ETHIOPIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	121,067	4	36,530	+ 84,537
Stroke	2	62,018	3	39,362	+ 22,656
Lung Cancers	3	49,425	38	2,202	+ 47,223
Lung Disease	4	35,357	15	11,870	+ 23,487
Diabetes Mellitus	5	25,226	10	16,258	+ 8,968
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	24,392	21	8,258	+ 16,135
Kidney Disease	7	23,988	13	12,103	+ 11,885
Hypertension	8	20,806	12	13,470	+ 7,336
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,102	1	59,931	- 41,828
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	14,947	31	3,755	+ 11,193
Stomach Cancer	11	14,562	47	1,519	+ 13,043
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,699	61	488	+ 9,212
Liver Disease	13	8,935	8	27,270	- 18,335
Breast Cancer	14	7,952	20	8,485	- 533
Prostate Cancer	15	7,903	50	1,244	+ 6,659
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,854	5	31,564	- 23,710
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,999	11	15,638	- 8,638
Leukemia	18	6,864	30	4,222	+ 2,641
Lymphomas	19	6,833	33	3,590	+ 3,244
Liver Cancer	20	6,401	42	1,730	+ 4,671
Bladder Cancer	21	6,321	51	1,080	+ 5,241
Falls	22	6,163	28	4,510	+ 1,653
Violence	23	5,652	22	8,076	- 2,424
Low Birth Weight	24	4,902	7	28,020	- 23,119
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,847	46	1,578	+ 3,269
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,681	45	1,623	+ 2,058
Asthma	27	3,431	29	4,484	- 1,053
Ovary Cancer	28	3,223	36	2,424	+ 799
Suicide	29	2,823	25	6,030	- 3,207
Other Injuries	30	2,365	16	11,735	- 9,370
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,300	39	2,168	+ 132
Skin Cancers	32	2,182	52	1,006	+ 1,175
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,862	40	1,839	+ 23
Cervical Cancer	34	1,848	27	5,019	- 3,171
Oral Cancer	35	1,840	48	1,477	+ 363
Epilepsy	36	1,617	44	1,625	- 8
Uterin Cancer	37	1,536	62	421	+ 1,115
Drug Use	38	1,370	60	513	+ 857
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,113	41	1,758	- 646
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,044	2	44,361	- 43,317
Birth Trauma	41	1,015	6	31,107	- 30,092
Other Neoplasms	42	911	66	148	+ 763
Malnutrition	43	829	19	8,643	- 7,814
Drownings	44	773	35	3,133	- 2,360
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	636	49	1,339	- 703
Poisonings	46	520	32	3,668	- 3,148
Fires	47	483	34	3,255	- 2,772
Skin Disease	48	457	53	904	- 447
War	49	449	64	281	+ 168
Tuberculosis	50	428	9	21,455	- 21,028
Meningitis	51	387	14	12,019	- 11,632
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	334	65	221	+ 113
HIV/AIDS	53	287	17	11,471	- 11,184
Encephalitis	54	260	63	386	- 126
Alcohol	55	257	55	750	- 493
Multiple Sclerosis	56	238	70	61	+ 177
Maternal Conditions	57	154	18	8,887	- 8,733
Pertussis	58	145	23	6,896	- 6,751
Appendicitis	59	131	58	677	- 546
Hepatitis B	60	102	56	742	- 640
Syphilis	61	71	43	1,699	- 1,628
Schistosomiasis	62	47	54	839	- 792
Hepatitis C	63	27	69	115	- 88
Tetanus	64	16	37	2,203	- 2,186
Measles	65	9	24	6,324	- 6,315
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	709	- 701
Otitis Media	67	4	71	39	- 35
Leishmaniasis	68	3	59	579	- 575
Chlamydia	69	3	72	21	- 18
Ascariasis	70	2	68	130	- 128
Diphtheria	71	1	67	146	- 145
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	20	- 20
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	26	5,626	- 5,626
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.