TURKEY VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,703	53	204	+ 69,499
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	38,490	9	12,845	+ 25,645
Stroke	3	32,144	2	44,006	- 11,861
Malaria	4	31,878	75	0	+ 31,878
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	25,380	40	741	+ 24,639
Tuberculosis	6	24,028	50	303	+ 23,725
Birth Trauma	7	20,471	41	720	+ 19,751
Low Birth Weight	8	19,643	24	3,478	+ 16,165
Liver Disease	9	18,203	13	6,340	+ 11,862
Coronary Heart Disease	10	17,924	1	85,905	- 67,981
Road Traffic Accidents	11	14,778	16	5,573	+ 9,205
Congenital Anomalies	12	12,723	17	4,966	+ 7,756
Hypertension	13	10,581	8	14,763	- 4,182
Diabetes Mellitus	14	9,686	5	17,900	- 8,213
Malnutrition	15	9,313	43	588	+ 8,725
Meningitis	16	7,991	51	274	+ 7,717
Cervical Cancer	17	7,274	34	1,311	+ 5,963
Kidney Disease	18	7,120	7	17,021	- 9,901
Other Injuries	19	6,991	30	1,678	+ 5,313
Suicide	20	5,268	29	2,003	+ 3,264
Lung Disease	21	5,147	4	25,088	- 19,942
Maternal Conditions	22	4,804	57	109	+ 4,695
Violence	23	4,664	23	4,010	+ 654
Syphilis	24	3,578	61	50	+ 3,528
Pertussis	25	3,004	58	103	+ 2,901
Asthma	26	2,996	27	2,434	+ 562
Drownings	27	2,786	44	549	+ 2,237
Falls	28	2,412	22	4,373	- 1,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	2,385	6	17,308	- 14,923
Prostate Cancer	30	2,271	15	5,608	- 3,337
Lymphomas	31	2,215	19	4,849	- 2,633
Fires	32	2,209	47	343	+ 1,867
Inflammatory/Heart	33	2,027	31	1,632	+ 395
Poisonings	34	1,845	46	369	+ 1,476
Breast Cancer	35	1,480	14	5,643	- 4,163
Oesophagus Cancer	36	1,450	33	1,321	+ 129
Endocrine Disorders	37	1,430	26	2,612	- 1,182
Epilepsy	38	1,343	36	1,147	+ 195
Leukemia	39	1,056	18	4,870	- 3,814
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	993	39	789	+ 204
Lung Cancers	41	913	3	35,070	- 34,157
Stomach Cancer	42	835	11	10,333	- 9,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	820	10	10,606	- 9,786
Tetanus	44	768	64	12	+ 756
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	767	45	452	+ 316
Liver Cancer	46	715	20	4,542	- 3,827
Parkinson's Disease	47	663	25	3,439	- 2,776
Oral Cancer	48	628	35	1,305	- 678
Alcohol	49	566	55	182	+ 383
Bladder Cancer	50	532	21	4,485	- 3,953
Schistosomiasis	51	519	62	33	+ 485
Skin Disease	52	509	48	324	+ 185
Drug Use	53	495	38	972	- 477
Skin Cancers	54	437	32	1,548	- 1,111
Hepatitis B	55	421	60	72	+ 349
Appendicitis	56	339	59	93	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	57	334	28	2,287	- 1,953
Leishmaniasis	58	293	68	2	+ 290
Encephalitis	59	283	54	184	+ 99
Upper Respiratory	60	274	66	5	+ 268
Measles	61	195	65	6	+ 189
Pancreas Cancer	62	171	12	6,882	- 6,711
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	121	52	237	- 116
Uterin Cancer	64	120	37	1,090	- 970
Other Neoplasms	65	80	42	646	- 566
Hepatitis C	66	72	63	19	+ 53
Multiple Sclerosis	67	54	56	169	- 115
Ascariasis	68	35	70	1	+ 34
War	69	26	49	318	- 292
Otitis Media	70	20	67	3	+ 17
Chlamydia	71	14	69	2	+ 12
Trypanosomiasis	72	13	77	0	+ 13
Diphtheria	73	11	71	1	+ 10
Dengue	74	4	73	0	+ 4
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	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.