CUBA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,199	1	22,079	- 10,880
Stroke	2	5,737	2	10,725	- 4,988
Lung Cancers	3	4,572	4	5,985	- 1,413
Lung Disease	4	3,271	6	5,492	- 2,222
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,333	13	1,791	+ 542
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,256	5	5,841	- 3,585
Kidney Disease	7	2,219	14	1,700	+ 519
Hypertension	8	1,925	7	3,469	- 1,544
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,674	3	8,564	- 6,890
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,383	9	2,958	- 1,575
Stomach Cancer	11	1,347	20	991	+ 356
Pancreas Cancer	12	897	21	905	- 8
Liver Disease	13	827	11	1,873	- 1,047
Breast Cancer	14	736	15	1,673	- 937
Prostate Cancer	15	731	8	3,365	- 2,634
Road Traffic Accidents	16	727	19	1,007	- 281
Congenital Anomalies	17	647	37	368	+ 280
Leukemia	18	635	30	633	+ 2
Lymphomas	19	632	18	1,089	- 457
Liver Cancer	20	592	24	815	- 223
Bladder Cancer	21	585	26	734	- 149
Falls	22	570	10	2,810	- 2,240
Violence	23	523	32	584	- 61
Low Birth Weight	24	453	48	98	+ 355
Parkinson's Disease	25	448	27	691	- 242
Endocrine Disorders	26	341	36	412	- 72
Asthma	27	317	40	301	+ 16
Ovary Cancer	28	298	39	323	- 25
Suicide	29	261	16	1,638	- 1,377
Other Injuries	30	219	12	1,869	- 1,651
Inflammatory/Heart	31	213	17	1,156	- 944
Skin Cancers	32	202	33	514	- 312
Oesophagus Cancer	33	172	22	879	- 707
Cervical Cancer	34	171	29	666	- 495
Oral Cancer	35	170	23	876	- 706
Epilepsy	36	150	46	108	+ 41
Uterin Cancer	37	142	31	602	- 460
Drug Use	38	127	51	82	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	103	35	420	- 317
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	97	43	206	- 110
Birth Trauma	41	94	59	49	+ 45
Other Neoplasms	42	84	25	769	- 684
Malnutrition	43	77	55	64	+ 13
Drownings	44	72	42	231	- 159
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	59	44	162	- 103
Poisonings	46	48	62	17	+ 31
Fires	47	45	58	55	- 10
Skin Disease	48	42	41	258	- 216
War	49	41	68	1	+ 40
Tuberculosis	50	40	60	45	- 5
Meningitis	51	36	50	83	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	31	49	87	- 56
HIV/AIDS	53	27	34	471	- 445
Encephalitis	54	24	66	6	+ 18
Alcohol	55	24	28	675	- 652
Multiple Sclerosis	56	22	57	55	- 33
Maternal Conditions	57	14	61	43	- 29
Pertussis	58	13	73	0	+ 13
Appendicitis	59	12	47	104	- 92
Hepatitis B	60	9	56	59	- 50
Syphilis	61	7	69	1	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	62	4	81	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	2	45	112	- 110
Tetanus	64	2	71	1	+ 1
Measles	65	1	76	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	65	6	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	63	11	- 10
Leishmaniasis	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	70	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	67	2	- 2
Schizophrenia	80	0	54	68	- 68
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	38	326	- 326
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	64	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Turkey

Cuba

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.