PORTUGAL VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,424	1	12,878	- 2,454
Stroke	2	5,340	2	12,339	- 7,000
Lung Cancers	3	4,255	5	4,406	- 151
Lung Disease	4	3,044	7	4,286	- 1,242
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,172	8	3,601	- 1,429
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,100	3	7,191	- 5,091
Kidney Disease	7	2,065	9	2,803	- 738
Hypertension	8	1,791	14	1,880	- 88
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,559	4	6,851	- 5,293
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,287	6	4,389	- 3,103
Stomach Cancer	11	1,254	10	2,532	- 1,278
Pancreas Cancer	12	835	15	1,669	- 834
Liver Disease	13	769	22	1,126	- 356
Breast Cancer	14	685	12	1,997	- 1,312
Prostate Cancer	15	680	11	2,124	- 1,443
Road Traffic Accidents	16	676	27	838	- 162
Congenital Anomalies	17	603	40	196	+ 406
Leukemia	18	591	24	1,015	- 424
Lymphomas	19	588	16	1,608	- 1,019
Liver Cancer	20	551	18	1,270	- 719
Bladder Cancer	21	544	20	1,171	- 626
Falls	22	531	23	1,033	- 502
Violence	23	487	48	96	+ 390
Low Birth Weight	24	422	52	79	+ 343
Parkinson's Disease	25	417	21	1,139	- 722
Endocrine Disorders	26	317	17	1,547	- 1,230
Asthma	27	295	43	146	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	28	277	33	397	- 120
Suicide	29	243	19	1,172	- 929
Other Injuries	30	204	13	1,937	- 1,733
Inflammatory/Heart	31	198	26	909	- 711
Skin Cancers	32	188	30	523	- 336
Oesophagus Cancer	33	160	29	623	- 462
Cervical Cancer	34	159	34	329	- 170
Oral Cancer	35	158	25	912	- 754
Epilepsy	36	139	31	415	- 276
Uterin Cancer	37	132	32	406	- 274
Drug Use	38	118	44	128	- 10
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	96	37	229	- 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	90	36	231	- 141
Birth Trauma	41	87	60	24	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	42	78	28	652	- 574
Malnutrition	43	71	53	79	- 7
Drownings	44	67	51	79	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	55	41	169	- 114
Poisonings	46	45	57	29	+ 15
Fires	47	42	46	108	- 67
Skin Disease	48	39	39	202	- 163
War	49	39	69	1	+ 38
Tuberculosis	50	37	38	213	- 176
Meningitis	51	33	56	43	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	29	47	99	- 70
HIV/AIDS	53	25	35	320	- 295
Encephalitis	54	22	67	1	+ 21
Alcohol	55	22	45	111	- 89
Multiple Sclerosis	56	20	54	56	- 36
Maternal Conditions	57	13	63	7	+ 6
Pertussis	58	12	72	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	11	61	21	- 10
Hepatitis B	60	9	59	26	- 17
Syphilis	61	6	64	3	+ 3
Schistosomiasis	62	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	2	49	87	- 85
Tetanus	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	1	62	15	- 14
Otitis Media	67	0	66	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	0	68	1	- 1
Chlamydia	69	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	70	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	49	- 49
Anemia	81	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	82	- 82
Oral conditions	86	0	65	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Turkey

Portugal

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.