CHINA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,446,099	2	1,771,525	- 325,427
Stroke	2	740,779	1	2,043,210	- 1,302,432
Lung Cancers	3	590,363	4	714,311	- 123,948
Lung Disease	4	422,329	3	968,607	- 546,278
Diabetes Mellitus	5	301,317	14	161,672	+ 139,645
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	291,356	6	304,455	- 13,099
Kidney Disease	7	286,525	11	192,302	+ 94,222
Hypertension	8	248,520	7	301,183	- 52,663
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	216,227	12	183,342	+ 32,885
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	178,540	9	248,388	- 69,849
Stomach Cancer	11	173,935	5	398,439	- 224,504
Pancreas Cancer	12	115,854	18	111,537	+ 4,317
Liver Disease	13	106,729	15	145,603	- 38,874
Breast Cancer	14	94,988	19	92,757	+ 2,231
Prostate Cancer	15	94,402	28	51,056	+ 43,345
Road Traffic Accidents	16	93,814	8	250,272	- 156,458
Congenital Anomalies	17	83,601	31	36,613	+ 46,989
Leukemia	18	81,983	22	58,145	+ 23,838
Lymphomas	19	81,621	23	57,838	+ 23,782
Liver Cancer	20	76,462	13	180,952	- 104,490
Bladder Cancer	21	75,500	29	37,873	+ 37,627
Falls	22	73,617	16	138,878	- 65,260
Violence	23	67,511	47	11,115	+ 56,396
Low Birth Weight	24	58,552	40	21,631	+ 36,920
Parkinson's Disease	25	57,899	20	70,699	- 12,800
Endocrine Disorders	26	43,971	37	25,613	+ 18,358
Asthma	27	40,977	39	23,147	+ 17,829
Ovary Cancer	28	38,497	35	28,078	+ 10,419
Suicide	29	33,726	17	116,324	- 82,598
Other Injuries	30	28,248	25	54,087	- 25,839
Inflammatory/Heart	31	27,476	33	29,954	- 2,478
Skin Cancers	32	26,059	41	19,669	+ 6,389
Oesophagus Cancer	33	22,239	10	242,891	- 220,652
Cervical Cancer	34	22,070	27	51,650	- 29,580
Oral Cancer	35	21,972	24	54,695	- 32,723
Epilepsy	36	19,310	46	11,365	+ 7,945
Uterin Cancer	37	18,351	45	11,751	+ 6,600
Drug Use	38	16,367	38	24,214	- 7,847
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	13,289	30	37,723	- 24,435
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	12,469	50	8,719	+ 3,750
Birth Trauma	41	12,121	43	17,644	- 5,524
Other Neoplasms	42	10,881	53	4,374	+ 6,507
Malnutrition	43	9,898	44	12,995	- 3,096
Drownings	44	9,235	26	52,807	- 43,572
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	7,602	21	65,350	- 57,748
Poisonings	46	6,210	36	25,762	- 19,552
Fires	47	5,766	48	10,498	- 4,732
Skin Disease	48	5,455	52	5,222	+ 233
War	49	5,359	61	900	+ 4,458
Tuberculosis	50	5,107	32	34,802	- 29,695
Meningitis	51	4,619	51	5,704	- 1,084
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3,988	49	10,108	- 6,120
HIV/AIDS	53	3,432	34	28,746	- 25,313
Encephalitis	54	3,102	55	2,796	+ 306
Alcohol	55	3,071	42	19,071	- 16,001
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2,843	59	1,734	+ 1,108
Maternal Conditions	57	1,837	54	3,596	- 1,759
Pertussis	58	1,730	64	484	+ 1,246
Appendicitis	59	1,569	60	1,468	+ 101
Hepatitis B	60	1,219	56	2,757	- 1,538
Syphilis	61	849	58	1,824	- 975
Schistosomiasis	62	560	65	400	+ 160
Hepatitis C	63	320	66	86	+ 234
Tetanus	64	196	63	491	- 295
Measles	65	107	62	558	- 451
Upper Respiratory	66	90	57	2,663	- 2,573
Otitis Media	67	49	69	15	+ 34
Leishmaniasis	68	41	78	0	+ 41
Chlamydia	69	33	67	55	- 23
Ascariasis	70	20	68	34	- 13
Diphtheria	71	11	71	11	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Turkey

China

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.