SRI LANKA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	22,449	1	26,304	- 3,855
Stroke	2	11,500	6	6,805	+ 4,695
Lung Cancers	3	9,165	12	1,775	+ 7,390
Lung Disease	4	6,556	3	9,456	- 2,900
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,678	2	12,460	- 7,783
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	4,523	4	6,939	- 2,416
Kidney Disease	7	4,448	5	6,858	- 2,410
Hypertension	8	3,858	20	1,055	+ 2,803
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,357	8	5,117	- 1,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,772	24	911	+ 1,860
Stomach Cancer	11	2,700	16	1,321	+ 1,379
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,799	43	214	+ 1,585
Liver Disease	13	1,657	17	1,303	+ 354
Breast Cancer	14	1,475	15	1,383	+ 92
Prostate Cancer	15	1,465	30	507	+ 959
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,456	9	4,200	- 2,743
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,298	22	989	+ 309
Leukemia	18	1,273	18	1,155	+ 118
Lymphomas	19	1,267	21	1,027	+ 240
Liver Cancer	20	1,187	19	1,090	+ 97
Bladder Cancer	21	1,172	34	432	+ 740
Falls	22	1,143	23	964	+ 179
Violence	23	1,048	31	499	+ 549
Low Birth Weight	24	909	29	536	+ 373
Parkinson's Disease	25	899	45	168	+ 731
Endocrine Disorders	26	683	32	462	+ 220
Asthma	27	636	7	6,471	- 5,835
Ovary Cancer	28	598	37	281	+ 316
Suicide	29	524	10	2,977	- 2,454
Other Injuries	30	439	14	1,529	- 1,091
Inflammatory/Heart	31	427	35	425	+ 2
Skin Cancers	32	405	52	58	+ 346
Oesophagus Cancer	33	345	13	1,544	- 1,199
Cervical Cancer	34	343	26	762	- 420
Oral Cancer	35	341	11	2,893	- 2,552
Epilepsy	36	300	39	269	+ 30
Uterin Cancer	37	285	42	218	+ 67
Drug Use	38	254	40	257	- 3
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	206	56	38	+ 168
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	194	28	605	- 411
Birth Trauma	41	188	44	193	- 5
Other Neoplasms	42	169	50	86	+ 83
Malnutrition	43	154	54	43	+ 110
Drownings	44	143	27	731	- 587
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	118	53	49	+ 69
Poisonings	46	96	49	93	+ 3
Fires	47	90	41	239	- 149
Skin Disease	48	85	36	293	- 208
War	49	83	38	280	- 197
Tuberculosis	50	79	25	769	- 690
Meningitis	51	72	46	146	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	62	60	11	+ 51
HIV/AIDS	53	53	55	39	+ 14
Encephalitis	54	48	61	10	+ 38
Alcohol	55	48	51	82	- 35
Multiple Sclerosis	56	44	69	2	+ 42
Maternal Conditions	57	29	48	96	- 68
Pertussis	58	27	59	15	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	24	64	5	+ 19
Hepatitis B	60	19	62	6	+ 13
Syphilis	61	13	58	15	- 2
Schistosomiasis	62	9	81	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	63	5	75	0	+ 5
Tetanus	64	3	57	27	- 24
Measles	65	2	77	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	66	1	66	5	- 3
Otitis Media	67	1	76	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	47	131	- 131
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	63	6	- 6
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	5	- 5
Anemia	81	0	33	445	- 445
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	67	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	70	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	68	3	- 3
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Turkey

Sri Lanka

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.