INDIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,439,037	1	1,520,034	- 80,997
Stroke	2	737,161	3	697,038	+ 40,123
Lung Cancers	3	587,480	21	88,276	+ 499,204
Lung Disease	4	420,267	2	879,732	- 459,465
Diabetes Mellitus	5	299,846	7	271,495	+ 28,351
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	289,933	17	126,593	+ 163,340
Kidney Disease	7	285,126	11	222,903	+ 62,223
Hypertension	8	247,306	19	108,050	+ 139,256
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	215,171	6	392,425	- 177,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	177,668	25	77,368	+ 100,300
Stomach Cancer	11	173,086	24	81,058	+ 92,028
Pancreas Cancer	12	115,288	37	32,812	+ 82,477
Liver Disease	13	106,208	8	268,580	- 162,372
Breast Cancer	14	94,524	22	82,821	+ 11,703
Prostate Cancer	15	93,941	38	30,945	+ 62,996
Road Traffic Accidents	16	93,356	12	212,596	- 119,240
Congenital Anomalies	17	83,193	23	82,769	+ 424
Leukemia	18	81,582	35	33,383	+ 48,200
Lymphomas	19	81,222	33	40,159	+ 41,063
Liver Cancer	20	76,089	39	30,369	+ 45,720
Bladder Cancer	21	75,131	48	14,081	+ 61,051
Falls	22	73,258	10	225,755	- 152,497
Violence	23	67,181	27	51,767	+ 15,415
Low Birth Weight	24	58,266	9	238,739	- 180,473
Parkinson's Disease	25	57,616	32	43,398	+ 14,218
Endocrine Disorders	26	43,756	47	15,264	+ 28,491
Asthma	27	40,777	13	196,051	- 155,274
Ovary Cancer	28	38,309	44	21,947	+ 16,362
Suicide	29	33,561	14	173,347	- 139,786
Other Injuries	30	28,110	15	149,570	- 121,460
Inflammatory/Heart	31	27,342	49	12,651	+ 14,691
Skin Cancers	32	25,932	60	5,054	+ 20,878
Oesophagus Cancer	33	22,131	34	38,898	- 16,767
Cervical Cancer	34	21,962	30	45,319	- 23,357
Oral Cancer	35	21,865	16	134,187	- 112,322
Epilepsy	36	19,216	40	30,307	- 11,091
Uterin Cancer	37	18,262	59	6,841	+ 11,421
Drug Use	38	16,287	52	11,747	+ 4,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	13,224	26	68,108	- 54,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	12,408	4	670,315	- 657,907
Birth Trauma	41	12,062	20	102,819	- 90,757
Other Neoplasms	42	10,828	62	2,968	+ 7,859
Malnutrition	43	9,850	55	8,626	+ 1,224
Drownings	44	9,190	28	48,774	- 39,584
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	7,565	18	126,079	- 118,514
Poisonings	46	6,180	61	3,540	+ 2,640
Fires	47	5,738	42	23,265	- 17,527
Skin Disease	48	5,428	45	17,857	- 12,429
War	49	5,332	67	890	+ 4,442
Tuberculosis	50	5,082	5	435,882	- 430,800
Meningitis	51	4,597	36	33,337	- 28,740
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3,969	50	11,931	- 7,962
HIV/AIDS	53	3,416	31	44,406	- 40,990
Encephalitis	54	3,087	29	48,080	- 44,993
Alcohol	55	3,056	43	23,097	- 20,041
Multiple Sclerosis	56	2,829	63	2,328	+ 500
Maternal Conditions	57	1,828	41	25,917	- 24,089
Pertussis	58	1,721	54	10,094	- 8,373
Appendicitis	59	1,561	53	11,245	- 9,684
Hepatitis B	60	1,213	56	8,184	- 6,971
Syphilis	61	845	64	2,007	- 1,162
Schistosomiasis	62	557	76	0	+ 557
Hepatitis C	63	318	65	1,364	- 1,046
Tetanus	64	195	58	7,093	- 6,897
Measles	65	106	51	11,923	- 11,817
Upper Respiratory	66	89	68	584	- 494
Otitis Media	67	49	71	68	- 19
Leishmaniasis	68	41	66	973	- 932
Chlamydia	69	32	69	379	- 346
Ascariasis	70	20	70	126	- 106
Diphtheria	71	11	72	65	- 54
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	57	7,705	- 7,705
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.