CHINA VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,450,674	2	1,771,525	+ 679,148
Stroke	2	1,176,104	1	2,043,210	- 867,106
HIV/AIDS	3	741,409	34	28,746	+ 712,664
Liver Disease	4	497,377	15	145,603	+ 351,774
Low Birth Weight	5	286,263	40	21,631	+ 264,632
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	280,180	12	183,342	+ 96,837
Birth Trauma	7	224,725	43	17,644	+ 207,080
Road Traffic Accidents	8	197,291	8	250,272	- 52,981
Congenital Anomalies	9	189,445	31	36,613	+ 152,833
Diabetes Mellitus	10	170,976	14	161,672	+ 9,304
Inflammatory/Heart	11	163,524	33	29,954	+ 133,570
Kidney Disease	12	156,069	11	192,302	- 36,234
Tuberculosis	13	146,673	32	34,802	+ 111,871
Hypertension	14	117,753	7	301,183	- 183,430
Stomach Cancer	15	109,112	5	398,439	- 289,327
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	108,656	6	304,455	- 195,799
Lung Cancers	17	102,913	4	714,311	- 611,397
Breast Cancer	18	102,902	19	92,757	+ 10,145
Oesophagus Cancer	19	96,595	10	242,891	- 146,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	86,350	50	8,719	+ 77,632
Suicide	21	82,983	17	116,324	- 33,341
Other Injuries	22	82,842	25	54,087	+ 28,755
Lung Disease	23	78,403	3	968,607	- 890,204
Liver Cancer	24	68,798	13	180,952	- 112,154
Cervical Cancer	25	61,601	27	51,650	+ 9,951
Oral Cancer	26	44,708	24	54,695	- 9,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	43,652	9	248,388	- 204,736
Violence	28	41,697	47	11,115	+ 30,583
Drownings	29	37,826	26	52,807	- 14,981
Alcohol	30	35,206	42	19,071	+ 16,135
Endocrine Disorders	31	34,639	37	25,613	+ 9,026
Leukemia	32	33,287	22	58,145	- 24,858
Lymphomas	33	32,274	23	57,838	- 25,565
Pancreas Cancer	34	30,845	18	111,537	- 80,691
Fires	35	30,041	48	10,498	+ 19,543
Falls	36	25,492	16	138,878	- 113,386
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	25,295	30	37,723	- 12,428
Epilepsy	38	24,336	46	11,365	+ 12,971
Parkinson's Disease	39	23,671	20	70,699	- 47,028
Ovary Cancer	40	23,009	35	28,078	- 5,069
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	22,541	21	65,350	- 42,809
Encephalitis	42	18,002	55	2,796	+ 15,205
Bladder Cancer	43	16,982	29	37,873	- 20,891
Meningitis	44	15,439	51	5,704	+ 9,735
Prostate Cancer	45	14,679	28	51,056	- 36,377
Uterin Cancer	46	14,341	45	11,751	+ 2,590
Skin Cancers	47	13,327	41	19,669	- 6,342
Drug Use	48	11,294	38	24,214	- 12,920
Asthma	49	10,917	39	23,147	- 12,231
Poisonings	50	9,037	36	25,762	- 16,725
Hepatitis B	51	8,692	56	2,757	+ 5,935
Upper Respiratory	52	6,207	57	2,663	+ 3,544
Tetanus	53	3,763	63	491	+ 3,272
Skin Disease	54	2,465	52	5,222	- 2,757
Multiple Sclerosis	55	2,463	59	1,734	+ 729
Malnutrition	56	1,945	44	12,995	- 11,049
Other Neoplasms	57	1,749	53	4,374	- 2,625
Appendicitis	58	1,674	60	1,468	+ 206
Maternal Conditions	59	1,082	54	3,596	- 2,514
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,039	49	10,108	- 9,070
Pertussis	61	861	64	484	+ 377
Leishmaniasis	62	671	78	0	+ 671
Hepatitis C	63	537	66	86	+ 451
War	64	484	61	900	- 417
Chlamydia	65	105	67	55	+ 49
Ascariasis	66	68	68	34	+ 34
Syphilis	67	28	58	1,824	- 1,795
Dengue	68	19	70	12	+ 7
Otitis Media	69	2	69	15	- 13
Diphtheria	70	1	71	11	- 10
Measles	71	0	62	558	- 558
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	65	400	- 400
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Turkmenistan

China

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.