USA VS TURKMENISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKMENISTAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	591,819	1	504,904	+ 86,915
Stroke	2	284,020	4	158,520	+ 125,500
HIV/AIDS	3	179,045	42	5,660	+ 173,384
Liver Disease	4	120,113	16	43,402	+ 76,710
Low Birth Weight	5	69,130	39	6,924	+ 62,206
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	67,661	11	60,317	+ 7,344
Birth Trauma	7	54,269	54	1,233	+ 53,036
Road Traffic Accidents	8	47,644	17	41,694	+ 5,950
Congenital Anomalies	9	45,750	34	11,762	+ 33,988
Diabetes Mellitus	10	41,289	10	61,418	- 20,129
Inflammatory/Heart	11	39,490	22	32,529	+ 6,961
Kidney Disease	12	37,689	6	85,861	- 48,171
Tuberculosis	13	35,420	62	546	+ 34,874
Hypertension	14	28,436	8	65,960	- 37,524
Stomach Cancer	15	26,350	33	13,077	+ 13,273
Alzheimers & Dementia	16	26,240	2	287,198	- 260,959
Lung Cancers	17	24,853	5	155,533	- 130,680
Breast Cancer	18	24,850	13	48,671	- 23,821
Oesophagus Cancer	19	23,327	28	17,829	+ 5,497
Diarrhoeal diseases	20	20,853	37	9,955	+ 10,898
Suicide	21	20,040	12	53,099	- 33,059
Other Injuries	22	20,006	25	25,997	- 5,992
Lung Disease	23	18,934	3	195,387	- 176,453
Liver Cancer	24	16,614	23	27,064	- 10,450
Cervical Cancer	25	14,876	38	6,984	+ 7,892
Oral Cancer	26	10,797	35	11,555	- 758
Colon-Rectum Cancers	27	10,542	9	61,827	- 51,285
Violence	28	10,070	27	18,976	- 8,906
Drownings	29	9,135	45	4,070	+ 5,065
Alcohol	30	8,502	30	14,659	- 6,157
Endocrine Disorders	31	8,365	14	46,985	- 38,620
Leukemia	32	8,039	24	26,966	- 18,927
Lymphomas	33	7,794	19	40,281	- 32,487
Pancreas Cancer	34	7,449	15	44,293	- 36,844
Fires	35	7,255	49	3,183	+ 4,072
Falls	36	6,156	18	40,418	- 34,262
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	6,109	48	3,461	+ 2,647
Epilepsy	38	5,877	50	3,162	+ 2,715
Parkinson's Disease	39	5,716	21	34,491	- 28,775
Ovary Cancer	40	5,556	31	14,591	- 9,035
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	5,443	47	3,646	+ 1,798
Encephalitis	42	4,347	68	25	+ 4,322
Bladder Cancer	43	4,101	26	19,622	- 15,521
Meningitis	44	3,728	60	606	+ 3,123
Prostate Cancer	45	3,545	20	35,612	- 32,067
Uterin Cancer	46	3,463	36	10,063	- 6,600
Skin Cancers	47	3,218	32	14,311	- 11,092
Drug Use	48	2,727	7	74,435	- 71,707
Asthma	49	2,636	46	3,818	- 1,182
Poisonings	50	2,182	53	1,674	+ 508
Hepatitis B	51	2,099	59	608	+ 1,491
Upper Respiratory	52	1,499	65	229	+ 1,270
Tetanus	53	909	71	2	+ 907
Skin Disease	54	595	43	5,409	- 4,814
Multiple Sclerosis	55	595	44	5,059	- 4,464
Malnutrition	56	470	40	6,762	- 6,292
Other Neoplasms	57	422	29	17,743	- 17,321
Appendicitis	58	404	63	424	- 20
Maternal Conditions	59	261	56	779	- 517
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	251	52	2,461	- 2,210
Pertussis	61	208	69	16	+ 192
Leishmaniasis	62	162	79	0	+ 162
Hepatitis C	63	130	41	5,684	- 5,554
War	64	117	55	1,198	- 1,081
Chlamydia	65	25	84	0	+ 25
Ascariasis	66	16	82	0	+ 16
Syphilis	67	7	66	49	- 42
Dengue	68	5	76	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	69	1	67	34	- 33
Diphtheria	70	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	71	0	80	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
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.