TURKEY VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	120,584	6	17,308	+ 103,276
Coronary Heart Disease	2	88,136	1	85,905	+ 2,231
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	49,814	9	12,845	+ 36,969
Stroke	4	46,234	2	44,006	+ 2,228
Lung Cancers	5	43,885	3	35,070	+ 8,815
Lung Disease	6	40,421	4	25,088	+ 15,333
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	22,666	10	10,606	+ 12,060
Prostate Cancer	8	16,329	15	5,608	+ 10,722
Breast Cancer	9	15,628	14	5,643	+ 9,985
Lymphomas	10	11,489	19	4,849	+ 6,641
Pancreas Cancer	11	11,053	12	6,882	+ 4,171
Oesophagus Cancer	12	10,723	33	1,321	+ 9,402
Parkinson's Disease	13	10,534	25	3,439	+ 7,094
Liver Disease	14	9,419	13	6,340	+ 3,079
Falls	15	9,361	22	4,373	+ 4,988
Bladder Cancer	16	7,536	21	4,485	+ 3,051
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,179	5	17,900	- 10,721
Kidney Disease	18	6,722	7	17,021	- 10,299
Other Injuries	19	6,714	30	1,678	+ 5,036
Suicide	20	6,543	29	2,003	+ 4,540
Liver Cancer	21	6,434	20	4,542	+ 1,892
Leukemia	22	6,403	18	4,870	+ 1,533
Hypertension	23	6,399	8	14,763	- 8,364
Stomach Cancer	24	6,143	11	10,333	- 4,190
Ovary Cancer	25	4,938	28	2,287	+ 2,651
Other Neoplasms	26	4,898	42	646	+ 4,251
Skin Cancers	27	4,580	32	1,548	+ 3,032
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,051	26	2,612	+ 1,439
Inflammatory/Heart	29	3,842	31	1,632	+ 2,209
Oral Cancer	30	3,820	35	1,305	+ 2,515
Drug Use	31	3,470	38	972	+ 2,498
Uterin Cancer	32	2,883	37	1,090	+ 1,793
Road Traffic Accidents	33	2,665	16	5,573	- 2,908
Skin Disease	34	2,622	48	324	+ 2,298
Congenital Anomalies	35	2,613	17	4,966	- 2,353
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	2,568	39	789	+ 1,779
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,280	56	169	+ 2,111
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	1,965	40	741	+ 1,224
Alcohol	39	1,910	55	182	+ 1,728
Low Birth Weight	40	1,614	24	3,478	- 1,864
Asthma	41	1,600	27	2,434	- 834
Epilepsy	42	1,466	36	1,147	+ 319
Cervical Cancer	43	1,350	34	1,311	+ 39
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	1,246	52	237	+ 1,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,076	45	452	+ 625
Violence	46	1,066	23	4,010	- 2,944
Tuberculosis	47	432	50	303	+ 128
Fires	48	411	47	343	+ 68
Drownings	49	370	44	549	- 179
Anemia	50	340	81	0	+ 340
Hepatitis C	51	328	63	19	+ 309
Meningitis	52	286	51	274	+ 11
Poisonings	53	271	46	369	- 98
Birth Trauma	54	233	41	720	- 487
HIV/AIDS	55	231	53	204	+ 27
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	226	85	0	+ 226
Osteoarthritis	57	205	84	0	+ 205
Malnutrition	58	142	43	588	- 446
Appendicitis	59	129	59	93	+ 36
Schizophrenia	60	125	80	0	+ 125
Oral conditions	61	66	86	0	+ 66
Syphilis	62	60	61	50	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	63	59	66	5	+ 54
Maternal Conditions	64	57	57	109	- 52
Hepatitis B	65	49	60	72	- 23
Otitis Media	66	19	67	3	+ 16
War	67	12	49	318	- 306
Encephalitis	68	7	54	184	- 177
Pertussis	69	4	58	103	- 99
Leishmaniasis	70	1	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	71	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	0	64	12	- 11
Dengue	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	65	6	- 6
Malaria	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Chlamydia	79	0	69	2	- 2
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

United Kingdom

Turkey

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.