NIGER VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	26,902	6	8,229	+ 18,673
Stroke	2	13,781	5	8,717	+ 5,064
Lung Cancers	3	10,983	67	42	+ 10,941
Lung Disease	4	7,857	20	2,172	+ 5,685
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,605	17	2,630	+ 2,975
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	5,420	32	858	+ 4,562
Kidney Disease	7	5,330	16	2,732	+ 2,598
Hypertension	8	4,623	25	1,356	+ 3,268
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,022	1	21,093	- 17,071
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	3,321	37	522	+ 2,800
Stomach Cancer	11	3,236	44	300	+ 2,935
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,155	54	138	+ 2,017
Liver Disease	13	1,985	11	4,116	- 2,131
Breast Cancer	14	1,767	29	1,075	+ 692
Prostate Cancer	15	1,756	57	128	+ 1,628
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,745	8	5,946	- 4,201
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,555	10	4,346	- 2,790
Leukemia	18	1,525	48	258	+ 1,268
Lymphomas	19	1,518	43	350	+ 1,168
Liver Cancer	20	1,422	35	745	+ 677
Bladder Cancer	21	1,405	53	161	+ 1,243
Falls	22	1,370	26	1,297	+ 72
Violence	23	1,256	19	2,244	- 988
Low Birth Weight	24	1,089	4	9,560	- 8,471
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,077	47	275	+ 802
Endocrine Disorders	26	818	23	1,806	- 988
Asthma	27	762	22	1,902	- 1,140
Ovary Cancer	28	716	40	425	+ 291
Suicide	29	627	27	1,227	- 600
Other Injuries	30	525	12	3,826	- 3,300
Inflammatory/Heart	31	511	34	769	- 257
Skin Cancers	32	485	45	287	+ 198
Oesophagus Cancer	33	414	55	132	+ 282
Cervical Cancer	34	411	38	487	- 76
Oral Cancer	35	409	49	242	+ 167
Epilepsy	36	359	36	676	- 317
Uterin Cancer	37	341	64	86	+ 255
Drug Use	38	304	58	126	+ 178
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	247	31	1,044	- 797
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	232	3	16,030	- 15,798
Birth Trauma	41	225	7	8,030	- 7,805
Other Neoplasms	42	202	68	24	+ 178
Malnutrition	43	184	21	2,170	- 1,986
Drownings	44	172	24	1,581	- 1,409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	141	39	467	- 325
Poisonings	46	116	33	771	- 656
Fires	47	107	28	1,120	- 1,013
Skin Disease	48	101	52	213	- 111
War	49	100	41	409	- 310
Tuberculosis	50	95	13	3,703	- 3,608
Meningitis	51	86	9	5,237	- 5,151
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	74	70	18	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	53	64	30	1,048	- 984
Encephalitis	54	58	61	112	- 54
Alcohol	55	57	60	120	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	56	53	69	22	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	57	34	14	3,317	- 3,283
Pertussis	58	32	15	2,858	- 2,825
Appendicitis	59	29	56	128	- 99
Hepatitis B	60	23	46	279	- 256
Syphilis	61	16	62	110	- 94
Schistosomiasis	62	10	50	237	- 227
Hepatitis C	63	6	66	46	- 40
Tetanus	64	4	42	372	- 369
Measles	65	2	18	2,414	- 2,412
Upper Respiratory	66	2	63	94	- 92
Otitis Media	67	1	72	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	1	51	237	- 236
Chlamydia	69	1	71	3	- 2
Ascariasis	70	0	59	125	- 124
Diphtheria	71	0	65	60	- 60
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	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 NIGER

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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.