NEPAL VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	31,783	2	19,677	+ 12,106
Stroke	2	16,281	4	12,909	+ 3,373
Lung Cancers	3	12,975	12	3,586	+ 9,389
Lung Disease	4	9,282	1	27,027	- 17,745
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,622	14	2,929	+ 3,693
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	6,404	19	2,022	+ 4,382
Kidney Disease	7	6,297	10	4,284	+ 2,013
Hypertension	8	5,462	18	2,092	+ 3,370
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,752	6	6,237	- 1,485
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,924	26	1,167	+ 2,757
Stomach Cancer	11	3,823	25	1,379	+ 2,444
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,546	41	445	+ 2,101
Liver Disease	13	2,346	5	6,383	- 4,037
Breast Cancer	14	2,088	27	1,038	+ 1,050
Prostate Cancer	15	2,075	58	85	+ 1,989
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,062	9	4,654	- 2,593
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,837	21	1,949	- 111
Leukemia	18	1,802	36	668	+ 1,134
Lymphomas	19	1,794	32	768	+ 1,026
Liver Cancer	20	1,681	46	256	+ 1,425
Bladder Cancer	21	1,659	44	325	+ 1,335
Falls	22	1,618	13	3,321	- 1,703
Violence	23	1,484	35	704	+ 780
Low Birth Weight	24	1,287	11	3,822	- 2,536
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,273	33	760	+ 513
Endocrine Disorders	26	966	45	257	+ 709
Asthma	27	901	8	5,930	- 5,030
Ovary Cancer	28	846	37	585	+ 262
Suicide	29	741	16	2,571	- 1,830
Other Injuries	30	621	22	1,655	- 1,034
Inflammatory/Heart	31	604	48	217	+ 387
Skin Cancers	32	573	42	400	+ 173
Oesophagus Cancer	33	489	38	491	- 2
Cervical Cancer	34	485	20	1,969	- 1,484
Oral Cancer	35	483	24	1,389	- 906
Epilepsy	36	424	30	874	- 450
Uterin Cancer	37	403	60	56	+ 347
Drug Use	38	360	57	93	+ 266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	292	49	191	+ 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	274	7	6,071	- 5,797
Birth Trauma	41	266	15	2,676	- 2,409
Other Neoplasms	42	239	61	50	+ 190
Malnutrition	43	218	31	845	- 627
Drownings	44	203	23	1,505	- 1,302
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	167	17	2,320	- 2,153
Poisonings	46	136	39	474	- 337
Fires	47	127	50	184	- 57
Skin Disease	48	120	67	17	+ 103
War	49	118	65	24	+ 94
Tuberculosis	50	112	3	16,535	- 16,422
Meningitis	51	102	43	377	- 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	88	51	173	- 85
HIV/AIDS	53	75	34	737	- 661
Encephalitis	54	68	29	882	- 814
Alcohol	55	67	52	168	- 100
Multiple Sclerosis	56	62	63	38	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	57	40	28	977	- 937
Pertussis	58	38	40	453	- 415
Appendicitis	59	34	47	220	- 186
Hepatitis B	60	27	56	117	- 90
Syphilis	61	19	54	134	- 115
Schistosomiasis	62	12	73	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	63	7	64	29	- 22
Tetanus	64	4	53	134	- 130
Measles	65	2	59	60	- 58
Upper Respiratory	66	2	66	24	- 22
Otitis Media	67	1	70	4	- 3
Leishmaniasis	68	1	62	39	- 38
Chlamydia	69	1	68	5	- 4
Ascariasis	70	0	69	4	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	120	- 120
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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.