JAPAN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	125,817	1	163,905	- 38,088
Stroke	2	64,451	2	121,823	- 57,372
Lung Cancers	3	51,364	4	79,688	- 28,324
Lung Disease	4	36,744	5	78,169	- 41,425
Diabetes Mellitus	5	26,216	29	5,433	+ 20,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	25,349	7	56,937	- 31,588
Kidney Disease	7	24,929	9	44,779	- 19,850
Hypertension	8	21,622	28	6,673	+ 14,949
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,813	3	107,899	- 89,086
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	15,534	6	57,340	- 41,807
Stomach Cancer	11	15,133	8	50,433	- 35,300
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,080	10	37,027	- 26,947
Liver Disease	13	9,286	17	14,195	- 4,909
Breast Cancer	14	8,264	15	15,805	- 7,540
Prostate Cancer	15	8,213	19	13,515	- 5,302
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,162	31	4,566	+ 3,596
Congenital Anomalies	17	7,274	40	2,473	+ 4,801
Leukemia	18	7,133	24	9,607	- 2,474
Lymphomas	19	7,101	14	19,273	- 12,172
Liver Cancer	20	6,653	11	29,384	- 22,732
Bladder Cancer	21	6,569	22	9,936	- 3,368
Falls	22	6,405	23	9,736	- 3,331
Violence	23	5,874	53	266	+ 5,608
Low Birth Weight	24	5,094	55	202	+ 4,892
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,037	18	14,007	- 8,970
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,826	21	11,486	- 7,660
Asthma	27	3,565	42	1,922	+ 1,643
Ovary Cancer	28	3,349	30	5,061	- 1,712
Suicide	29	2,934	13	19,466	- 16,532
Other Injuries	30	2,458	12	22,068	- 19,610
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,391	27	8,232	- 5,842
Skin Cancers	32	2,267	44	1,843	+ 425
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,935	20	12,316	- 10,381
Cervical Cancer	34	1,920	32	3,799	- 1,879
Oral Cancer	35	1,912	26	8,333	- 6,422
Epilepsy	36	1,680	45	1,558	+ 122
Uterin Cancer	37	1,597	33	3,461	- 1,864
Drug Use	38	1,424	50	732	+ 692
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,156	35	2,922	- 1,766
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,085	37	2,731	- 1,646
Birth Trauma	41	1,055	61	104	+ 950
Other Neoplasms	42	947	16	15,120	- 14,173
Malnutrition	43	861	43	1,910	- 1,049
Drownings	44	804	25	8,409	- 7,605
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	661	39	2,555	- 1,894
Poisonings	46	540	54	255	+ 286
Fires	47	502	48	1,007	- 505
Skin Disease	48	475	36	2,806	- 2,331
War	49	466	66	15	+ 452
Tuberculosis	50	444	34	3,459	- 3,014
Meningitis	51	402	52	308	+ 94
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	347	38	2,618	- 2,271
HIV/AIDS	53	299	63	48	+ 251
Encephalitis	54	270	69	5	+ 265
Alcohol	55	267	51	576	- 308
Multiple Sclerosis	56	247	59	108	+ 139
Maternal Conditions	57	160	64	39	+ 121
Pertussis	58	150	71	1	+ 149
Appendicitis	59	136	58	126	+ 11
Hepatitis B	60	106	46	1,423	- 1,317
Syphilis	61	74	65	16	+ 58
Schistosomiasis	62	49	72	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	63	28	41	2,220	- 2,192
Tetanus	64	17	67	9	+ 8
Measles	65	9	75	0	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	66	8	57	159	- 151
Otitis Media	67	4	68	8	- 3
Leishmaniasis	68	4	77	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	80	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	82	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
Anemia	81	0	49	875	- 875
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	86	- 86
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	172	- 172
Oral conditions	86	0	60	106	- 106
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.