BULGARIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,927	1	36,513	- 29,586
Stroke	2	3,548	2	21,347	- 17,799
Lung Cancers	3	2,828	5	3,288	- 460
Lung Disease	4	2,023	4	3,993	- 1,970
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,443	11	1,344	+ 99
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,396	33	147	+ 1,248
Kidney Disease	7	1,372	7	1,855	- 482
Hypertension	8	1,190	3	5,916	- 4,726
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,036	9	1,396	- 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	855	6	2,591	- 1,736
Stomach Cancer	11	833	12	1,175	- 341
Pancreas Cancer	12	555	13	1,063	- 508
Liver Disease	13	511	8	1,804	- 1,293
Breast Cancer	14	455	10	1,358	- 903
Prostate Cancer	15	452	14	1,016	- 563
Road Traffic Accidents	16	449	17	647	- 198
Congenital Anomalies	17	400	32	160	+ 241
Leukemia	18	393	20	460	- 67
Lymphomas	19	391	19	499	- 108
Liver Cancer	20	366	16	664	- 298
Bladder Cancer	21	362	18	637	- 275
Falls	22	353	26	381	- 29
Violence	23	323	41	84	+ 239
Low Birth Weight	24	280	37	116	+ 164
Parkinson's Disease	25	277	29	284	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	26	211	34	146	+ 65
Asthma	27	196	50	28	+ 168
Ovary Cancer	28	184	23	420	- 236
Suicide	29	162	15	681	- 519
Other Injuries	30	135	21	437	- 302
Inflammatory/Heart	31	132	24	409	- 278
Skin Cancers	32	125	28	328	- 204
Oesophagus Cancer	33	107	31	195	- 89
Cervical Cancer	34	106	22	422	- 316
Oral Cancer	35	105	25	408	- 302
Epilepsy	36	92	39	93	- 1
Uterin Cancer	37	88	27	369	- 282
Drug Use	38	78	42	76	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	64	30	276	- 213
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	60	51	27	+ 33
Birth Trauma	41	58	47	40	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	42	52	40	93	- 41
Malnutrition	43	47	67	1	+ 46
Drownings	44	44	35	129	- 85
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	36	43	56	- 20
Poisonings	46	30	48	38	- 8
Fires	47	28	36	124	- 96
Skin Disease	48	26	44	53	- 27
War	49	26	64	3	+ 23
Tuberculosis	50	24	38	104	- 79
Meningitis	51	22	49	31	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	19	60	5	+ 14
HIV/AIDS	53	16	54	20	- 3
Encephalitis	54	15	63	3	+ 12
Alcohol	55	15	46	44	- 30
Multiple Sclerosis	56	14	45	52	- 38
Maternal Conditions	57	9	59	6	+ 3
Pertussis	58	8	72	0	+ 8
Appendicitis	59	8	57	7	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	6	53	22	- 16
Syphilis	61	4	66	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	3	83	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	2	56	10	- 8
Tetanus	64	1	69	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	4	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	74	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	81	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Turkey

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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.