SERBIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SERBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,793	1	21,776	- 14,983
Stroke	2	3,480	2	16,241	- 12,761
Lung Cancers	3	2,773	4	6,539	- 3,765
Lung Disease	4	1,984	6	3,853	- 1,869
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,416	7	3,611	- 2,195
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,369	9	2,876	- 1,507
Kidney Disease	7	1,346	5	4,169	- 2,823
Hypertension	8	1,167	12	1,621	- 453
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,016	11	1,832	- 817
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	839	8	3,429	- 2,591
Stomach Cancer	11	817	15	1,203	- 386
Pancreas Cancer	12	544	13	1,402	- 858
Liver Disease	13	501	19	887	- 386
Breast Cancer	14	446	10	2,284	- 1,838
Prostate Cancer	15	443	14	1,317	- 874
Road Traffic Accidents	16	441	24	655	- 215
Congenital Anomalies	17	393	40	162	+ 231
Leukemia	18	385	22	710	- 325
Lymphomas	19	383	20	831	- 448
Liver Cancer	20	359	17	918	- 559
Bladder Cancer	21	355	18	893	- 538
Falls	22	346	33	362	- 16
Violence	23	317	45	108	+ 210
Low Birth Weight	24	275	38	187	+ 88
Parkinson's Disease	25	272	21	804	- 532
Endocrine Disorders	26	207	36	309	- 102
Asthma	27	192	31	390	- 197
Ovary Cancer	28	181	29	555	- 374
Suicide	29	158	16	996	- 838
Other Injuries	30	133	30	406	- 274
Inflammatory/Heart	31	129	3	15,274	- 15,145
Skin Cancers	32	122	26	638	- 516
Oesophagus Cancer	33	104	35	332	- 227
Cervical Cancer	34	104	25	638	- 535
Oral Cancer	35	103	23	680	- 577
Epilepsy	36	91	37	223	- 132
Uterin Cancer	37	86	32	369	- 283
Drug Use	38	77	49	72	+ 5
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	62	28	594	- 532
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	59	39	167	- 108
Birth Trauma	41	57	52	45	+ 12
Other Neoplasms	42	51	27	601	- 550
Malnutrition	43	47	61	10	+ 37
Drownings	44	43	48	73	- 30
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	36	47	78	- 42
Poisonings	46	29	57	23	+ 7
Fires	47	27	50	64	- 37
Skin Disease	48	26	43	113	- 87
War	49	25	71	1	+ 24
Tuberculosis	50	24	46	100	- 76
Meningitis	51	22	54	35	- 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	19	55	34	- 15
HIV/AIDS	53	16	56	25	- 9
Encephalitis	54	15	66	2	+ 13
Alcohol	55	14	34	341	- 327
Multiple Sclerosis	56	13	42	146	- 133
Maternal Conditions	57	9	59	12	- 3
Pertussis	58	8	63	6	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	7	58	16	- 9
Hepatitis B	60	6	53	36	- 30
Syphilis	61	4	67	2	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	3	78	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	63	2	60	12	- 10
Tetanus	64	1	65	2	- 1
Measles	65	1	72	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	64	3	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	68	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	80	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	85	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	44	109	- 109
Anemia	81	0	41	152	- 152
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	62	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	51	- 51
Oral conditions	86	0	69	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SERBIA

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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.