LUXEMBOURG VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Turkey TURKEY LUXEMBOURG Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 686 1 655 + 31
Stroke 2 351 4 257 + 94
Lung Cancers 3 280 3 260 + 20
Lung Disease 4 200 5 242 - 42
Diabetes Mellitus 5 143 17 61 + 82
Alzheimers & Dementia 6 138 2 298 - 160
Kidney Disease 7 136 9 91 + 45
Hypertension 8 118 19 54 + 64
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 102 8 111 - 9
Colon-Rectum Cancers 10 85 6 131 - 46
Stomach Cancer 11 82 22 51 + 31
Pancreas Cancer 12 55 11 82 - 27
Liver Disease 13 51 12 75 - 24
Breast Cancer 14 45 7 113 - 68
Prostate Cancer 15 45 15 64 - 19
Road Traffic Accidents 16 44 30 25 + 19
Congenital Anomalies 17 40 37 10 + 29
Leukemia 18 39 20 53 - 14
Lymphomas 19 39 14 64 - 26
Liver Cancer 20 36 25 49 - 12
Bladder Cancer 21 36 26 44 - 8
Falls 22 35 18 61 - 26
Violence 23 32 48 3 + 29
Low Birth Weight 24 28 49 3 + 25
Parkinson's Disease 25 27 16 62 - 34
Endocrine Disorders 26 21 21 53 - 32
Asthma 27 19 45 5 + 15
Ovary Cancer 28 18 27 35 - 17
Suicide 29 16 13 69 - 53
Other Injuries 30 13 10 88 - 75
Inflammatory/Heart 31 13 23 49 - 36
Skin Cancers 32 12 31 22 - 9
Oesophagus Cancer 33 11 28 32 - 21
Cervical Cancer 34 10 38 10 + 1
Oral Cancer 35 10 33 19 - 9
Epilepsy 36 9 35 17 - 8
Uterin Cancer 37 9 36 16 - 7
Drug Use 38 8 39 9 - 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease 39 6 41 7 - 0
Diarrhoeal diseases 40 6 42 6 - 0
Birth Trauma 41 6 59 1 + 5
Other Neoplasms 42 5 24 49 - 44
Malnutrition 43 5 32 19 - 15
Drownings 44 4 54 2 + 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease 45 4 34 19 - 15
Poisonings 46 3 56 1 + 1
Fires 47 3 51 3 + 0
Skin Disease 48 3 44 5 - 3
War 49 3 67 0 + 2
Tuberculosis 50 2 55 2 + 1
Meningitis 51 2 58 1 + 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis 52 2 53 2 - 0
HIV/AIDS 53 2 52 2 - 1
Encephalitis 54 1 65 0 + 1
Alcohol 55 1 29 25 - 24
Multiple Sclerosis 56 1 46 4 - 3
Maternal Conditions 57 1 63 0 + 1
Pertussis 58 1 68 0 + 1
Appendicitis 59 1 62 0 + 0
Hepatitis B 60 1 60 1 + 0
Syphilis 61 0 66 0 + 0
Schistosomiasis 62 0 80 0 + 0
Hepatitis C 63 0 47 4 - 4
Tetanus 64 0 69 0 + 0
Measles 65 0 70 0 + 0
Upper Respiratory 66 0 61 0 - 0
Otitis Media 67 0 74 0 + 0
Leishmaniasis 68 0 83 0 + 0
Chlamydia 69 0 72 0 + 0
Ascariasis 70 0 76 0 + 0
Diphtheria 71 0 71 0 + 0
Hookworm Disease 72 0 77 0 - 0
Dengue 73 0 79 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 74 0 78 0 - 0
Malaria 75 0 81 0 - 0
Chagas disease 76 0 82 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 77 0 84 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 78 0 73 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 75 0 - 0
Schizophrenia 80 0 43 6 - 6
Anemia 81 0 40 8 - 8
Vitamin A Deficiency 82 0 86 0 - 0
Depression 83 0 85 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 84 0 50 3 - 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy 85 0 57 1 - 1
Oral conditions 86 0 64 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LUXEMBOURG

Turkey

Turkey

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020