MEXICO VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,515	1	116,238	+ 17,277
Stroke	2	68,394	4	39,790	+ 28,604
Lung Cancers	3	54,507	17	7,349	+ 47,158
Lung Disease	4	38,993	7	29,123	+ 9,870
Diabetes Mellitus	5	27,820	2	86,110	- 58,290
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	26,900	30	3,447	+ 23,454
Kidney Disease	7	26,454	3	44,622	- 18,168
Hypertension	8	22,945	9	17,806	+ 5,139
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	19,964	8	24,816	- 4,852
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	16,484	20	6,871	+ 9,613
Stomach Cancer	11	16,059	19	6,939	+ 9,120
Pancreas Cancer	12	10,697	27	4,510	+ 6,186
Liver Disease	13	9,854	6	29,838	- 19,984
Breast Cancer	14	8,770	16	7,380	+ 1,390
Prostate Cancer	15	8,716	15	7,494	+ 1,222
Road Traffic Accidents	16	8,662	10	16,303	- 7,641
Congenital Anomalies	17	7,719	13	10,457	- 2,738
Leukemia	18	7,569	25	4,830	+ 2,739
Lymphomas	19	7,536	24	4,961	+ 2,575
Liver Cancer	20	7,060	21	6,817	+ 242
Bladder Cancer	21	6,971	48	1,272	+ 5,698
Falls	22	6,797	35	2,628	+ 4,169
Violence	23	6,233	5	32,450	- 26,217
Low Birth Weight	24	5,406	18	7,163	- 1,757
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,346	43	1,567	+ 3,778
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,060	12	11,310	- 7,251
Asthma	27	3,783	47	1,342	+ 2,441
Ovary Cancer	28	3,554	34	2,649	+ 905
Suicide	29	3,114	22	6,772	- 3,658
Other Injuries	30	2,608	11	12,175	- 9,567
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,537	41	1,866	+ 671
Skin Cancers	32	2,406	40	1,909	+ 497
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,053	49	1,252	+ 802
Cervical Cancer	34	2,038	26	4,787	- 2,749
Oral Cancer	35	2,029	46	1,355	+ 674
Epilepsy	36	1,783	39	1,912	- 129
Uterin Cancer	37	1,694	50	902	+ 793
Drug Use	38	1,511	44	1,470	+ 41
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,227	33	2,734	- 1,507
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,151	29	3,476	- 2,325
Birth Trauma	41	1,119	36	2,552	- 1,433
Other Neoplasms	42	1,005	23	6,204	- 5,200
Malnutrition	43	914	14	7,552	- 6,638
Drownings	44	853	42	1,799	- 946
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	702	52	859	- 157
Poisonings	46	573	57	531	+ 43
Fires	47	532	56	604	- 71
Skin Disease	48	504	31	3,029	- 2,525
War	49	495	66	112	+ 383
Tuberculosis	50	472	38	1,943	- 1,471
Meningitis	51	426	58	357	+ 69
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	368	45	1,415	- 1,047
HIV/AIDS	53	317	28	4,128	- 3,811
Encephalitis	54	286	62	140	+ 146
Alcohol	55	284	32	2,945	- 2,662
Multiple Sclerosis	56	262	60	295	- 33
Maternal Conditions	57	170	54	750	- 580
Pertussis	58	160	70	21	+ 138
Appendicitis	59	145	53	774	- 629
Hepatitis B	60	113	61	210	- 97
Syphilis	61	78	73	5	+ 74
Schistosomiasis	62	52	83	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	63	30	55	625	- 596
Tetanus	64	18	71	10	+ 9
Measles	65	10	80	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	8	64	127	- 118
Otitis Media	67	5	68	29	- 25
Leishmaniasis	68	4	76	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	3	77	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	70	2	72	5	- 3
Diphtheria	71	1	79	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	67	30	- 30
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	2	- 2
Leprosy	79	0	75	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	63	127	- 127
Anemia	81	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	59	305	- 305
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	894	- 894
Oral conditions	86	0	65	125	- 125
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.