FRANCE VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,826	1	63,181	+ 6,645
Stroke	2	35,769	3	36,354	- 585
Lung Cancers	3	28,506	4	35,657	- 7,151
Lung Disease	4	20,392	7	18,232	+ 2,161
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,549	12	10,912	+ 3,638
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,068	2	53,157	- 39,089
Kidney Disease	7	13,835	11	11,477	+ 2,358
Hypertension	8	12,000	23	7,109	+ 4,891
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,441	6	19,771	- 9,330
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	8,621	5	21,854	- 13,233
Stomach Cancer	11	8,399	26	5,530	+ 2,868
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,594	10	12,360	- 6,766
Liver Disease	13	5,153	22	7,382	- 2,229
Breast Cancer	14	4,587	8	15,536	- 10,949
Prostate Cancer	15	4,558	13	10,873	- 6,314
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,530	31	3,339	+ 1,191
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,037	35	2,012	+ 2,025
Leukemia	18	3,959	21	7,457	- 3,498
Lymphomas	19	3,941	14	10,067	- 6,126
Liver Cancer	20	3,692	15	9,573	- 5,881
Bladder Cancer	21	3,646	24	6,566	- 2,920
Falls	22	3,555	18	8,284	- 4,729
Violence	23	3,260	49	538	+ 2,722
Low Birth Weight	24	2,827	47	651	+ 2,176
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,796	20	7,570	- 4,774
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,123	19	8,086	- 5,963
Asthma	27	1,979	42	1,039	+ 940
Ovary Cancer	28	1,859	30	3,964	- 2,105
Suicide	29	1,628	16	8,961	- 7,332
Other Injuries	30	1,364	9	15,119	- 13,755
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,327	25	6,065	- 4,739
Skin Cancers	32	1,258	32	3,256	- 1,997
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,074	28	4,673	- 3,599
Cervical Cancer	34	1,066	40	1,574	- 508
Oral Cancer	35	1,061	27	4,676	- 3,615
Epilepsy	36	932	37	1,865	- 933
Uterin Cancer	37	886	34	2,721	- 1,835
Drug Use	38	790	36	1,881	- 1,091
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	642	43	986	- 344
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	602	38	1,807	- 1,205
Birth Trauma	41	585	55	309	+ 277
Other Neoplasms	42	525	17	8,771	- 8,245
Malnutrition	43	478	29	4,212	- 3,734
Drownings	44	446	45	868	- 422
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	367	41	1,384	- 1,017
Poisonings	46	300	57	228	+ 72
Fires	47	278	53	403	- 125
Skin Disease	48	263	39	1,598	- 1,334
War	49	259	67	7	+ 252
Tuberculosis	50	247	50	435	- 188
Meningitis	51	223	58	163	+ 60
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	193	51	426	- 234
HIV/AIDS	53	166	54	362	- 196
Encephalitis	54	150	66	8	+ 142
Alcohol	55	148	33	3,189	- 3,040
Multiple Sclerosis	56	137	46	752	- 615
Maternal Conditions	57	89	64	52	+ 37
Pertussis	58	84	69	3	+ 81
Appendicitis	59	76	61	90	- 14
Hepatitis B	60	59	59	135	- 76
Syphilis	61	41	68	4	+ 37
Schistosomiasis	62	27	71	1	+ 26
Hepatitis C	63	15	52	416	- 401
Tetanus	64	9	70	2	+ 7
Measles	65	5	77	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	54	- 49
Otitis Media	67	2	65	16	- 13
Leishmaniasis	68	2	73	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	75	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	84	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	48	647	- 647
Anemia	81	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	62	75	- 75
Oral conditions	86	0	60	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

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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.