ECUADOR VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,699	1	9,805	+ 8,894
Stroke	2	9,579	3	5,429	+ 4,149
Lung Cancers	3	7,634	20	1,075	+ 6,559
Lung Disease	4	5,461	8	2,576	+ 2,885
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,896	5	4,321	- 425
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,767	9	2,565	+ 1,203
Kidney Disease	7	3,705	2	6,184	- 2,479
Hypertension	8	3,213	10	2,507	+ 707
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,796	4	5,083	- 2,287
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,309	19	1,109	+ 1,199
Stomach Cancer	11	2,249	11	2,089	+ 160
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,498	30	562	+ 936
Liver Disease	13	1,380	7	3,330	- 1,950
Breast Cancer	14	1,228	25	825	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	15	1,221	12	1,362	- 141
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,213	6	3,490	- 2,277
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,081	13	1,335	- 254
Leukemia	18	1,060	23	882	+ 178
Lymphomas	19	1,055	22	883	+ 172
Liver Cancer	20	989	21	954	+ 35
Bladder Cancer	21	976	44	168	+ 808
Falls	22	952	18	1,114	- 162
Violence	23	873	15	1,210	- 337
Low Birth Weight	24	757	16	1,172	- 415
Parkinson's Disease	25	749	26	658	+ 91
Endocrine Disorders	26	569	31	507	+ 62
Asthma	27	530	53	85	+ 444
Ovary Cancer	28	498	35	322	+ 175
Suicide	29	436	14	1,326	- 890
Other Injuries	30	365	17	1,161	- 795
Inflammatory/Heart	31	355	36	308	+ 47
Skin Cancers	32	337	37	308	+ 29
Oesophagus Cancer	33	288	42	180	+ 108
Cervical Cancer	34	285	24	840	- 554
Oral Cancer	35	284	45	166	+ 118
Epilepsy	36	250	40	273	- 23
Uterin Cancer	37	237	48	129	+ 109
Drug Use	38	212	41	214	- 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	172	33	417	- 245
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	161	34	410	- 249
Birth Trauma	41	157	38	302	- 146
Other Neoplasms	42	141	57	64	+ 77
Malnutrition	43	128	28	578	- 450
Drownings	44	119	32	470	- 350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	98	47	163	- 64
Poisonings	46	80	58	59	+ 22
Fires	47	75	43	175	- 101
Skin Disease	48	71	51	103	- 32
War	49	69	66	2	+ 68
Tuberculosis	50	66	29	574	- 508
Meningitis	51	60	52	90	- 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	52	49	124	- 72
HIV/AIDS	53	44	27	609	- 565
Encephalitis	54	40	55	82	- 42
Alcohol	55	40	39	280	- 240
Multiple Sclerosis	56	37	60	18	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	57	24	46	164	- 141
Pertussis	58	22	56	79	- 57
Appendicitis	59	20	50	110	- 90
Hepatitis B	60	16	64	3	+ 13
Syphilis	61	11	54	85	- 74
Schistosomiasis	62	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	63	4	67	1	+ 3
Tetanus	64	3	62	9	- 6
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	63	8	- 7
Otitis Media	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	68	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	61	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

Turkey

Ecuador

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.