LIBERIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,553	7	1,885	+ 3,668
Stroke	2	2,844	11	1,578	+ 1,266
Lung Cancers	3	2,267	44	66	+ 2,201
Lung Disease	4	1,622	26	294	+ 1,328
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,157	15	650	+ 507
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,119	29	235	+ 884
Kidney Disease	7	1,100	16	609	+ 492
Hypertension	8	954	23	371	+ 584
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	830	2	2,693	- 1,863
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	686	40	90	+ 596
Stomach Cancer	11	668	37	122	+ 546
Pancreas Cancer	12	445	53	38	+ 407
Liver Disease	13	410	13	858	- 449
Breast Cancer	14	365	27	246	+ 119
Prostate Cancer	15	362	25	297	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	16	360	5	1,920	- 1,560
Congenital Anomalies	17	321	14	833	- 512
Leukemia	18	315	58	23	+ 292
Lymphomas	19	313	39	93	+ 220
Liver Cancer	20	294	20	439	- 146
Bladder Cancer	21	290	59	19	+ 271
Falls	22	283	33	155	+ 127
Violence	23	259	18	477	- 218
Low Birth Weight	24	225	8	1,652	- 1,427
Parkinson's Disease	25	222	43	72	+ 150
Endocrine Disorders	26	169	28	245	- 77
Asthma	27	157	31	200	- 42
Ovary Cancer	28	148	47	50	+ 97
Suicide	29	129	30	220	- 90
Other Injuries	30	108	22	380	- 272
Inflammatory/Heart	31	106	38	115	- 10
Skin Cancers	32	100	46	51	+ 49
Oesophagus Cancer	33	85	60	16	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	34	85	19	474	- 389
Oral Cancer	35	84	48	50	+ 34
Epilepsy	36	74	42	81	- 7
Uterin Cancer	37	70	55	28	+ 42
Drug Use	38	63	50	42	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	51	36	126	- 75
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	48	10	1,592	- 1,544
Birth Trauma	41	47	9	1,601	- 1,555
Other Neoplasms	42	42	62	6	+ 36
Malnutrition	43	38	24	353	- 315
Drownings	44	35	35	127	- 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	29	49	50	- 21
Poisonings	46	24	41	82	- 58
Fires	47	22	34	153	- 131
Skin Disease	48	21	51	41	- 20
War	49	21	70	1	+ 20
Tuberculosis	50	20	1	2,766	- 2,747
Meningitis	51	18	17	552	- 534
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	15	64	4	+ 11
HIV/AIDS	53	13	6	1,919	- 1,906
Encephalitis	54	12	56	27	- 16
Alcohol	55	12	57	25	- 14
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	63	4	+ 7
Maternal Conditions	57	7	12	870	- 863
Pertussis	58	7	32	197	- 191
Appendicitis	59	6	61	12	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	5	52	39	- 34
Syphilis	61	3	21	394	- 391
Schistosomiasis	62	2	45	51	- 49
Hepatitis C	63	1	65	4	- 3
Tetanus	64	1	54	31	- 30
Measles	65	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Upper Respiratory	66	0	67	3	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	71	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	77	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	69	1	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	66	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	68	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Turkey

Liberia

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.