JORDAN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		JORDAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,411	1	4,856	+ 6,555
Stroke	2	5,845	2	2,908	+ 2,937
Lung Cancers	3	4,659	7	1,059	+ 3,600
Lung Disease	4	3,333	15	444	+ 2,889
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,378	4	1,684	+ 694
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,299	11	706	+ 1,593
Kidney Disease	7	2,261	6	1,494	+ 767
Hypertension	8	1,961	5	1,532	+ 429
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,706	8	937	+ 769
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,409	13	616	+ 792
Stomach Cancer	11	1,373	17	365	+ 1,007
Pancreas Cancer	12	914	22	245	+ 669
Liver Disease	13	842	14	494	+ 349
Breast Cancer	14	750	12	686	+ 64
Prostate Cancer	15	745	33	131	+ 614
Road Traffic Accidents	16	740	3	1,717	- 977
Congenital Anomalies	17	660	9	934	- 275
Leukemia	18	647	16	370	+ 277
Lymphomas	19	644	18	323	+ 321
Liver Cancer	20	603	25	186	+ 418
Bladder Cancer	21	596	23	213	+ 383
Falls	22	581	24	191	+ 390
Violence	23	533	21	269	+ 264
Low Birth Weight	24	462	10	857	- 395
Parkinson's Disease	25	457	27	169	+ 288
Endocrine Disorders	26	347	26	180	+ 167
Asthma	27	323	35	114	+ 209
Ovary Cancer	28	304	32	139	+ 165
Suicide	29	266	28	165	+ 101
Other Injuries	30	223	19	294	- 71
Inflammatory/Heart	31	217	38	74	+ 142
Skin Cancers	32	206	49	38	+ 168
Oesophagus Cancer	33	175	42	63	+ 112
Cervical Cancer	34	174	41	64	+ 111
Oral Cancer	35	173	31	143	+ 31
Epilepsy	36	152	46	49	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	37	145	39	74	+ 71
Drug Use	38	129	34	115	+ 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	105	40	67	+ 38
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	98	30	152	- 54
Birth Trauma	41	96	20	271	- 175
Other Neoplasms	42	86	57	9	+ 77
Malnutrition	43	78	51	15	+ 63
Drownings	44	73	36	107	- 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	60	50	22	+ 38
Poisonings	46	49	47	47	+ 2
Fires	47	46	29	153	- 107
Skin Disease	48	43	48	42	+ 1
War	49	42	59	6	+ 36
Tuberculosis	50	40	53	12	+ 28
Meningitis	51	36	37	78	- 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	31	61	4	+ 28
HIV/AIDS	53	27	63	2	+ 25
Encephalitis	54	24	52	14	+ 11
Alcohol	55	24	55	11	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	56	22	54	12	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	57	14	44	53	- 38
Pertussis	58	14	43	55	- 41
Appendicitis	59	12	58	8	+ 5
Hepatitis B	60	10	60	4	+ 5
Syphilis	61	7	45	52	- 45
Schistosomiasis	62	4	62	3	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	3	64	1	+ 1
Tetanus	64	2	56	11	- 9
Measles	65	1	65	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	68	0	- 0
Diphtheria	71	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	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	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	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 JORDAN

Turkey

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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.