TURKEY VS VENEZUELA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VENEZUELA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	72,424	1	85,905	- 13,481
Violence	2	48,808	23	4,010	+ 44,797
Stroke	3	32,660	2	44,006	- 11,346
Diabetes Mellitus	4	30,085	5	17,900	+ 12,185
Road Traffic Accidents	5	29,952	16	5,573	+ 24,379
HIV/AIDS	6	20,162	53	204	+ 19,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	19,349	9	12,845	+ 6,504
Kidney Disease	8	15,967	7	17,021	- 1,054
Hypertension	9	13,984	8	14,763	- 780
Lung Disease	10	13,862	4	25,088	- 11,227
Lung Cancers	11	10,497	3	35,070	- 24,573
Low Birth Weight	12	8,312	24	3,478	+ 4,834
Prostate Cancer	13	7,668	15	5,608	+ 2,060
Congenital Anomalies	14	7,660	17	4,966	+ 2,694
Breast Cancer	15	6,899	14	5,643	+ 1,257
Liver Disease	16	6,300	13	6,340	- 40
Stomach Cancer	17	5,855	11	10,333	- 4,478
Other Neoplasms	18	5,834	42	646	+ 5,188
Colon-Rectum Cancers	19	5,484	10	10,606	- 5,122
Cervical Cancer	20	5,347	34	1,311	+ 4,036
Other Injuries	21	4,558	30	1,678	+ 2,880
Diarrhoeal diseases	22	3,658	40	741	+ 2,918
Lymphomas	23	3,359	19	4,849	- 1,490
Birth Trauma	24	2,926	41	720	+ 2,206
Pancreas Cancer	25	2,913	12	6,882	- 3,970
Liver Cancer	26	2,771	20	4,542	- 1,772
Leukemia	27	2,712	18	4,870	- 2,158
Falls	28	2,329	22	4,373	- 2,044
Chagas disease	29	2,224	76	0	+ 2,224
Endocrine Disorders	30	2,045	26	2,612	- 567
Tuberculosis	31	2,012	50	303	+ 1,709
Malnutrition	32	1,693	43	588	+ 1,105
Inflammatory/Heart	33	1,612	31	1,632	- 20
Suicide	34	1,575	29	2,003	- 428
Alzheimers & Dementia	35	1,540	6	17,308	- 15,768
Ovary Cancer	36	1,514	28	2,287	- 772
Skin Cancers	37	1,489	32	1,548	- 59
Oral Cancer	38	1,465	35	1,305	+ 160
Maternal Conditions	39	1,136	57	109	+ 1,027
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,124	39	789	+ 335
Epilepsy	41	1,105	36	1,147	- 42
Malaria	42	1,082	75	0	+ 1,082
Drownings	43	1,045	44	549	+ 497
Oesophagus Cancer	44	996	33	1,321	- 326
Bladder Cancer	45	981	21	4,485	- 3,504
Asthma	46	837	27	2,434	- 1,597
Uterin Cancer	47	833	37	1,090	- 257
Parkinson's Disease	48	677	25	3,439	- 2,762
Meningitis	49	675	51	274	+ 400
Drug Use	50	606	38	972	- 366
War	51	498	49	318	+ 180
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	484	52	237	+ 247
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	406	85	0	+ 406
Fires	54	389	47	343	+ 46
Anemia	55	338	81	0	+ 338
Appendicitis	56	263	59	93	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	57	216	45	452	- 236
Poisonings	58	182	46	369	- 187
Dengue	59	175	73	0	+ 175
Multiple Sclerosis	60	136	56	169	- 32
Encephalitis	61	100	54	184	- 85
Alcohol	62	92	55	182	- 90
Hepatitis B	63	80	60	72	+ 7
Pertussis	64	69	58	103	- 34
Hepatitis C	65	57	63	19	+ 38
Skin Disease	66	47	48	324	- 277
Syphilis	67	41	61	50	- 9
Tetanus	68	20	64	12	+ 9
Schizophrenia	69	16	80	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	70	13	70	1	+ 12
Leprosy	71	11	79	0	+ 11
Osteoarthritis	72	8	84	0	+ 8
Leishmaniasis	73	7	68	2	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	74	4	66	5	- 2
Otitis Media	75	4	67	3	+ 1
Schistosomiasis	76	2	62	33	- 31
Iodine Deficiency	77	1	78	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	78	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	65	6	- 6
Hookworm Disease	80	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	69	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	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.