TURKEY VS URUGUAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	URUGUAY		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	104,730	1	85,905	+ 18,825
Stroke	2	69,986	2	44,006	+ 25,980
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	46,625	6	17,308	+ 29,317
Lung Disease	4	41,898	4	25,088	+ 16,810
Lung Cancers	5	35,921	3	35,070	+ 851
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,653	9	12,845	+ 20,809
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	30,571	10	10,606	+ 19,965
Kidney Disease	8	25,537	7	17,021	+ 8,516
Breast Cancer	9	20,824	14	5,643	+ 15,182
Other Injuries	10	19,006	30	1,678	+ 17,328
Diabetes Mellitus	11	18,353	5	17,900	+ 453
Suicide	12	18,059	29	2,003	+ 16,056
Prostate Cancer	13	17,365	15	5,608	+ 11,757
Pancreas Cancer	14	16,098	12	6,882	+ 9,216
Hypertension	15	15,921	8	14,763	+ 1,157
Road Traffic Accidents	16	12,563	16	5,573	+ 6,990
Endocrine Disorders	17	11,964	26	2,612	+ 9,352
Stomach Cancer	18	11,793	11	10,333	+ 1,461
Other Neoplasms	19	11,387	42	646	+ 10,740
Lymphomas	20	11,230	19	4,849	+ 6,382
Parkinson's Disease	21	7,867	25	3,439	+ 4,427
Inflammatory/Heart	22	7,716	31	1,632	+ 6,084
Violence	23	7,246	23	4,010	+ 3,236
Oesophagus Cancer	24	7,030	33	1,321	+ 5,709
Leukemia	25	6,884	18	4,870	+ 2,014
Bladder Cancer	26	6,781	21	4,485	+ 2,296
Liver Disease	27	5,055	13	6,340	- 1,285
HIV/AIDS	28	4,794	53	204	+ 4,590
Cervical Cancer	29	4,223	34	1,311	+ 2,912
Congenital Anomalies	30	4,177	17	4,966	- 789
Oral Cancer	31	4,106	35	1,305	+ 2,801
Ovary Cancer	32	3,938	28	2,287	+ 1,651
Skin Cancers	33	3,661	32	1,548	+ 2,113
Liver Cancer	34	3,618	20	4,542	- 924
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,298	40	741	+ 2,558
Skin Disease	36	3,191	48	324	+ 2,867
Asthma	37	3,118	27	2,434	+ 684
Uterin Cancer	38	2,830	37	1,090	+ 1,740
Alcohol	39	2,566	55	182	+ 2,384
Epilepsy	40	2,107	36	1,147	+ 960
Tuberculosis	41	1,977	50	303	+ 1,674
Low Birth Weight	42	1,804	24	3,478	- 1,674
Malnutrition	43	1,792	43	588	+ 1,204
Anemia	44	1,733	81	0	+ 1,733
Drownings	45	1,590	44	549	+ 1,041
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,395	39	789	+ 605
Falls	47	1,351	22	4,373	- 3,023
Fires	48	1,338	47	343	+ 996
Drug Use	49	997	38	972	+ 24
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	960	45	452	+ 508
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	847	52	237	+ 611
Osteoarthritis	52	797	84	0	+ 797
Birth Trauma	53	545	41	720	- 175
Schizophrenia	54	440	80	0	+ 440
Poisonings	55	406	46	369	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	56	322	56	169	+ 153
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	305	85	0	+ 305
Meningitis	58	252	51	274	- 23
Appendicitis	59	222	59	93	+ 129
Maternal Conditions	60	219	57	109	+ 110
Chagas disease	61	121	76	0	+ 121
Upper Respiratory	62	121	66	5	+ 115
Hepatitis B	63	103	60	72	+ 30
Encephalitis	64	95	54	184	- 89
Hepatitis C	65	85	63	19	+ 66
Syphilis	66	70	61	50	+ 20
Otitis Media	67	38	67	3	+ 35
Oral conditions	68	29	86	0	+ 29
Leprosy	69	10	79	0	+ 10
War	70	9	49	318	- 309
Tetanus	71	9	64	12	- 3
Pertussis	72	6	58	103	- 97
Diphtheria	73	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	74	0	65	6	- 6
Chlamydia	75	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	80	0	70	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	73	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

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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.