TURKEY VS VIET NAM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	VIET NAM		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	126,493	2	44,006	+ 82,487
Coronary Heart Disease	2	73,127	1	85,905	- 12,778
Lung Disease	3	28,534	4	25,088	+ 3,446
Diabetes Mellitus	4	26,932	5	17,900	+ 9,032
Road Traffic Accidents	5	23,444	16	5,573	+ 17,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	23,310	6	17,308	+ 6,003
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	22,141	9	12,845	+ 9,296
Kidney Disease	8	20,085	7	17,021	+ 3,064
Liver Cancer	9	19,880	20	4,542	+ 15,338
Liver Disease	10	19,010	13	6,340	+ 12,670
Lung Cancers	11	16,937	3	35,070	- 18,133
Hypertension	12	15,812	8	14,763	+ 1,049
Falls	13	12,270	22	4,373	+ 7,897
Stomach Cancer	14	12,037	11	10,333	+ 1,705
Tuberculosis	15	7,513	50	303	+ 7,210
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	6,568	10	10,606	- 4,038
Asthma	17	6,482	27	2,434	+ 4,048
Suicide	18	5,766	29	2,003	+ 3,762
Low Birth Weight	19	5,673	24	3,478	+ 2,194
Oral Cancer	20	5,638	35	1,305	+ 4,332
Congenital Anomalies	21	5,618	17	4,966	+ 652
Breast Cancer	22	4,921	14	5,643	- 721
Other Injuries	23	4,405	30	1,678	+ 2,727
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,261	31	1,632	+ 2,628
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,246	25	3,439	+ 807
Drownings	26	4,054	44	549	+ 3,506
HIV/AIDS	27	3,971	53	204	+ 3,767
Leukemia	28	3,897	18	4,870	- 974
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	3,491	40	741	+ 2,751
Lymphomas	30	2,358	19	4,849	- 2,491
Cervical Cancer	31	1,902	34	1,311	+ 591
Birth Trauma	32	1,861	41	720	+ 1,141
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,801	33	1,321	+ 480
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,656	26	2,612	- 956
Prostate Cancer	35	1,520	15	5,608	- 4,088
Violence	36	1,420	23	4,010	- 2,590
Measles	37	1,416	65	6	+ 1,409
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	1,359	45	452	+ 907
Encephalitis	39	1,240	54	184	+ 1,055
Skin Disease	40	1,205	48	324	+ 881
Drug Use	41	1,086	38	972	+ 114
Uterin Cancer	42	922	37	1,090	- 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	761	39	789	- 28
Pancreas Cancer	44	739	12	6,882	- 6,143
Bladder Cancer	45	713	21	4,485	- 3,772
Alcohol	46	689	55	182	+ 507
Ovary Cancer	47	687	28	2,287	- 1,600
Poisonings	48	662	46	369	+ 293
Maternal Conditions	49	615	57	109	+ 506
Pertussis	50	561	58	103	+ 458
Meningitis	51	497	51	274	+ 222
Fires	52	473	47	343	+ 130
Epilepsy	53	463	36	1,147	- 684
Skin Cancers	54	372	32	1,548	- 1,176
Hepatitis B	55	302	60	72	+ 229
Syphilis	56	261	61	50	+ 211
Other Neoplasms	57	258	42	646	- 388
Tetanus	58	228	64	12	+ 216
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	178	52	237	- 59
Appendicitis	60	160	59	93	+ 67
Multiple Sclerosis	61	108	56	169	- 61
Dengue	62	101	73	0	+ 101
Malnutrition	63	95	43	588	- 493
Hepatitis C	64	62	63	19	+ 43
War	65	27	49	318	- 291
Upper Respiratory	66	27	66	5	+ 21
Malaria	67	11	75	0	+ 11
Ascariasis	68	7	70	1	+ 6
Diphtheria	69	3	71	1	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	1	69	2	- 1
Otitis Media	71	1	67	3	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	62	33	- 33
Leishmaniasis	78	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	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.