UNITED KINGDOM VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	69,912	2	71,728	- 1,816
Stroke	2	35,813	4	37,626	- 1,813
Lung Cancers	3	28,541	5	35,715	- 7,174
Lung Disease	4	20,418	6	32,896	- 12,478
Diabetes Mellitus	5	14,567	17	5,842	+ 8,725
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	14,086	1	98,135	- 84,049
Kidney Disease	7	13,852	18	5,471	+ 8,381
Hypertension	8	12,015	23	5,208	+ 6,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,454	3	40,540	- 30,087
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	8,632	7	18,446	- 9,815
Stomach Cancer	11	8,409	24	4,999	+ 3,410
Pancreas Cancer	12	5,601	11	8,995	- 3,394
Liver Disease	13	5,160	14	7,666	- 2,506
Breast Cancer	14	4,592	9	12,718	- 8,126
Prostate Cancer	15	4,564	8	13,289	- 8,725
Road Traffic Accidents	16	4,535	33	2,169	+ 2,367
Congenital Anomalies	17	4,042	35	2,127	+ 1,915
Leukemia	18	3,963	22	5,211	- 1,248
Lymphomas	19	3,946	10	9,350	- 5,404
Liver Cancer	20	3,697	21	5,237	- 1,540
Bladder Cancer	21	3,650	16	6,133	- 2,483
Falls	22	3,559	15	7,618	- 4,059
Violence	23	3,264	46	868	+ 2,396
Low Birth Weight	24	2,831	40	1,313	+ 1,517
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,799	13	8,573	- 5,774
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,126	28	3,297	- 1,171
Asthma	27	1,981	41	1,302	+ 679
Ovary Cancer	28	1,861	25	4,019	- 2,158
Suicide	29	1,630	20	5,325	- 3,695
Other Injuries	30	1,366	19	5,464	- 4,098
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,328	29	3,126	- 1,798
Skin Cancers	32	1,260	27	3,727	- 2,467
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,075	12	8,727	- 7,652
Cervical Cancer	34	1,067	43	1,099	- 32
Oral Cancer	35	1,062	30	3,109	- 2,047
Epilepsy	36	934	42	1,193	- 260
Uterin Cancer	37	887	32	2,346	- 1,459
Drug Use	38	791	31	2,824	- 2,033
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	642	36	2,090	- 1,447
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	603	38	1,599	- 996
Birth Trauma	41	586	54	190	+ 396
Other Neoplasms	42	526	26	3,986	- 3,460
Malnutrition	43	479	58	116	+ 363
Drownings	44	446	49	301	+ 146
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	368	45	876	- 509
Poisonings	46	300	53	221	+ 80
Fires	47	279	48	334	- 56
Skin Disease	48	264	34	2,134	- 1,870
War	49	259	67	10	+ 249
Tuberculosis	50	247	47	351	- 104
Meningitis	51	223	52	232	- 9
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	193	44	1,014	- 821
HIV/AIDS	53	166	55	188	- 22
Encephalitis	54	150	68	6	+ 144
Alcohol	55	148	39	1,555	- 1,406
Multiple Sclerosis	56	137	37	1,856	- 1,718
Maternal Conditions	57	89	64	47	+ 42
Pertussis	58	84	69	3	+ 81
Appendicitis	59	76	59	105	- 29
Hepatitis B	60	59	65	40	+ 19
Syphilis	61	41	62	49	- 8
Schistosomiasis	62	27	78	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	63	15	51	267	- 252
Tetanus	64	9	72	0	+ 9
Measles	65	5	75	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	66	4	63	48	- 44
Otitis Media	67	2	66	16	- 13
Leishmaniasis	68	2	70	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	69	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	70	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	60	101	- 101
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Oral conditions	86	0	61	54	- 54
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Turkey

United Kingdom

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.