824
Hepatitis B	60	189	59	775	- 585
Syphilis	61	132	68	223	- 91
Schistosomiasis	62	87	62	593	- 506
Hepatitis C	63	50	52	1,955	- 1,905
Tetanus	64	31	71	88	- 57
Measles	65	17	81	4	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	66	14	67	260	- 246
Otitis Media	67	8	70	94	- 86
Leishmaniasis	68	6	63	432	- 426
Chlamydia	69	5	80	5	- 0
Ascariasis	70	3	78	7	- 4
Diphtheria	71	2	79	7	- 5
Hookworm Disease	72	0	85	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	14	- 14
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	76	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	10	- 10
Leprosy	79	0	69	173	- 173
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	661	- 661
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	330	- 330
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Oral conditions	86	0	73	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.