TURKEY VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,201	1	85,905	+ 38,296
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	70,648	6	17,308	+ 53,340
Lung Disease	3	48,063	4	25,088	+ 22,975
Stroke	4	38,994	2	44,006	- 5,011
Lung Cancers	5	38,259	3	35,070	+ 3,189
Kidney Disease	6	21,121	7	17,021	+ 4,100
Drug Use	7	18,310	38	972	+ 17,338
Hypertension	8	16,226	8	14,763	+ 1,462
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	15,209	10	10,606	+ 4,603
Diabetes Mellitus	10	15,108	5	17,900	- 2,791
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	14,837	9	12,845	+ 1,993
Suicide	12	13,062	29	2,003	+ 11,058
Breast Cancer	13	11,973	14	5,643	+ 6,330
Endocrine Disorders	14	11,558	26	2,612	+ 8,946
Pancreas Cancer	15	10,896	12	6,882	+ 4,013
Liver Disease	16	10,677	13	6,340	+ 4,336
Road Traffic Accidents	17	10,256	16	5,573	+ 4,683
Falls	18	9,942	22	4,373	+ 5,569
Lymphomas	19	9,909	19	4,849	+ 5,060
Prostate Cancer	20	8,760	15	5,608	+ 3,152
Parkinson's Disease	21	8,484	25	3,439	+ 5,045
Inflammatory/Heart	22	8,002	31	1,632	+ 6,370
Liver Cancer	23	6,658	20	4,542	+ 2,115
Leukemia	24	6,633	18	4,870	+ 1,763
Other Injuries	25	6,395	30	1,678	+ 4,717
Bladder Cancer	26	4,827	21	4,485	+ 342
Violence	27	4,668	23	4,010	+ 657
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,386	33	1,321	+ 3,065
Other Neoplasms	29	4,365	42	646	+ 3,718
Alcohol	30	3,606	55	182	+ 3,424
Ovary Cancer	31	3,589	28	2,287	+ 1,302
Skin Cancers	32	3,520	32	1,548	+ 1,972
Stomach Cancer	33	3,217	11	10,333	- 7,116
Congenital Anomalies	34	2,893	17	4,966	- 2,073
Oral Cancer	35	2,842	35	1,305	+ 1,537
Uterin Cancer	36	2,475	37	1,090	+ 1,385
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	2,449	40	741	+ 1,708
Cervical Cancer	38	1,718	34	1,311	+ 407
Low Birth Weight	39	1,703	24	3,478	- 1,775
Malnutrition	40	1,663	43	588	+ 1,075
Hepatitis C	41	1,398	63	19	+ 1,379
HIV/AIDS	42	1,392	53	204	+ 1,189
Skin Disease	43	1,331	48	324	+ 1,006
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,244	56	169	+ 1,076
Drownings	45	1,001	44	549	+ 453
Asthma	46	939	27	2,434	- 1,495
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	897	45	452	+ 445
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	851	39	789	+ 62
Fires	49	783	47	343	+ 440
Epilepsy	50	778	36	1,147	- 369
Anemia	51	766	81	0	+ 766
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	605	52	237	+ 368
Poisonings	53	412	46	369	+ 43
Birth Trauma	54	303	41	720	- 417
War	55	295	49	318	- 24
Maternal Conditions	56	192	57	109	+ 82
Schizophrenia	57	178	80	0	+ 178
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	167	85	0	+ 167
Hepatitis B	59	150	60	72	+ 77
Meningitis	60	149	51	274	- 125
Osteoarthritis	61	142	84	0	+ 142
Tuberculosis	62	134	50	303	- 169
Appendicitis	63	104	59	93	+ 11
Oral conditions	64	70	86	0	+ 70
Upper Respiratory	65	56	66	5	+ 51
Syphilis	66	12	61	50	- 38
Otitis Media	67	8	67	3	+ 5
Encephalitis	68	6	54	184	- 178
Pertussis	69	4	58	103	- 99
Chagas disease	70	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	71	1	64	12	- 11
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	75	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
Measles	80	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.