USA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	349,222	1	504,904	- 155,682
Stroke	2	178,892	4	158,520	+ 20,372
Lung Cancers	3	142,568	5	155,533	- 12,965
Lung Disease	4	101,989	3	195,387	- 93,398
Diabetes Mellitus	5	72,766	10	61,418	+ 11,348
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	70,360	2	287,198	- 216,838
Kidney Disease	7	69,194	6	85,861	- 16,667
Hypertension	8	60,016	8	65,960	- 5,945
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	52,217	11	60,317	- 8,100
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	43,116	9	61,827	- 18,711
Stomach Cancer	11	42,004	33	13,077	+ 28,927
Pancreas Cancer	12	27,978	15	44,293	- 16,315
Liver Disease	13	25,774	16	43,402	- 17,628
Breast Cancer	14	22,939	13	48,671	- 25,732
Prostate Cancer	15	22,797	20	35,612	- 12,815
Road Traffic Accidents	16	22,655	17	41,694	- 19,039
Congenital Anomalies	17	20,189	34	11,762	+ 8,427
Leukemia	18	19,798	24	26,966	- 7,167
Lymphomas	19	19,711	19	40,281	- 20,570
Liver Cancer	20	18,465	23	27,064	- 8,599
Bladder Cancer	21	18,233	26	19,622	- 1,389
Falls	22	17,778	18	40,418	- 22,640
Violence	23	16,303	27	18,976	- 2,673
Low Birth Weight	24	14,140	39	6,924	+ 7,216
Parkinson's Disease	25	13,982	21	34,491	- 20,509
Endocrine Disorders	26	10,619	14	46,985	- 36,366
Asthma	27	9,896	46	3,818	+ 6,077
Ovary Cancer	28	9,297	31	14,591	- 5,295
Suicide	29	8,144	12	53,099	- 44,954
Other Injuries	30	6,822	25	25,997	- 19,176
Inflammatory/Heart	31	6,635	22	32,529	- 25,894
Skin Cancers	32	6,293	32	14,311	- 8,018
Oesophagus Cancer	33	5,371	28	17,829	- 12,459
Cervical Cancer	34	5,330	38	6,984	- 1,655
Oral Cancer	35	5,306	35	11,555	- 6,249
Epilepsy	36	4,663	50	3,162	+ 1,501
Uterin Cancer	37	4,432	36	10,063	- 5,631
Drug Use	38	3,952	7	74,435	- 70,482
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	3,209	48	3,461	- 252
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	3,011	37	9,955	- 6,944
Birth Trauma	41	2,927	54	1,233	+ 1,694
Other Neoplasms	42	2,628	29	17,743	- 15,115
Malnutrition	43	2,390	40	6,762	- 4,372
Drownings	44	2,230	45	4,070	- 1,840
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,836	47	3,646	- 1,810
Poisonings	46	1,500	53	1,674	- 174
Fires	47	1,392	49	3,183	- 1,791
Skin Disease	48	1,317	43	5,409	- 4,092
War	49	1,294	55	1,198	+ 96
Tuberculosis	50	1,233	62	546	+ 687
Meningitis	51	1,115	60	606	+ 510
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	963	52	2,461	- 1,497
HIV/AIDS	53	829	42	5,660	- 4,832
Encephalitis	54	749	68	25	+ 724
Alcohol	55	742	30	14,659	- 13,918
Multiple Sclerosis	56	686	44	5,059	- 4,373
Maternal Conditions	57	444	56	779	- 335
Pertussis	58	418	69	16	+ 402
Appendicitis	59	379	63	424	- 46
Hepatitis B	60	294	59	608	- 313
Syphilis	61	205	66	49	+ 156
Schistosomiasis	62	135	72	1	+ 134
Hepatitis C	63	77	41	5,684	- 5,607
Tetanus	64	47	71	2	+ 45
Measles	65	26	80	0	+ 26
Upper Respiratory	66	22	65	229	- 208
Otitis Media	67	12	67	34	- 22
Leishmaniasis	68	10	79	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	69	8	84	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	70	5	82	0	+ 5
Diphtheria	71	3	75	0	+ 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	57	723	- 723
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	86	0	64	286	- 286
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.