ZIMBABWE VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,514	3	8,493	+ 9,021
Stroke	2	8,972	5	5,126	+ 3,846
Lung Cancers	3	7,150	43	286	+ 6,864
Lung Disease	4	5,115	23	1,163	+ 3,952
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,649	9	3,344	+ 306
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	3,529	31	768	+ 2,761
Kidney Disease	7	3,470	12	2,214	+ 1,257
Hypertension	8	3,010	24	1,146	+ 1,864
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,619	2	10,779	- 8,161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	2,162	40	505	+ 1,657
Stomach Cancer	11	2,107	33	559	+ 1,548
Pancreas Cancer	12	1,403	47	217	+ 1,186
Liver Disease	13	1,293	17	1,941	- 649
Breast Cancer	14	1,150	28	839	+ 311
Prostate Cancer	15	1,143	32	628	+ 515
Road Traffic Accidents	16	1,136	4	6,037	- 4,901
Congenital Anomalies	17	1,013	11	2,217	- 1,205
Leukemia	18	993	45	244	+ 749
Lymphomas	19	989	26	960	+ 29
Liver Cancer	20	926	38	510	+ 416
Bladder Cancer	21	914	54	125	+ 790
Falls	22	892	41	465	+ 427
Violence	23	818	18	1,916	- 1,098
Low Birth Weight	24	709	7	4,038	- 3,328
Parkinson's Disease	25	701	46	226	+ 476
Endocrine Disorders	26	533	34	553	- 21
Asthma	27	496	21	1,531	- 1,034
Ovary Cancer	28	466	51	173	+ 293
Suicide	29	408	13	2,069	- 1,660
Other Injuries	30	342	20	1,656	- 1,313
Inflammatory/Heart	31	333	25	1,047	- 715
Skin Cancers	32	316	44	264	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	33	269	29	801	- 532
Cervical Cancer	34	267	14	2,023	- 1,756
Oral Cancer	35	266	49	208	+ 58
Epilepsy	36	234	39	508	- 274
Uterin Cancer	37	222	50	182	+ 40
Drug Use	38	198	48	213	- 14
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	161	35	548	- 387
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	151	6	4,595	- 4,444
Birth Trauma	41	147	8	3,405	- 3,259
Other Neoplasms	42	132	62	37	+ 95
Malnutrition	43	120	10	2,396	- 2,276
Drownings	44	112	27	956	- 844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	92	36	542	- 450
Poisonings	46	75	37	515	- 440
Fires	47	70	30	793	- 723
Skin Disease	48	66	52	173	- 107
War	49	65	65	26	+ 39
Tuberculosis	50	62	16	1,999	- 1,937
Meningitis	51	56	22	1,325	- 1,269
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	48	64	26	+ 22
HIV/AIDS	53	42	1	19,988	- 19,947
Encephalitis	54	38	56	117	- 80
Alcohol	55	37	61	48	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	56	34	67	14	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	57	22	19	1,749	- 1,727
Pertussis	58	21	42	419	- 398
Appendicitis	59	19	58	66	- 47
Hepatitis B	60	15	60	57	- 42
Syphilis	61	10	55	124	- 114
Schistosomiasis	62	7	53	172	- 165
Hepatitis C	63	4	66	14	- 10
Tetanus	64	2	57	102	- 99
Measles	65	1	63	30	- 29
Upper Respiratory	66	1	59	65	- 64
Otitis Media	67	1	68	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	0	69	3	- 3
Ascariasis	70	0	70	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	72	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Turkey

Zimbabwe

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.