SWEDEN VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,815	1	15,136	- 4,321
Stroke	2	5,540	3	6,035	- 495
Lung Cancers	3	4,415	5	3,722	+ 693
Lung Disease	4	3,158	4	4,344	- 1,186
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,253	11	1,834	+ 419
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	2,179	2	10,917	- 8,738
Kidney Disease	7	2,143	12	1,629	+ 514
Hypertension	8	1,859	10	1,838	+ 20
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,617	7	2,659	- 1,042
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	1,335	6	3,049	- 1,714
Stomach Cancer	11	1,301	26	612	+ 688
Pancreas Cancer	12	866	9	1,849	- 982
Liver Disease	13	798	23	723	+ 75
Breast Cancer	14	710	13	1,582	- 872
Prostate Cancer	15	706	8	2,622	- 1,916
Road Traffic Accidents	16	702	34	315	+ 386
Congenital Anomalies	17	625	35	308	+ 317
Leukemia	18	613	20	825	- 212
Lymphomas	19	610	16	1,357	- 746
Liver Cancer	20	572	22	752	- 180
Bladder Cancer	21	565	21	760	- 196
Falls	22	551	17	1,109	- 558
Violence	23	505	47	113	+ 392
Low Birth Weight	24	438	51	50	+ 388
Parkinson's Disease	25	433	19	943	- 510
Endocrine Disorders	26	329	24	702	- 373
Asthma	27	306	42	158	+ 148
Ovary Cancer	28	288	27	553	- 265
Suicide	29	252	14	1,479	- 1,227
Other Injuries	30	211	15	1,374	- 1,162
Inflammatory/Heart	31	205	28	547	- 341
Skin Cancers	32	195	25	650	- 455
Oesophagus Cancer	33	166	29	538	- 372
Cervical Cancer	34	165	38	228	- 62
Oral Cancer	35	164	31	379	- 215
Epilepsy	36	144	44	121	+ 24
Uterin Cancer	37	137	33	345	- 207
Drug Use	38	122	30	423	- 301
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	99	37	277	- 178
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	93	36	289	- 196
Birth Trauma	41	91	55	34	+ 57
Other Neoplasms	42	81	18	1,036	- 955
Malnutrition	43	74	45	117	- 43
Drownings	44	69	46	114	- 45
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	57	48	110	- 53
Poisonings	46	46	60	18	+ 29
Fires	47	43	49	65	- 22
Skin Disease	48	41	39	220	- 179
War	49	40	65	2	+ 38
Tuberculosis	50	38	56	24	+ 14
Meningitis	51	35	54	35	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	30	43	129	- 99
HIV/AIDS	53	26	61	13	+ 13
Encephalitis	54	23	71	0	+ 23
Alcohol	55	23	32	359	- 336
Multiple Sclerosis	56	21	41	170	- 149
Maternal Conditions	57	14	64	5	+ 9
Pertussis	58	13	67	0	+ 12
Appendicitis	59	12	59	18	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	9	62	9	- 0
Syphilis	61	6	72	0	+ 6
Schistosomiasis	62	4	69	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	63	2	53	44	- 42
Tetanus	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Measles	65	1	83	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	66	1	58	20	- 19
Otitis Media	67	0	66	1	- 0
Leishmaniasis	68	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	81	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	50	63	- 63
Anemia	81	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	52	46	- 46
Oral conditions	86	0	63	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Turkey

Sweden

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.