SPAIN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	48,284	1	51,684	- 3,400
Stroke	2	24,734	3	29,004	- 4,270
Lung Cancers	3	19,712	4	22,131	- 2,419
Lung Disease	4	14,101	5	18,926	- 4,825
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,061	10	7,773	+ 2,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	9,728	2	42,339	- 32,610
Kidney Disease	7	9,567	8	9,725	- 158
Hypertension	8	8,298	9	9,115	- 817
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,220	7	13,717	- 6,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	5,961	6	16,957	- 10,996
Stomach Cancer	11	5,808	14	5,796	+ 11
Pancreas Cancer	12	3,868	12	6,752	- 2,884
Liver Disease	13	3,564	23	4,231	- 668
Breast Cancer	14	3,172	11	7,067	- 3,896
Prostate Cancer	15	3,152	13	6,420	- 3,268
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,132	31	1,829	+ 1,303
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,791	38	863	+ 1,928
Leukemia	18	2,737	24	3,772	- 1,035
Lymphomas	19	2,725	16	5,335	- 2,609
Liver Cancer	20	2,553	18	5,098	- 2,545
Bladder Cancer	21	2,521	17	5,222	- 2,701
Falls	22	2,458	26	3,246	- 788
Violence	23	2,254	51	262	+ 1,993
Low Birth Weight	24	1,955	52	253	+ 1,702
Parkinson's Disease	25	1,933	20	4,943	- 3,010
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,468	21	4,863	- 3,395
Asthma	27	1,368	35	1,133	+ 235
Ovary Cancer	28	1,285	28	2,026	- 740
Suicide	29	1,126	25	3,609	- 2,483
Other Injuries	30	943	15	5,536	- 4,593
Inflammatory/Heart	31	917	19	4,984	- 4,067
Skin Cancers	32	870	32	1,803	- 933
Oesophagus Cancer	33	743	29	2,011	- 1,269
Cervical Cancer	34	737	39	855	- 118
Oral Cancer	35	734	27	2,583	- 1,849
Epilepsy	36	645	40	824	- 179
Uterin Cancer	37	613	34	1,612	- 999
Drug Use	38	546	41	776	- 230
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	444	44	475	- 32
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	416	36	1,064	- 647
Birth Trauma	41	405	60	113	+ 292
Other Neoplasms	42	363	22	4,748	- 4,385
Malnutrition	43	331	47	302	+ 28
Drownings	44	308	45	446	- 137
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	254	33	1,612	- 1,358
Poisonings	46	207	57	170	+ 37
Fires	47	193	55	185	+ 8
Skin Disease	48	182	30	1,840	- 1,658
War	49	179	68	6	+ 173
Tuberculosis	50	171	50	270	- 100
Meningitis	51	154	59	129	+ 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	133	48	294	- 161
HIV/AIDS	53	115	43	538	- 424
Encephalitis	54	104	70	4	+ 100
Alcohol	55	103	46	333	- 231
Multiple Sclerosis	56	95	49	287	- 192
Maternal Conditions	57	61	64	14	+ 48
Pertussis	58	58	73	2	+ 56
Appendicitis	59	52	61	79	- 27
Hepatitis B	60	41	58	162	- 121
Syphilis	61	28	67	9	+ 19
Schistosomiasis	62	19	74	0	+ 18
Hepatitis C	63	11	42	652	- 642
Tetanus	64	7	72	2	+ 5
Measles	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	66	3	62	47	- 44
Otitis Media	67	2	66	9	- 7
Leishmaniasis	68	1	65	11	- 9
Chlamydia	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	69	4	- 4
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	56	181	- 181
Anemia	81	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	54	204	- 204
Oral conditions	86	0	63	44	- 44
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.