MALAYSIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	35,298	1	36,729	- 1,431
Stroke	2	18,082	3	21,592	- 3,510
Lung Cancers	3	14,410	8	4,319	+ 10,092
Lung Disease	4	10,309	5	6,633	+ 3,676
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,355	9	4,107	+ 3,248
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,112	10	3,996	+ 3,116
Kidney Disease	7	6,994	6	6,629	+ 365
Hypertension	8	6,066	38	649	+ 5,417
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,278	2	23,477	- 18,199
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,358	11	3,832	+ 526
Stomach Cancer	11	4,246	21	1,441	+ 2,804
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,828	32	994	+ 1,834
Liver Disease	13	2,605	7	5,125	- 2,520
Breast Cancer	14	2,319	12	3,071	- 753
Prostate Cancer	15	2,304	33	903	+ 1,401
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,290	4	7,181	- 4,892
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,041	24	1,403	+ 638
Leukemia	18	2,001	23	1,412	+ 589
Lymphomas	19	1,992	25	1,321	+ 671
Liver Cancer	20	1,866	16	1,984	- 118
Bladder Cancer	21	1,843	39	467	+ 1,376
Falls	22	1,797	18	1,855	- 58
Violence	23	1,648	34	869	+ 779
Low Birth Weight	24	1,429	29	1,020	+ 409
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,413	28	1,106	+ 307
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,073	37	809	+ 264
Asthma	27	1,000	30	1,013	- 13
Ovary Cancer	28	940	35	827	+ 112
Suicide	29	823	19	1,823	- 1,000
Other Injuries	30	690	14	2,222	- 1,533
Inflammatory/Heart	31	671	27	1,214	- 543
Skin Cancers	32	636	50	247	+ 389
Oesophagus Cancer	33	543	41	435	+ 108
Cervical Cancer	34	539	31	1,010	- 472
Oral Cancer	35	536	17	1,865	- 1,328
Epilepsy	36	471	52	226	+ 246
Uterin Cancer	37	448	43	352	+ 96
Drug Use	38	400	45	322	+ 78
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	324	22	1,424	- 1,100
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	304	20	1,773	- 1,468
Birth Trauma	41	296	42	359	- 63
Other Neoplasms	42	266	48	265	+ 1
Malnutrition	43	242	49	249	- 8
Drownings	44	225	36	820	- 594
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	186	51	246	- 61
Poisonings	46	152	53	211	- 59
Fires	47	141	44	336	- 195
Skin Disease	48	133	15	2,066	- 1,933
War	49	131	63	11	+ 120
Tuberculosis	50	125	26	1,227	- 1,102
Meningitis	51	113	46	301	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	97	60	27	+ 70
HIV/AIDS	53	84	13	2,679	- 2,595
Encephalitis	54	76	40	452	- 377
Alcohol	55	75	55	181	- 106
Multiple Sclerosis	56	69	59	30	+ 39
Maternal Conditions	57	45	56	167	- 122
Pertussis	58	42	57	80	- 38
Appendicitis	59	38	58	71	- 33
Hepatitis B	60	30	54	206	- 176
Syphilis	61	21	62	19	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	14	75	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	63	8	64	6	+ 2
Tetanus	64	5	61	21	- 17
Measles	65	3	70	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	65	5	- 3
Otitis Media	67	1	66	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	68	2	- 1
Ascariasis	70	0	67	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	47	280	- 280
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	71	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Turkey

Malaysia

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.