BELGIUM VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	20,729	1	15,281	+ 5,449
Stroke	2	9,948	3	7,408	+ 2,541
HIV/AIDS	3	6,271	57	36	+ 6,235
Liver Disease	4	4,207	17	1,433	+ 2,774
Low Birth Weight	5	2,421	50	70	+ 2,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,370	6	5,677	- 3,307
Birth Trauma	7	1,901	53	47	+ 1,854
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,669	29	666	+ 1,003
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,602	40	282	+ 1,321
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,446	20	1,269	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	11	1,383	23	1,060	+ 323
Kidney Disease	12	1,320	8	2,952	- 1,632
Tuberculosis	13	1,241	54	46	+ 1,195
Hypertension	14	996	27	740	+ 256
Stomach Cancer	15	923	26	863	+ 60
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	919	2	9,416	- 8,497
Lung Cancers	17	870	4	6,777	- 5,906
Breast Cancer	18	870	9	2,587	- 1,716
Oesophagus Cancer	19	817	25	898	- 81
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	730	33	418	+ 313
Suicide	21	702	10	2,111	- 1,409
Other Injuries	22	701	11	2,006	- 1,306
Lung Disease	23	663	5	6,438	- 5,775
Liver Cancer	24	582	24	976	- 394
Cervical Cancer	25	521	41	243	+ 278
Oral Cancer	26	378	28	675	- 296
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	369	7	3,329	- 2,959
Violence	28	353	44	149	+ 203
Drownings	29	320	47	79	+ 241
Alcohol	30	298	32	500	- 202
Endocrine Disorders	31	293	18	1,432	- 1,139
Leukemia	32	282	21	1,199	- 918
Lymphomas	33	273	16	1,552	- 1,279
Pancreas Cancer	34	261	14	1,809	- 1,549
Fires	35	254	48	75	+ 179
Falls	36	216	15	1,756	- 1,540
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	214	42	213	+ 1
Epilepsy	38	206	36	348	- 142
Parkinson's Disease	39	200	19	1,378	- 1,177
Ovary Cancer	40	195	30	653	- 458
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	191	37	293	- 102
Encephalitis	42	152	66	1	+ 151
Bladder Cancer	43	144	22	1,078	- 935
Meningitis	44	131	58	28	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	45	124	13	1,824	- 1,700
Uterin Cancer	46	121	34	384	- 263
Skin Cancers	47	113	31	522	- 410
Drug Use	48	96	39	287	- 192
Asthma	49	92	46	128	- 35
Poisonings	50	76	55	41	+ 35
Hepatitis B	51	74	63	17	+ 57
Upper Respiratory	52	52	59	22	+ 31
Tetanus	53	32	78	0	+ 32
Skin Disease	54	21	35	380	- 359
Multiple Sclerosis	55	21	45	147	- 126
Malnutrition	56	16	38	291	- 274
Other Neoplasms	57	15	12	1,828	- 1,813
Appendicitis	58	14	62	17	- 3
Maternal Conditions	59	9	64	6	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	49	73	- 64
Pertussis	61	7	68	1	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	62	6	73	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	63	5	52	53	- 48
War	64	4	67	1	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	66	1	82	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	68	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	65	2	- 2
Diphtheria	70	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	56	40	- 40
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Turkmenistan

Belgium

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.