ITALY VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	62,259	1	97,116	- 34,857
Stroke	2	31,893	2	62,633	- 30,741
Lung Cancers	3	25,417	4	34,152	- 8,736
Lung Disease	4	18,183	5	32,382	- 14,200
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,973	8	19,836	- 6,863
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,544	3	41,445	- 28,901
Kidney Disease	7	12,336	11	12,726	- 390
Hypertension	8	10,700	6	29,931	- 19,232
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,309	9	16,339	- 7,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,687	7	21,254	- 13,567
Stomach Cancer	11	7,488	14	10,252	- 2,764
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,988	13	12,095	- 7,107
Liver Disease	13	4,595	23	5,559	- 964
Breast Cancer	14	4,090	10	13,868	- 9,779
Prostate Cancer	15	4,064	20	8,409	- 4,345
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,039	30	3,221	+ 818
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,599	37	1,443	+ 2,156
Leukemia	18	3,530	21	6,728	- 3,199
Lymphomas	19	3,514	16	9,670	- 6,156
Liver Cancer	20	3,292	17	9,620	- 6,328
Bladder Cancer	21	3,251	22	6,711	- 3,460
Falls	22	3,169	25	4,222	- 1,053
Violence	23	2,907	50	409	+ 2,498
Low Birth Weight	24	2,521	51	357	+ 2,163
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,493	19	8,428	- 5,935
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,893	18	8,431	- 6,538
Asthma	27	1,764	47	494	+ 1,271
Ovary Cancer	28	1,657	28	3,282	- 1,624
Suicide	29	1,452	26	4,042	- 2,590
Other Injuries	30	1,216	12	12,112	- 10,896
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,183	24	5,531	- 4,348
Skin Cancers	32	1,122	29	3,239	- 2,117
Oesophagus Cancer	33	957	34	2,045	- 1,088
Cervical Cancer	34	950	40	1,154	- 203
Oral Cancer	35	946	27	3,343	- 2,397
Epilepsy	36	831	39	1,337	- 505
Uterin Cancer	37	790	33	2,198	- 1,408
Drug Use	38	705	45	654	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	572	43	690	- 118
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	537	36	1,622	- 1,085
Birth Trauma	41	522	59	140	+ 382
Other Neoplasms	42	468	15	9,984	- 9,516
Malnutrition	43	426	41	775	- 349
Drownings	44	398	52	344	+ 54
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	327	32	2,216	- 1,888
Poisonings	46	267	58	154	+ 113
Fires	47	248	56	271	- 23
Skin Disease	48	235	38	1,440	- 1,205
War	49	231	66	6	+ 225
Tuberculosis	50	220	53	336	- 116
Meningitis	51	199	60	128	+ 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	172	42	701	- 530
HIV/AIDS	53	148	46	520	- 372
Encephalitis	54	134	68	5	+ 129
Alcohol	55	132	55	277	- 145
Multiple Sclerosis	56	122	44	677	- 554
Maternal Conditions	57	79	67	6	+ 73
Pertussis	58	74	73	1	+ 74
Appendicitis	59	68	61	49	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	52	54	334	- 281
Syphilis	61	37	69	4	+ 32
Schistosomiasis	62	24	78	0	+ 24
Hepatitis C	63	14	31	2,451	- 2,437
Tetanus	64	8	63	22	- 13
Measles	65	5	71	1	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	4	64	20	- 16
Otitis Media	67	2	65	16	- 14
Leishmaniasis	68	2	70	3	- 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	49	424	- 424
Anemia	81	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	241	- 241
Oral conditions	86	0	62	47	- 47
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Turkey

Italy

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.