NEW ZEALAND VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,271	1	5,095	+ 176
Stroke	2	2,700	3	2,378	+ 322
Lung Cancers	3	2,152	4	1,873	+ 278
Lung Disease	4	1,539	5	1,815	- 276
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,098	8	769	+ 330
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,062	2	3,032	- 1,970
Kidney Disease	7	1,044	17	432	+ 612
Hypertension	8	906	20	327	+ 579
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	788	7	920	- 132
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	651	6	1,495	- 844
Stomach Cancer	11	634	22	323	+ 311
Pancreas Cancer	12	422	14	543	- 121
Liver Disease	13	389	32	158	+ 231
Breast Cancer	14	346	10	737	- 391
Prostate Cancer	15	344	9	739	- 395
Road Traffic Accidents	16	342	16	458	- 116
Congenital Anomalies	17	305	30	176	+ 129
Leukemia	18	299	18	391	- 92
Lymphomas	19	297	13	608	- 311
Liver Cancer	20	279	24	288	- 9
Bladder Cancer	21	275	26	267	+ 8
Falls	22	268	11	627	- 358
Violence	23	246	42	57	+ 189
Low Birth Weight	24	213	38	78	+ 135
Parkinson's Disease	25	211	19	353	- 142
Endocrine Disorders	26	160	21	325	- 164
Asthma	27	149	36	91	+ 59
Ovary Cancer	28	140	29	207	- 67
Suicide	29	123	15	528	- 405
Other Injuries	30	103	28	218	- 115
Inflammatory/Heart	31	100	23	313	- 213
Skin Cancers	32	95	12	612	- 517
Oesophagus Cancer	33	81	25	279	- 198
Cervical Cancer	34	80	41	61	+ 20
Oral Cancer	35	80	31	164	- 84
Epilepsy	36	70	43	55	+ 15
Uterin Cancer	37	67	33	145	- 78
Drug Use	38	60	40	69	- 9
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	48	39	70	- 22
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	45	37	81	- 35
Birth Trauma	41	44	54	15	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	42	40	27	245	- 205
Malnutrition	43	36	55	14	+ 22
Drownings	44	34	44	54	- 21
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	28	35	113	- 85
Poisonings	46	23	58	9	+ 13
Fires	47	21	53	17	+ 4
Skin Disease	48	20	34	118	- 98
War	49	20	68	1	+ 19
Tuberculosis	50	19	52	17	+ 1
Meningitis	51	17	59	9	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	15	46	47	- 32
HIV/AIDS	53	13	57	10	+ 2
Encephalitis	54	11	66	1	+ 11
Alcohol	55	11	45	51	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	56	10	47	43	- 33
Maternal Conditions	57	7	63	5	+ 2
Pertussis	58	6	65	1	+ 6
Appendicitis	59	6	62	6	- 0
Hepatitis B	60	4	56	14	- 9
Syphilis	61	3	70	0	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	2	77	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	48	30	- 28
Tetanus	64	1	69	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	82	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	4	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	67	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	80	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	83	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	8	- 8
Anemia	81	0	51	17	- 17
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	49	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	22	- 22
Oral conditions	86	0	61	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Turkey

New Zealand

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.