POLAND VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	39,569	1	117,700	- 78,131
Stroke	2	20,269	2	32,693	- 12,424
Lung Cancers	3	16,154	3	25,781	- 9,627
Lung Disease	4	11,556	6	13,677	- 2,121
Diabetes Mellitus	5	8,245	8	8,947	- 703
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,972	21	3,701	+ 4,271
Kidney Disease	7	7,840	20	4,065	+ 3,775
Hypertension	8	6,800	15	4,937	+ 1,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,916	4	19,998	- 14,082
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,885	5	14,610	- 9,725
Stomach Cancer	11	4,759	12	5,910	- 1,151
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,170	13	5,430	- 2,260
Liver Disease	13	2,920	10	7,912	- 4,992
Breast Cancer	14	2,599	9	7,967	- 5,368
Prostate Cancer	15	2,583	11	6,489	- 3,906
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,567	22	3,555	- 988
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,288	36	916	+ 1,371
Leukemia	18	2,243	24	3,456	- 1,212
Lymphomas	19	2,233	19	4,141	- 1,908
Liver Cancer	20	2,092	29	2,290	- 198
Bladder Cancer	21	2,066	17	4,700	- 2,634
Falls	22	2,014	16	4,712	- 2,697
Violence	23	1,847	49	294	+ 1,553
Low Birth Weight	24	1,602	42	579	+ 1,023
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,584	34	1,500	+ 84
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,203	38	831	+ 372
Asthma	27	1,121	43	540	+ 581
Ovary Cancer	28	1,053	27	2,929	- 1,876
Suicide	29	923	18	4,282	- 3,359
Other Injuries	30	773	28	2,527	- 1,754
Inflammatory/Heart	31	752	23	3,495	- 2,743
Skin Cancers	32	713	31	2,155	- 1,442
Oesophagus Cancer	33	609	33	1,803	- 1,194
Cervical Cancer	34	604	32	1,907	- 1,303
Oral Cancer	35	601	25	3,377	- 2,775
Epilepsy	36	528	35	1,145	- 617
Uterin Cancer	37	502	30	2,163	- 1,661
Drug Use	38	448	48	321	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	364	26	3,091	- 2,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	341	37	839	- 498
Birth Trauma	41	332	57	52	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	42	298	7	9,256	- 8,959
Malnutrition	43	271	50	291	- 20
Drownings	44	253	39	636	- 384
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	208	40	612	- 404
Poisonings	46	170	51	205	- 35
Fires	47	158	45	474	- 316
Skin Disease	48	149	46	469	- 320
War	49	147	66	4	+ 143
Tuberculosis	50	140	41	597	- 457
Meningitis	51	126	53	171	- 44
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	109	47	369	- 260
HIV/AIDS	53	94	54	115	- 21
Encephalitis	54	85	64	6	+ 78
Alcohol	55	84	14	5,238	- 5,154
Multiple Sclerosis	56	78	44	502	- 425
Maternal Conditions	57	50	63	10	+ 41
Pertussis	58	47	71	0	+ 47
Appendicitis	59	43	55	69	- 26
Hepatitis B	60	33	56	52	- 19
Syphilis	61	23	69	0	+ 23
Schistosomiasis	62	15	76	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	63	9	52	188	- 179
Tetanus	64	5	67	2	+ 4
Measles	65	3	72	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	2	60	19	- 17
Otitis Media	67	1	68	1	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	1	75	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	82	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	58	30	- 30
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	18	- 18
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Oral conditions	86	0	65	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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.