DENMARK VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,100	1	5,341	+ 759
Stroke	2	3,125	5	3,662	- 538
Lung Cancers	3	2,490	4	3,721	- 1,231
Lung Disease	4	1,781	3	4,387	- 2,605
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,271	10	1,284	- 13
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,229	2	5,218	- 3,989
Kidney Disease	7	1,209	12	911	+ 298
Hypertension	8	1,048	15	642	+ 406
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	912	6	2,244	- 1,331
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	753	7	2,147	- 1,394
Stomach Cancer	11	734	23	484	+ 250
Pancreas Cancer	12	489	11	1,096	- 607
Liver Disease	13	450	14	692	- 242
Breast Cancer	14	401	9	1,299	- 898
Prostate Cancer	15	398	8	1,480	- 1,082
Road Traffic Accidents	16	396	33	213	+ 182
Congenital Anomalies	17	353	36	153	+ 200
Leukemia	18	346	20	558	- 213
Lymphomas	19	344	13	730	- 385
Liver Cancer	20	323	25	464	- 142
Bladder Cancer	21	318	21	545	- 227
Falls	22	311	22	541	- 230
Violence	23	285	47	63	+ 222
Low Birth Weight	24	247	41	116	+ 131
Parkinson's Disease	25	244	17	600	- 356
Endocrine Disorders	26	185	19	575	- 389
Asthma	27	173	44	82	+ 91
Ovary Cancer	28	162	29	367	- 205
Suicide	29	142	16	617	- 475
Other Injuries	30	119	30	347	- 228
Inflammatory/Heart	31	116	31	284	- 169
Skin Cancers	32	110	26	388	- 279
Oesophagus Cancer	33	94	24	477	- 383
Cervical Cancer	34	93	37	153	- 60
Oral Cancer	35	93	28	371	- 278
Epilepsy	36	81	40	125	- 44
Uterin Cancer	37	77	35	156	- 78
Drug Use	38	69	34	197	- 128
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	56	32	216	- 160
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	53	38	145	- 92
Birth Trauma	41	51	56	21	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	42	46	27	378	- 332
Malnutrition	43	42	59	14	+ 28
Drownings	44	39	50	37	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	32	42	96	- 64
Poisonings	46	26	62	6	+ 21
Fires	47	24	49	53	- 28
Skin Disease	48	23	45	79	- 56
War	49	23	66	1	+ 22
Tuberculosis	50	22	57	16	+ 6
Meningitis	51	19	52	25	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	17	43	84	- 68
HIV/AIDS	53	14	55	23	- 8
Encephalitis	54	13	67	1	+ 13
Alcohol	55	13	18	598	- 585
Multiple Sclerosis	56	12	39	132	- 120
Maternal Conditions	57	8	64	2	+ 6
Pertussis	58	7	72	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	7	54	23	- 16
Hepatitis B	60	5	61	6	- 1
Syphilis	61	4	70	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	2	75	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	60	9	- 7
Tetanus	64	1	68	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	15	- 15
Otitis Media	67	0	65	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	69	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	57	- 57
Anemia	81	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	25	- 25
Oral conditions	86	0	63	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.