SINGAPORE VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SINGAPORE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,156	1	5,292	+ 865
Stroke	2	3,154	3	1,559	+ 1,595
Lung Cancers	3	2,513	4	1,540	+ 973
Lung Disease	4	1,798	14	383	+ 1,415
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,283	28	108	+ 1,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,240	36	32	+ 1,208
Kidney Disease	7	1,220	6	1,028	+ 191
Hypertension	8	1,058	8	732	+ 326
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	921	2	5,189	- 4,269
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	760	5	1,203	- 442
Stomach Cancer	11	740	12	405	+ 336
Pancreas Cancer	12	493	11	537	- 44
Liver Disease	13	454	20	209	+ 245
Breast Cancer	14	404	10	605	- 201
Prostate Cancer	15	402	16	303	+ 99
Road Traffic Accidents	16	399	26	121	+ 278
Congenital Anomalies	17	356	31	80	+ 276
Leukemia	18	349	17	249	+ 100
Lymphomas	19	347	13	397	- 49
Liver Cancer	20	326	7	746	- 420
Bladder Cancer	21	321	27	120	+ 201
Falls	22	313	18	218	+ 96
Violence	23	287	46	15	+ 273
Low Birth Weight	24	249	41	25	+ 224
Parkinson's Disease	25	246	29	90	+ 157
Endocrine Disorders	26	187	37	30	+ 157
Asthma	27	174	35	37	+ 137
Ovary Cancer	28	164	21	204	- 40
Suicide	29	144	9	650	- 507
Other Injuries	30	120	32	79	+ 41
Inflammatory/Heart	31	117	19	215	- 98
Skin Cancers	32	111	34	56	+ 55
Oesophagus Cancer	33	95	24	137	- 42
Cervical Cancer	34	94	30	85	+ 9
Oral Cancer	35	94	15	317	- 223
Epilepsy	36	82	42	25	+ 57
Uterin Cancer	37	78	23	147	- 69
Drug Use	38	70	44	19	+ 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	57	33	69	- 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	53	39	28	+ 25
Birth Trauma	41	52	55	3	+ 48
Other Neoplasms	42	46	22	195	- 149
Malnutrition	43	42	63	0	+ 42
Drownings	44	39	38	29	+ 10
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	32	43	22	+ 10
Poisonings	46	26	60	1	+ 25
Fires	47	25	49	7	+ 18
Skin Disease	48	23	25	136	- 113
War	49	23	59	2	+ 21
Tuberculosis	50	22	40	26	- 4
Meningitis	51	20	48	8	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	17	58	2	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	53	15	45	18	- 4
Encephalitis	54	13	61	0	+ 13
Alcohol	55	13	47	10	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	56	12	57	3	+ 10
Maternal Conditions	57	8	53	3	+ 4
Pertussis	58	7	62	0	+ 7
Appendicitis	59	7	50	6	+ 1
Hepatitis B	60	5	52	4	+ 1
Syphilis	61	4	65	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	62	2	78	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	56	3	- 2
Tetanus	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	54	3	- 3
Otitis Media	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	64	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	68	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	66	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	69	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	80	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	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	51	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SINGAPORE

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.