RUSSIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	143,810	1	562,711	- 418,901
Stroke	2	73,668	2	327,199	- 253,531
Lung Cancers	3	58,710	3	54,361	+ 4,348
Lung Disease	4	41,999	9	36,600	+ 5,399
Diabetes Mellitus	5	29,965	18	18,345	+ 11,620
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	28,974	5	48,522	- 19,547
Kidney Disease	7	28,494	22	11,581	+ 16,913
Hypertension	8	24,714	17	18,348	+ 6,367
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	21,503	10	32,404	- 10,901
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	17,755	7	42,633	- 24,878
Stomach Cancer	11	17,297	11	29,386	- 12,089
Pancreas Cancer	12	11,521	16	20,282	- 8,761
Liver Disease	13	10,614	6	45,463	- 34,849
Breast Cancer	14	9,446	13	23,242	- 13,795
Prostate Cancer	15	9,388	20	14,107	- 4,719
Road Traffic Accidents	16	9,330	19	17,507	- 8,177
Congenital Anomalies	17	8,314	41	4,201	+ 4,112
Leukemia	18	8,153	31	8,238	- 85
Lymphomas	19	8,117	29	8,919	- 802
Liver Cancer	20	7,604	24	11,165	- 3,561
Bladder Cancer	21	7,508	38	6,307	+ 1,201
Falls	22	7,321	21	11,705	- 4,384
Violence	23	6,714	23	11,450	- 4,736
Low Birth Weight	24	5,823	44	2,153	+ 3,670
Parkinson's Disease	25	5,758	26	9,371	- 3,613
Endocrine Disorders	26	4,373	45	2,004	+ 2,369
Asthma	27	4,075	46	1,764	+ 2,311
Ovary Cancer	28	3,828	32	8,123	- 4,294
Suicide	29	3,354	8	36,625	- 33,271
Other Injuries	30	2,809	14	22,517	- 19,708
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,732	4	54,060	- 51,328
Skin Cancers	32	2,591	39	5,612	- 3,020
Oesophagus Cancer	33	2,212	33	7,431	- 5,220
Cervical Cancer	34	2,195	34	7,423	- 5,228
Oral Cancer	35	2,185	25	10,880	- 8,695
Epilepsy	36	1,920	52	718	+ 1,202
Uterin Cancer	37	1,825	35	6,867	- 5,042
Drug Use	38	1,628	27	9,113	- 7,485
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,321	28	8,938	- 7,616
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	1,240	55	403	+ 837
Birth Trauma	41	1,205	53	714	+ 491
Other Neoplasms	42	1,082	51	729	+ 353
Malnutrition	43	984	57	242	+ 742
Drownings	44	918	36	6,629	- 5,710
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	756	42	2,770	- 2,014
Poisonings	46	618	40	5,565	- 4,947
Fires	47	573	37	6,387	- 5,814
Skin Disease	48	542	43	2,735	- 2,193
War	49	533	59	123	+ 410
Tuberculosis	50	508	30	8,422	- 7,914
Meningitis	51	459	48	1,037	- 578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	397	50	750	- 354
HIV/AIDS	53	341	15	21,262	- 20,920
Encephalitis	54	309	47	1,076	- 768
Alcohol	55	305	12	27,984	- 27,679
Multiple Sclerosis	56	283	49	827	- 544
Maternal Conditions	57	183	56	267	- 85
Pertussis	58	172	65	2	+ 170
Appendicitis	59	156	54	409	- 252
Hepatitis B	60	121	60	43	+ 78
Syphilis	61	84	62	19	+ 66
Schistosomiasis	62	56	72	0	+ 56
Hepatitis C	63	32	66	2	+ 30
Tetanus	64	20	63	3	+ 16
Measles	65	11	68	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	9	58	158	- 149
Otitis Media	67	5	64	3	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	68	4	73	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	69	3	61	25	- 22
Ascariasis	70	2	77	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	1	67	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.