GERMANY VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	85,905	1	147,055	- 61,150
Stroke	2	44,005	3	49,794	- 5,788
Lung Cancers	3	35,070	4	46,560	- 11,490
Lung Disease	4	25,088	5	42,797	- 17,709
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,900	13	15,560	+ 2,340
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	17,308	2	51,168	- 33,860
Kidney Disease	7	17,021	8	22,770	- 5,750
Hypertension	8	14,763	6	26,796	- 12,032
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	12,845	9	20,712	- 7,868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	10,606	7	26,026	- 15,420
Stomach Cancer	11	10,332	20	9,658	+ 675
Pancreas Cancer	12	6,882	11	17,971	- 11,089
Liver Disease	13	6,340	15	15,194	- 8,854
Breast Cancer	14	5,643	10	18,842	- 13,199
Prostate Cancer	15	5,608	12	16,487	- 10,879
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,573	34	3,160	+ 2,413
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,966	36	2,291	+ 2,675
Leukemia	18	4,870	22	8,737	- 3,867
Lymphomas	19	4,849	17	12,249	- 7,400
Liver Cancer	20	4,542	25	8,057	- 3,515
Bladder Cancer	21	4,485	28	6,193	- 1,708
Falls	22	4,373	14	15,325	- 10,952
Violence	23	4,010	46	769	+ 3,242
Low Birth Weight	24	3,478	45	770	+ 2,708
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,439	16	12,594	- 9,154
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,612	18	10,677	- 8,065
Asthma	27	2,434	44	924	+ 1,510
Ovary Cancer	28	2,287	30	5,192	- 2,905
Suicide	29	2,003	19	10,284	- 8,281
Other Injuries	30	1,678	23	8,248	- 6,570
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,632	21	8,891	- 7,259
Skin Cancers	32	1,548	31	4,055	- 2,507
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,321	27	6,212	- 4,891
Cervical Cancer	34	1,311	39	2,131	- 820
Oral Cancer	35	1,305	29	6,023	- 4,718
Epilepsy	36	1,147	35	3,091	- 1,944
Uterin Cancer	37	1,090	37	2,231	- 1,141
Drug Use	38	972	40	1,930	- 958
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	789	38	2,166	- 1,377
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	741	32	3,830	- 3,089
Birth Trauma	41	720	57	239	+ 481
Other Neoplasms	42	646	24	8,161	- 7,515
Malnutrition	43	588	50	450	+ 138
Drownings	44	549	49	459	+ 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	452	33	3,615	- 3,164
Poisonings	46	369	58	216	+ 152
Fires	47	343	53	359	- 16
Skin Disease	48	324	42	1,543	- 1,219
War	49	318	66	10	+ 308
Tuberculosis	50	303	56	281	+ 23
Meningitis	51	274	60	168	+ 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	237	47	543	- 306
HIV/AIDS	53	204	54	345	- 141
Encephalitis	54	184	67	8	+ 177
Alcohol	55	182	26	6,257	- 6,075
Multiple Sclerosis	56	169	41	1,571	- 1,402
Maternal Conditions	57	109	64	38	+ 71
Pertussis	58	103	69	2	+ 100
Appendicitis	59	93	62	129	- 36
Hepatitis B	60	72	59	182	- 109
Syphilis	61	50	68	6	+ 45
Schistosomiasis	62	33	73	1	+ 33
Hepatitis C	63	19	48	507	- 488
Tetanus	64	12	75	1	+ 11
Measles	65	6	70	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	5	61	138	- 133
Otitis Media	67	3	65	16	- 13
Leishmaniasis	68	2	72	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	85	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	81	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	51	391	- 391
Anemia	81	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	292	- 292
Oral conditions	86	0	63	62	- 62
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

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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.