ESTONIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ESTONIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,219	1	3,009	- 1,790
Stroke	2	625	3	1,116	- 491
Lung Cancers	3	498	4	657	- 159
Lung Disease	4	356	13	229	+ 127
Diabetes Mellitus	5	254	19	146	+ 108
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	246	12	229	+ 16
Kidney Disease	7	242	17	176	+ 65
Hypertension	8	210	2	2,700	- 2,491
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	182	6	349	- 166
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	151	5	527	- 376
Stomach Cancer	11	147	9	290	- 143
Pancreas Cancer	12	98	10	268	- 171
Liver Disease	13	90	7	328	- 238
Breast Cancer	14	80	11	260	- 180
Prostate Cancer	15	80	8	298	- 219
Road Traffic Accidents	16	79	35	59	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	17	70	43	25	+ 45
Leukemia	18	69	22	126	- 56
Lymphomas	19	69	15	213	- 144
Liver Cancer	20	64	26	107	- 43
Bladder Cancer	21	64	21	126	- 62
Falls	22	62	24	119	- 57
Violence	23	57	42	28	+ 28
Low Birth Weight	24	49	55	7	+ 43
Parkinson's Disease	25	49	29	82	- 33
Endocrine Disorders	26	37	33	66	- 29
Asthma	27	35	44	24	+ 10
Ovary Cancer	28	32	28	87	- 55
Suicide	29	28	16	197	- 169
Other Injuries	30	24	20	141	- 117
Inflammatory/Heart	31	23	14	217	- 194
Skin Cancers	32	22	30	79	- 57
Oesophagus Cancer	33	19	27	99	- 80
Cervical Cancer	34	19	32	68	- 49
Oral Cancer	35	19	25	110	- 92
Epilepsy	36	16	37	45	- 28
Uterin Cancer	37	15	34	60	- 45
Drug Use	38	14	31	75	- 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	11	36	55	- 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	11	53	8	+ 2
Birth Trauma	41	10	57	5	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	42	9	23	123	- 114
Malnutrition	43	8	79	0	+ 8
Drownings	44	8	40	30	- 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	6	45	22	- 15
Poisonings	46	5	52	8	- 3
Fires	47	5	38	41	- 36
Skin Disease	48	5	41	29	- 24
War	49	5	64	0	+ 4
Tuberculosis	50	4	47	16	- 12
Meningitis	51	4	54	7	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	46	17	- 14
HIV/AIDS	53	3	39	40	- 37
Encephalitis	54	3	63	0	+ 2
Alcohol	55	3	18	148	- 146
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	48	16	- 14
Maternal Conditions	57	2	61	1	+ 0
Pertussis	58	1	83	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	59	1	59	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	60	1	65	0	+ 1
Syphilis	61	1	62	1	- 0
Schistosomiasis	62	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	58	4	- 4
Tetanus	64	0	81	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	67	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	78	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	6	- 6
Anemia	81	0	51	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	50	10	- 10
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	49	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	60	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ESTONIA

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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.