SAUDI ARABIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,320	1	39,037	- 1,717
Stroke	2	19,118	2	16,793	+ 2,325
Lung Cancers	3	15,236	26	775	+ 14,461
Lung Disease	4	10,899	10	2,842	+ 8,057
Diabetes Mellitus	5	7,776	9	3,890	+ 3,886
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	7,519	11	2,442	+ 5,077
Kidney Disease	7	7,394	4	9,051	- 1,657
Hypertension	8	6,414	22	834	+ 5,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,580	5	6,132	- 552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	4,608	14	1,630	+ 2,977
Stomach Cancer	11	4,489	36	389	+ 4,100
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,990	31	526	+ 2,464
Liver Disease	13	2,754	7	4,931	- 2,177
Breast Cancer	14	2,451	20	908	+ 1,544
Prostate Cancer	15	2,436	50	148	+ 2,288
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,421	3	12,317	- 9,896
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,158	12	2,307	- 150
Leukemia	18	2,116	19	925	+ 1,191
Lymphomas	19	2,106	28	716	+ 1,391
Liver Cancer	20	1,973	21	845	+ 1,128
Bladder Cancer	21	1,948	46	214	+ 1,734
Falls	22	1,900	6	5,340	- 3,440
Violence	23	1,742	30	646	+ 1,097
Low Birth Weight	24	1,511	18	989	+ 522
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,494	25	776	+ 718
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,135	15	1,447	- 312
Asthma	27	1,058	17	1,168	- 110
Ovary Cancer	28	994	42	247	+ 746
Suicide	29	870	13	2,046	- 1,175
Other Injuries	30	729	8	4,004	- 3,275
Inflammatory/Heart	31	709	16	1,342	- 633
Skin Cancers	32	673	55	55	+ 618
Oesophagus Cancer	33	574	44	229	+ 345
Cervical Cancer	34	570	49	157	+ 413
Oral Cancer	35	567	34	465	+ 102
Epilepsy	36	498	29	694	- 196
Uterin Cancer	37	474	38	323	+ 151
Drug Use	38	422	33	491	- 69
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	343	41	275	+ 68
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	322	35	457	- 135
Birth Trauma	41	313	37	343	- 30
Other Neoplasms	42	281	57	40	+ 241
Malnutrition	43	255	52	79	+ 176
Drownings	44	238	24	821	- 583
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	196	39	280	- 84
Poisonings	46	160	40	279	- 119
Fires	47	149	23	825	- 677
Skin Disease	48	141	32	516	- 375
War	49	138	65	3	+ 135
Tuberculosis	50	132	27	752	- 620
Meningitis	51	119	45	227	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	103	62	9	+ 94
HIV/AIDS	53	89	47	192	- 103
Encephalitis	54	80	43	234	- 154
Alcohol	55	79	51	128	- 49
Multiple Sclerosis	56	73	56	49	+ 25
Maternal Conditions	57	47	48	172	- 125
Pertussis	58	45	54	56	- 11
Appendicitis	59	40	58	35	+ 6
Hepatitis B	60	31	53	57	- 25
Syphilis	61	22	59	33	- 11
Schistosomiasis	62	14	60	25	- 10
Hepatitis C	63	8	64	7	+ 1
Tetanus	64	5	61	16	- 10
Measles	65	3	68	1	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	2	70	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	67	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	1	71	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	1	66	1	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	69	1	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	63	9	- 9
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 SAUDI ARABIA

Turkey

Saudi Arabia

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.