SOUTH AFRICA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	61,726	3	32,739	+ 28,987
Stroke	2	31,620	4	30,693	+ 926
Lung Cancers	3	25,199	15	7,705	+ 17,494
Lung Disease	4	18,027	13	11,895	+ 6,132
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,861	5	30,188	- 17,326
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	12,436	22	4,676	+ 7,760
Kidney Disease	7	12,230	9	15,302	- 3,072
Hypertension	8	10,608	12	12,789	- 2,181
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	9,229	2	39,341	- 30,111
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	7,621	28	3,587	+ 4,034
Stomach Cancer	11	7,424	39	1,535	+ 5,890
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,945	35	2,007	+ 2,938
Liver Disease	13	4,556	14	9,013	- 4,458
Breast Cancer	14	4,054	23	4,533	- 479
Prostate Cancer	15	4,029	24	4,374	- 344
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,004	11	13,014	- 9,010
Congenital Anomalies	17	3,568	25	4,351	- 782
Leukemia	18	3,499	40	1,464	+ 2,036
Lymphomas	19	3,484	31	2,818	+ 666
Liver Cancer	20	3,264	33	2,383	+ 880
Bladder Cancer	21	3,223	52	829	+ 2,394
Falls	22	3,142	42	1,399	+ 1,743
Violence	23	2,882	7	21,000	- 18,118
Low Birth Weight	24	2,499	16	6,250	- 3,751
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,471	46	1,077	+ 1,394
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,877	19	5,890	- 4,013
Asthma	27	1,749	18	5,966	- 4,217
Ovary Cancer	28	1,643	51	951	+ 692
Suicide	29	1,440	10	13,774	- 12,334
Other Injuries	30	1,206	17	6,014	- 4,808
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,173	21	5,408	- 4,235
Skin Cancers	32	1,112	48	993	+ 120
Oesophagus Cancer	33	949	29	3,486	- 2,536
Cervical Cancer	34	942	20	5,555	- 4,613
Oral Cancer	35	938	41	1,406	- 468
Epilepsy	36	824	37	1,870	- 1,046
Uterin Cancer	37	783	54	512	+ 271
Drug Use	38	699	53	770	- 71
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	567	36	1,894	- 1,327
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	532	8	15,843	- 15,311
Birth Trauma	41	517	30	3,004	- 2,486
Other Neoplasms	42	464	58	267	+ 198
Malnutrition	43	423	34	2,381	- 1,958
Drownings	44	394	32	2,403	- 2,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	324	47	1,015	- 690
Poisonings	46	265	50	975	- 710
Fires	47	246	27	3,618	- 3,371
Skin Disease	48	233	45	1,101	- 869
War	49	229	64	66	+ 163
Tuberculosis	50	218	6	21,965	- 21,747
Meningitis	51	197	26	3,660	- 3,463
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	170	55	376	- 205
HIV/AIDS	53	147	1	71,996	- 71,849
Encephalitis	54	132	59	234	- 102
Alcohol	55	131	49	987	- 856
Multiple Sclerosis	56	121	62	113	+ 8
Maternal Conditions	57	78	38	1,700	- 1,621
Pertussis	58	74	43	1,142	- 1,068
Appendicitis	59	67	56	274	- 207
Hepatitis B	60	52	61	139	- 87
Syphilis	61	36	44	1,130	- 1,093
Schistosomiasis	62	24	66	35	- 11
Hepatitis C	63	14	70	8	+ 6
Tetanus	64	8	65	38	- 29
Measles	65	5	57	270	- 266
Upper Respiratory	66	4	60	223	- 219
Otitis Media	67	2	67	19	- 17
Leishmaniasis	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	1	68	18	- 17
Ascariasis	70	1	71	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	69	16	- 16
Hookworm Disease	72	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	63	83	- 83
Chagas disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Turkey

South Africa

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.