IRAN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,263	1	93,308	- 3,045
Stroke	2	46,238	2	36,730	+ 9,508
Lung Cancers	3	36,849	11	6,784	+ 30,066
Lung Disease	4	26,361	7	11,409	+ 14,952
Diabetes Mellitus	5	18,808	5	13,910	+ 4,898
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	18,186	9	11,046	+ 7,140
Kidney Disease	7	17,884	6	11,810	+ 6,074
Hypertension	8	15,512	4	16,415	- 903
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,497	8	11,243	+ 2,253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	11,144	15	4,575	+ 6,569
Stomach Cancer	11	10,857	10	9,822	+ 1,035
Pancreas Cancer	12	7,231	29	2,418	+ 4,813
Liver Disease	13	6,662	12	6,637	+ 25
Breast Cancer	14	5,929	19	3,736	+ 2,193
Prostate Cancer	15	5,892	21	3,583	+ 2,310
Road Traffic Accidents	16	5,856	3	17,803	- 11,947
Congenital Anomalies	17	5,218	14	4,844	+ 375
Leukemia	18	5,117	18	3,966	+ 1,151
Lymphomas	19	5,095	23	2,882	+ 2,213
Liver Cancer	20	4,773	20	3,714	+ 1,058
Bladder Cancer	21	4,713	36	1,410	+ 3,303
Falls	22	4,595	24	2,821	+ 1,774
Violence	23	4,214	27	2,535	+ 1,679
Low Birth Weight	24	3,655	13	4,861	- 1,206
Parkinson's Disease	25	3,614	26	2,545	+ 1,069
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,745	32	2,092	+ 652
Asthma	27	2,558	22	3,360	- 802
Ovary Cancer	28	2,403	39	937	+ 1,466
Suicide	29	2,105	16	4,334	- 2,229
Other Injuries	30	1,763	17	4,048	- 2,285
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,715	35	1,611	+ 104
Skin Cancers	32	1,627	47	518	+ 1,108
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,388	30	2,371	- 983
Cervical Cancer	34	1,378	48	501	+ 877
Oral Cancer	35	1,371	45	655	+ 717
Epilepsy	36	1,205	44	719	+ 487
Uterin Cancer	37	1,145	51	355	+ 790
Drug Use	38	1,022	31	2,242	- 1,221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	829	37	1,246	- 417
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	778	33	1,836	- 1,058
Birth Trauma	41	757	25	2,735	- 1,979
Other Neoplasms	42	679	58	112	+ 568
Malnutrition	43	618	56	157	+ 461
Drownings	44	576	40	930	- 354
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	474	38	996	- 522
Poisonings	46	388	43	816	- 428
Fires	47	360	34	1,823	- 1,463
Skin Disease	48	340	55	237	+ 103
War	49	334	42	848	- 513
Tuberculosis	50	319	41	882	- 563
Meningitis	51	288	46	642	- 353
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	249	59	80	+ 169
HIV/AIDS	53	214	28	2,521	- 2,306
Encephalitis	54	194	54	246	- 52
Alcohol	55	192	53	253	- 61
Multiple Sclerosis	56	177	50	405	- 228
Maternal Conditions	57	115	52	285	- 170
Pertussis	58	108	60	75	+ 33
Appendicitis	59	98	57	155	- 57
Hepatitis B	60	76	49	425	- 349
Syphilis	61	53	61	52	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	62	35	66	3	+ 32
Hepatitis C	63	20	69	1	+ 19
Tetanus	64	12	62	37	- 24
Measles	65	7	68	2	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	6	63	16	- 10
Otitis Media	67	3	71	0	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	68	3	64	8	- 5
Chlamydia	69	2	65	4	- 2
Ascariasis	70	1	67	3	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	70	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	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	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Turkey

Iran

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.