PAKISTAN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	257,720	1	240,720	+ 17,000
Stroke	2	132,020	2	141,432	- 9,413
Lung Cancers	3	105,213	26	9,688	+ 95,525
Lung Disease	4	75,266	5	86,968	- 11,701
Diabetes Mellitus	5	53,700	7	63,852	- 10,152
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	51,925	22	15,216	+ 36,709
Kidney Disease	7	51,064	9	56,796	- 5,733
Hypertension	8	44,291	16	22,917	+ 21,373
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	38,535	6	83,483	- 44,948
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	31,819	38	5,279	+ 26,540
Stomach Cancer	11	30,998	43	4,044	+ 26,954
Pancreas Cancer	12	20,647	60	1,069	+ 19,578
Liver Disease	13	19,021	10	54,835	- 35,814
Breast Cancer	14	16,928	20	18,009	- 1,081
Prostate Cancer	15	16,824	45	3,559	+ 13,265
Road Traffic Accidents	16	16,719	12	28,170	- 11,451
Congenital Anomalies	17	14,899	14	26,320	- 11,420
Leukemia	18	14,611	39	5,254	+ 9,357
Lymphomas	19	14,546	31	7,020	+ 7,526
Liver Cancer	20	13,627	41	4,427	+ 9,200
Bladder Cancer	21	13,455	48	2,727	+ 10,729
Falls	22	13,120	28	8,642	+ 4,478
Violence	23	12,032	23	12,925	- 893
Low Birth Weight	24	10,435	4	93,373	- 82,938
Parkinson's Disease	25	10,319	35	6,145	+ 4,173
Endocrine Disorders	26	7,836	25	11,439	- 3,603
Asthma	27	7,303	17	20,750	- 13,448
Ovary Cancer	28	6,861	46	3,533	+ 3,328
Suicide	29	6,011	18	19,331	- 13,320
Other Injuries	30	5,034	13	27,010	- 21,975
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,897	52	2,318	+ 2,579
Skin Cancers	32	4,644	54	1,539	+ 3,105
Oesophagus Cancer	33	3,963	29	7,866	- 3,902
Cervical Cancer	34	3,933	44	4,009	- 76
Oral Cancer	35	3,916	21	17,181	- 13,265
Epilepsy	36	3,441	40	4,873	- 1,432
Uterin Cancer	37	3,271	59	1,191	+ 2,079
Drug Use	38	2,917	61	829	+ 2,088
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,368	36	5,450	- 3,082
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	2,222	3	104,383	- 102,160
Birth Trauma	41	2,160	8	59,559	- 57,399
Other Neoplasms	42	1,939	64	412	+ 1,528
Malnutrition	43	1,764	27	8,852	- 7,088
Drownings	44	1,646	37	5,376	- 3,730
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,355	15	26,017	- 24,662
Poisonings	46	1,107	47	3,364	- 2,257
Fires	47	1,028	42	4,305	- 3,277
Skin Disease	48	972	67	132	+ 840
War	49	955	62	597	+ 358
Tuberculosis	50	910	11	42,103	- 41,193
Meningitis	51	823	19	18,025	- 17,202
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	711	56	1,388	- 677
HIV/AIDS	53	612	32	6,797	- 6,186
Encephalitis	54	553	33	6,651	- 6,098
Alcohol	55	547	50	2,520	- 1,973
Multiple Sclerosis	56	507	65	411	+ 95
Maternal Conditions	57	327	24	12,392	- 12,065
Pertussis	58	308	34	6,358	- 6,050
Appendicitis	59	280	51	2,472	- 2,192
Hepatitis B	60	217	53	2,267	- 2,050
Syphilis	61	151	57	1,289	- 1,137
Schistosomiasis	62	100	74	0	+ 100
Hepatitis C	63	57	58	1,227	- 1,170
Tetanus	64	35	30	7,541	- 7,506
Measles	65	19	49	2,579	- 2,560
Upper Respiratory	66	16	66	288	- 272
Otitis Media	67	9	71	28	- 20
Leishmaniasis	68	7	72	4	+ 3
Chlamydia	69	6	70	44	- 38
Ascariasis	70	4	68	75	- 71
Diphtheria	71	2	69	68	- 66
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	587	- 587
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	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 PAKISTAN

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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.