SLOVAKIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SLOVAKIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,682	1	10,654	- 4,972
Stroke	2	2,911	3	3,756	- 845
Lung Cancers	3	2,320	4	2,562	- 242
Lung Disease	4	1,659	9	1,121	+ 538
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,184	16	750	+ 434
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,145	2	4,482	- 3,337
Kidney Disease	7	1,126	14	830	+ 295
Hypertension	8	976	11	1,034	- 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	850	6	2,024	- 1,174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	701	5	2,528	- 1,827
Stomach Cancer	11	683	15	827	- 143
Pancreas Cancer	12	455	13	876	- 420
Liver Disease	13	419	7	1,425	- 1,006
Breast Cancer	14	373	10	1,071	- 698
Prostate Cancer	15	371	12	968	- 597
Road Traffic Accidents	16	369	27	331	+ 38
Congenital Anomalies	17	328	36	167	+ 162
Leukemia	18	322	23	448	- 126
Lymphomas	19	321	17	736	- 415
Liver Cancer	20	300	22	469	- 169
Bladder Cancer	21	297	21	489	- 192
Falls	22	289	8	1,277	- 988
Violence	23	265	42	59	+ 206
Low Birth Weight	24	230	39	97	+ 133
Parkinson's Disease	25	227	29	310	- 82
Endocrine Disorders	26	173	37	163	+ 9
Asthma	27	161	44	47	+ 114
Ovary Cancer	28	151	26	334	- 183
Suicide	29	133	19	660	- 527
Other Injuries	30	111	20	554	- 443
Inflammatory/Heart	31	108	25	339	- 231
Skin Cancers	32	102	24	357	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	33	87	28	314	- 226
Cervical Cancer	34	87	32	273	- 186
Oral Cancer	35	86	18	716	- 630
Epilepsy	36	76	35	168	- 92
Uterin Cancer	37	72	30	280	- 208
Drug Use	38	64	45	45	+ 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	52	31	274	- 222
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	49	47	34	+ 15
Birth Trauma	41	48	52	15	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	42	43	40	93	- 50
Malnutrition	43	39	49	29	+ 10
Drownings	44	36	38	144	- 107
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	30	41	70	- 40
Poisonings	46	24	48	30	- 5
Fires	47	23	46	39	- 16
Skin Disease	48	21	34	170	- 149
War	49	21	68	1	+ 21
Tuberculosis	50	20	50	26	- 6
Meningitis	51	18	51	25	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	16	53	15	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	53	13	65	2	+ 11
Encephalitis	54	12	67	1	+ 11
Alcohol	55	12	33	219	- 207
Multiple Sclerosis	56	11	43	55	- 44
Maternal Conditions	57	7	63	3	+ 4
Pertussis	58	7	61	4	+ 3
Appendicitis	59	6	55	9	- 3
Hepatitis B	60	5	56	8	- 3
Syphilis	61	3	62	3	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	62	2	74	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	63	1	54	12	- 11
Tetanus	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Measles	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	58	6	- 6
Otitis Media	67	0	64	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	80	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	4	- 4
Anemia	81	0	59	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	69	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	57	7	- 7
Oral conditions	86	0	66	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SLOVAKIA

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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.