COMOROS VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		COMOROS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	919	4	349	+ 571
Stroke	2	471	3	356	+ 115
Lung Cancers	3	375	60	1	+ 374
Lung Disease	4	268	17	83	+ 185
Diabetes Mellitus	5	192	9	136	+ 55
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	185	23	46	+ 139
Kidney Disease	7	182	14	101	+ 81
Hypertension	8	158	12	115	+ 43
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	137	1	594	- 457
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	113	39	19	+ 95
Stomach Cancer	11	111	45	11	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	12	74	82	0	+ 74
Liver Disease	13	68	8	160	- 92
Breast Cancer	14	60	33	23	+ 38
Prostate Cancer	15	60	27	33	+ 27
Road Traffic Accidents	16	60	6	226	- 166
Congenital Anomalies	17	53	10	131	- 78
Leukemia	18	52	57	3	+ 49
Lymphomas	19	52	37	19	+ 33
Liver Cancer	20	49	28	29	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	21	48	46	10	+ 38
Falls	22	47	32	26	+ 21
Violence	23	43	20	63	- 20
Low Birth Weight	24	37	5	328	- 291
Parkinson's Disease	25	37	44	11	+ 25
Endocrine Disorders	26	28	36	19	+ 8
Asthma	27	26	21	49	- 23
Ovary Cancer	28	24	56	3	+ 21
Suicide	29	21	24	46	- 24
Other Injuries	30	18	16	90	- 72
Inflammatory/Heart	31	17	31	26	- 9
Skin Cancers	32	17	42	12	+ 4
Oesophagus Cancer	33	14	26	34	- 20
Cervical Cancer	34	14	13	104	- 90
Oral Cancer	35	14	41	15	- 1
Epilepsy	36	12	40	17	- 5
Uterin Cancer	37	12	55	3	+ 9
Drug Use	38	10	49	7	+ 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	8	34	21	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	8	2	363	- 355
Birth Trauma	41	8	7	211	- 203
Other Neoplasms	42	7	59	1	+ 6
Malnutrition	43	6	15	96	- 90
Drownings	44	6	25	35	- 29
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5	47	10	- 5
Poisonings	46	4	35	20	- 16
Fires	47	4	30	27	- 23
Skin Disease	48	3	48	9	- 6
War	49	3	67	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	50	3	19	79	- 76
Meningitis	51	3	11	115	- 113
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	58	2	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	53	2	76	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	2	54	4	- 2
Alcohol	55	2	51	6	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	62	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	57	1	22	47	- 46
Pertussis	58	1	18	80	- 79
Appendicitis	59	1	50	6	- 5
Hepatitis B	60	1	52	5	- 4
Syphilis	61	1	38	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	62	0	75	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	61	1	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	43	12	- 12
Measles	65	0	78	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	53	4	- 4
Otitis Media	67	0	64	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	66	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	63	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	65	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	68	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	29	29	- 29
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	79	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COMOROS

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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.