ISRAEL VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,602	1	5,122	+ 4,480
Stroke	2	4,919	4	2,431	+ 2,488
Lung Cancers	3	3,920	5	2,026	+ 1,894
Lung Disease	4	2,804	7	1,546	+ 1,258
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,001	6	1,913	+ 88
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,935	2	2,996	- 1,061
Kidney Disease	7	1,903	3	2,437	- 534
Hypertension	8	1,650	21	400	+ 1,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,436	8	1,519	- 83
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,186	9	1,510	- 325
Stomach Cancer	11	1,155	16	565	+ 590
Pancreas Cancer	12	769	11	1,023	- 253
Liver Disease	13	709	28	292	+ 416
Breast Cancer	14	631	10	1,237	- 606
Prostate Cancer	15	627	17	521	+ 105
Road Traffic Accidents	16	623	26	333	+ 290
Congenital Anomalies	17	555	29	291	+ 264
Leukemia	18	544	15	612	- 67
Lymphomas	19	542	13	925	- 383
Liver Cancer	20	508	25	345	+ 163
Bladder Cancer	21	501	18	496	+ 5
Falls	22	489	39	123	+ 365
Violence	23	448	41	104	+ 344
Low Birth Weight	24	389	42	94	+ 295
Parkinson's Disease	25	384	22	398	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	26	292	12	1,002	- 710
Asthma	27	272	36	142	+ 130
Ovary Cancer	28	256	27	323	- 67
Suicide	29	224	19	453	- 230
Other Injuries	30	188	14	828	- 640
Inflammatory/Heart	31	182	30	214	- 32
Skin Cancers	32	173	23	379	- 206
Oesophagus Cancer	33	148	37	138	+ 10
Cervical Cancer	34	147	38	133	+ 14
Oral Cancer	35	146	33	150	- 4
Epilepsy	36	128	40	109	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	37	122	31	202	- 80
Drug Use	38	109	43	67	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	88	51	33	+ 55
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	83	32	166	- 83
Birth Trauma	41	80	50	35	+ 46
Other Neoplasms	42	72	20	420	- 348
Malnutrition	43	66	48	39	+ 27
Drownings	44	61	45	39	+ 22
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	50	35	144	- 94
Poisonings	46	41	63	4	+ 37
Fires	47	38	53	24	+ 14
Skin Disease	48	36	24	368	- 332
War	49	36	60	7	+ 28
Tuberculosis	50	34	57	16	+ 18
Meningitis	51	31	55	20	+ 10
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	26	54	23	+ 4
HIV/AIDS	53	23	52	25	- 3
Encephalitis	54	21	66	3	+ 17
Alcohol	55	20	49	39	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	56	19	47	39	- 20
Maternal Conditions	57	12	61	6	+ 6
Pertussis	58	11	69	0	+ 11
Appendicitis	59	10	64	4	+ 7
Hepatitis B	60	8	58	16	- 8
Syphilis	61	6	71	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	62	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	2	46	39	- 37
Tetanus	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	74	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	70	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	68	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	66	- 66
Anemia	81	0	34	149	- 149
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	8	- 8
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	17	- 17
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Turkey

Israel

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.