COSTA RICA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		COSTA RICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,377	1	2,639	+ 2,738
Stroke	2	2,755	2	1,624	+ 1,130
Lung Cancers	3	2,195	20	343	+ 1,852
Lung Disease	4	1,570	4	1,046	+ 524
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,120	5	953	+ 167
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,083	8	818	+ 265
Kidney Disease	7	1,065	3	1,482	- 417
Hypertension	8	924	6	863	+ 61
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	804	7	836	- 32
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	664	12	621	+ 43
Stomach Cancer	11	647	10	661	- 14
Pancreas Cancer	12	431	22	294	+ 137
Liver Disease	13	397	18	370	+ 27
Breast Cancer	14	353	16	384	- 31
Prostate Cancer	15	351	14	448	- 97
Road Traffic Accidents	16	349	9	746	- 397
Congenital Anomalies	17	311	21	315	- 4
Leukemia	18	305	24	262	+ 43
Lymphomas	19	304	19	356	- 52
Liver Cancer	20	284	17	382	- 98
Bladder Cancer	21	281	36	100	+ 181
Falls	22	274	35	116	+ 158
Violence	23	251	11	635	- 384
Low Birth Weight	24	218	28	178	+ 40
Parkinson's Disease	25	215	30	138	+ 77
Endocrine Disorders	26	164	27	183	- 20
Asthma	27	152	45	60	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	28	143	40	80	+ 63
Suicide	29	125	15	407	- 281
Other Injuries	30	105	13	571	- 466
Inflammatory/Heart	31	102	26	191	- 89
Skin Cancers	32	97	31	137	- 40
Oesophagus Cancer	33	83	44	61	+ 22
Cervical Cancer	34	82	29	159	- 77
Oral Cancer	35	82	38	96	- 14
Epilepsy	36	72	34	116	- 44
Uterin Cancer	37	68	41	80	- 12
Drug Use	38	61	43	63	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	49	42	74	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	46	39	87	- 41
Birth Trauma	41	45	47	48	- 3
Other Neoplasms	42	40	23	266	- 225
Malnutrition	43	37	48	37	+ 0
Drownings	44	34	37	97	- 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	28	49	32	- 4
Poisonings	46	23	60	5	+ 18
Fires	47	21	58	10	+ 11
Skin Disease	48	20	32	126	- 106
War	49	20	68	1	+ 19
Tuberculosis	50	19	50	32	- 13
Meningitis	51	17	54	18	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	15	46	55	- 40
HIV/AIDS	53	13	25	192	- 179
Encephalitis	54	12	63	3	+ 9
Alcohol	55	11	33	126	- 115
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	57	11	- 0
Maternal Conditions	57	7	55	17	- 10
Pertussis	58	6	69	0	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	6	52	22	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	5	59	7	- 2
Syphilis	61	3	65	1	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	2	76	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	64	1	+ 0
Tetanus	64	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	65	0	75	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	72	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	53	21	- 21
Anemia	81	0	51	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	13	- 13
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COSTA RICA

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.