FIJI VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		FIJI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	972	2	1,481	- 509
Stroke	2	498	3	583	- 85
Lung Cancers	3	397	22	48	+ 349
Lung Disease	4	284	9	141	+ 143
Diabetes Mellitus	5	202	1	1,628	- 1,426
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	196	19	63	+ 133
Kidney Disease	7	193	4	277	- 84
Hypertension	8	167	7	170	- 3
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	145	5	228	- 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	120	24	45	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	11	117	37	23	+ 94
Pancreas Cancer	12	78	38	21	+ 57
Liver Disease	13	72	15	82	- 10
Breast Cancer	14	64	8	162	- 99
Prostate Cancer	15	63	25	41	+ 23
Road Traffic Accidents	16	63	11	120	- 57
Congenital Anomalies	17	56	10	129	- 73
Leukemia	18	55	30	31	+ 24
Lymphomas	19	55	35	27	+ 28
Liver Cancer	20	51	18	68	- 17
Bladder Cancer	21	51	50	8	+ 43
Falls	22	49	36	27	+ 23
Violence	23	45	40	19	+ 26
Low Birth Weight	24	39	14	86	- 47
Parkinson's Disease	25	39	26	40	- 1
Endocrine Disorders	26	30	34	28	+ 2
Asthma	27	28	6	226	- 198
Ovary Cancer	28	26	32	29	- 3
Suicide	29	23	16	80	- 57
Other Injuries	30	19	17	77	- 58
Inflammatory/Heart	31	18	23	45	- 27
Skin Cancers	32	18	61	1	+ 17
Oesophagus Cancer	33	15	42	18	- 3
Cervical Cancer	34	15	13	86	- 72
Oral Cancer	35	15	46	13	+ 2
Epilepsy	36	13	44	16	- 3
Uterin Cancer	37	12	39	20	- 8
Drug Use	38	11	52	4	+ 7
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	9	29	34	- 25
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	8	12	96	- 88
Birth Trauma	41	8	28	36	- 28
Other Neoplasms	42	7	53	3	+ 4
Malnutrition	43	7	45	14	- 8
Drownings	44	6	21	60	- 53
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	5	20	62	- 57
Poisonings	46	4	56	2	+ 2
Fires	47	4	33	28	- 24
Skin Disease	48	4	41	19	- 15
War	49	4	66	0	+ 3
Tuberculosis	50	3	27	39	- 36
Meningitis	51	3	43	17	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	62	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	53	2	31	30	- 28
Encephalitis	54	2	51	7	- 5
Alcohol	55	2	57	2	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2	60	1	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	57	1	49	9	- 7
Pertussis	58	1	48	10	- 9
Appendicitis	59	1	54	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	60	1	59	1	- 0
Syphilis	61	1	47	11	- 10
Schistosomiasis	62	0	74	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	63	0	65	0	+ 0
Tetanus	64	0	58	1	- 1
Measles	65	0	63	0	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	64	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	3	- 3
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FIJI

Turkey

Fiji

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.