CYPRUS VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		CYPRUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,349	1	1,120	+ 229
Stroke	2	691	2	462	+ 229
Lung Cancers	3	551	6	319	+ 231
Lung Disease	4	394	4	355	+ 38
Diabetes Mellitus	5	281	5	332	- 51
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	272	3	400	- 128
Kidney Disease	7	267	7	213	+ 55
Hypertension	8	232	11	127	+ 104
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	202	15	98	+ 104
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	166	8	167	- 1
Stomach Cancer	11	162	21	63	+ 99
Pancreas Cancer	12	108	14	104	+ 4
Liver Disease	13	100	26	50	+ 49
Breast Cancer	14	89	9	155	- 66
Prostate Cancer	15	88	13	118	- 29
Road Traffic Accidents	16	87	18	69	+ 19
Congenital Anomalies	17	78	38	18	+ 60
Leukemia	18	76	17	83	- 6
Lymphomas	19	76	16	97	- 21
Liver Cancer	20	71	20	64	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	21	70	19	67	+ 4
Falls	22	69	25	51	+ 18
Violence	23	63	40	15	+ 48
Low Birth Weight	24	55	47	6	+ 48
Parkinson's Disease	25	54	28	44	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	26	41	12	126	- 85
Asthma	27	38	35	24	+ 14
Ovary Cancer	28	36	27	45	- 9
Suicide	29	31	29	44	- 12
Other Injuries	30	26	10	136	- 109
Inflammatory/Heart	31	26	24	51	- 25
Skin Cancers	32	24	31	39	- 14
Oesophagus Cancer	33	21	43	10	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	34	21	37	18	+ 2
Oral Cancer	35	20	36	21	- 0
Epilepsy	36	18	44	10	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	37	17	34	27	- 10
Drug Use	38	15	41	13	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	12	42	11	+ 1
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	12	22	56	- 45
Birth Trauma	41	11	53	2	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	42	10	23	53	- 43
Malnutrition	43	9	56	2	+ 8
Drownings	44	9	33	33	- 25
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	7	32	35	- 27
Poisonings	46	6	51	4	+ 2
Fires	47	5	50	5	+ 1
Skin Disease	48	5	30	44	- 39
War	49	5	68	0	+ 5
Tuberculosis	50	5	52	4	+ 1
Meningitis	51	4	55	2	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	4	45	10	- 6
HIV/AIDS	53	3	64	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	54	3	69	0	+ 3
Alcohol	55	3	49	5	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	56	3	46	9	- 6
Maternal Conditions	57	2	63	1	+ 1
Pertussis	58	2	70	0	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	1	66	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	54	2	- 1
Syphilis	61	1	62	1	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	0	58	2	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	59	1	- 1
Otitis Media	67	0	65	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	2	- 2
Anemia	81	0	39	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	60	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	61	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CYPRUS

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.