GUATEMALA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	18,643	1	9,825	+ 8,818
Stroke	2	9,550	6	4,849	+ 4,701
Lung Cancers	3	7,611	35	391	+ 7,220
Lung Disease	4	5,445	13	1,901	+ 3,543
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,884	3	6,932	- 3,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,756	12	1,957	+ 1,799
Kidney Disease	7	3,694	4	6,277	- 2,583
Hypertension	8	3,204	26	679	+ 2,525
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,788	2	9,245	- 6,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,302	31	464	+ 1,838
Stomach Cancer	11	2,242	17	1,570	+ 672
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,494	38	282	+ 1,212
Liver Disease	13	1,376	5	5,684	- 4,309
Breast Cancer	14	1,225	28	495	+ 729
Prostate Cancer	15	1,217	24	846	+ 371
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,209	8	4,026	- 2,817
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,078	18	1,517	- 439
Leukemia	18	1,057	27	601	+ 456
Lymphomas	19	1,052	43	229	+ 823
Liver Cancer	20	986	15	1,765	- 780
Bladder Cancer	21	973	55	57	+ 916
Falls	22	949	20	1,371	- 422
Violence	23	870	7	4,411	- 3,540
Low Birth Weight	24	755	16	1,658	- 904
Parkinson's Disease	25	746	34	393	+ 354
Endocrine Disorders	26	567	29	486	+ 81
Asthma	27	528	36	335	+ 194
Ovary Cancer	28	496	50	133	+ 363
Suicide	29	435	22	1,039	- 605
Other Injuries	30	364	10	2,466	- 2,102
Inflammatory/Heart	31	354	44	225	+ 129
Skin Cancers	32	336	46	195	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	33	287	48	144	+ 143
Cervical Cancer	34	285	25	808	- 523
Oral Cancer	35	283	49	142	+ 141
Epilepsy	36	249	33	463	- 214
Uterin Cancer	37	237	59	27	+ 209
Drug Use	38	211	40	272	- 61
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	171	23	1,029	- 858
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	161	9	2,617	- 2,457
Birth Trauma	41	156	19	1,466	- 1,310
Other Neoplasms	42	140	56	42	+ 98
Malnutrition	43	128	11	1,981	- 1,853
Drownings	44	119	32	463	- 344
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	98	54	62	+ 36
Poisonings	46	80	39	275	- 195
Fires	47	74	45	207	- 133
Skin Disease	48	70	42	232	- 162
War	49	69	68	2	+ 67
Tuberculosis	50	66	37	301	- 236
Meningitis	51	60	41	271	- 212
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	51	52	82	- 30
HIV/AIDS	53	44	21	1,173	- 1,128
Encephalitis	54	40	51	104	- 64
Alcohol	55	40	14	1,799	- 1,759
Multiple Sclerosis	56	37	60	21	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	57	24	30	468	- 445
Pertussis	58	22	53	70	- 47
Appendicitis	59	20	47	164	- 144
Hepatitis B	60	16	65	2	+ 13
Syphilis	61	11	64	3	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	62	7	75	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	63	4	66	2	+ 2
Tetanus	64	3	62	10	- 7
Measles	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	57	34	- 33
Otitis Media	67	1	70	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	69	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	67	2	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	63	7	- 7
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	58	33	- 33
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	61	19	- 19
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Turkey

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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.