TURKEY VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	98,039	53	204	+ 97,835
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	52,871	9	12,845	+ 40,026
Coronary Heart Disease	3	41,656	1	85,905	- 44,249
Road Traffic Accidents	4	29,612	16	5,573	+ 24,039
Stroke	5	25,142	2	44,006	- 18,864
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	22,536	40	741	+ 21,795
Low Birth Weight	7	19,804	24	3,478	+ 16,325
Birth Trauma	8	16,703	41	720	+ 15,983
Diabetes Mellitus	9	16,401	5	17,900	- 1,499
Malnutrition	10	11,752	43	588	+ 11,164
Congenital Anomalies	11	10,876	17	4,966	+ 5,909
Kidney Disease	12	10,857	7	17,021	- 6,164
Suicide	13	10,146	29	2,003	+ 8,142
Cervical Cancer	14	9,922	34	1,311	+ 8,611
Malaria	15	9,824	75	0	+ 9,824
Tuberculosis	16	9,805	50	303	+ 9,502
Liver Disease	17	9,522	13	6,340	+ 3,181
Violence	18	9,398	23	4,010	+ 5,388
Maternal Conditions	19	8,579	57	109	+ 8,470
Other Injuries	20	8,120	30	1,678	+ 6,442
Asthma	21	7,507	27	2,434	+ 5,073
Meningitis	22	6,499	51	274	+ 6,225
Lung Disease	23	5,706	4	25,088	- 19,383
Hypertension	24	5,620	8	14,763	- 9,143
Inflammatory/Heart	25	5,137	31	1,632	+ 3,505
Lymphomas	26	4,707	19	4,849	- 141
Drownings	27	4,688	44	549	+ 4,139
Breast Cancer	28	4,116	14	5,643	- 1,527
Oesophagus Cancer	29	3,931	33	1,321	+ 2,610
Fires	30	3,887	47	343	+ 3,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	3,765	6	17,308	- 13,543
Prostate Cancer	32	3,080	15	5,608	- 2,528
Stomach Cancer	33	2,741	11	10,333	- 7,592
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,715	26	2,612	+ 103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	2,688	39	789	+ 1,899
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	2,658	45	452	+ 2,207
Poisonings	37	2,527	46	369	+ 2,158
Liver Cancer	38	2,500	20	4,542	- 2,042
Epilepsy	39	2,491	36	1,147	+ 1,343
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,477	10	10,606	- 8,129
Falls	41	2,280	22	4,373	- 2,093
Pertussis	42	2,054	58	103	+ 1,951
Lung Cancers	43	1,402	3	35,070	- 33,668
Skin Cancers	44	1,295	32	1,548	- 253
Leukemia	45	1,194	18	4,870	- 3,676
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,107	25	3,439	- 2,333
Pancreas Cancer	47	1,063	12	6,882	- 5,819
Drug Use	48	1,043	38	972	+ 70
Oral Cancer	49	1,018	35	1,305	- 287
Uterin Cancer	50	893	37	1,090	- 198
Ovary Cancer	51	851	28	2,287	- 1,436
Skin Disease	52	849	48	324	+ 525
Schistosomiasis	53	844	62	33	+ 810
Bladder Cancer	54	612	21	4,485	- 3,873
Syphilis	55	611	61	50	+ 560
Encephalitis	56	576	54	184	+ 392
Tetanus	57	499	64	12	+ 487
Appendicitis	58	325	59	93	+ 232
Upper Respiratory	59	319	66	5	+ 314
Hepatitis B	60	279	60	72	+ 206
Alcohol	61	236	55	182	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	62	182	42	646	- 464
Measles	63	149	65	6	+ 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	129	52	237	- 108
War	65	128	49	318	- 190
Hepatitis C	66	70	63	19	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	67	69	56	169	- 100
Otitis Media	68	16	67	3	+ 13
Chlamydia	69	15	69	2	+ 13
Ascariasis	70	11	70	1	+ 10
Trypanosomiasis	71	10	77	0	+ 10
Diphtheria	72	10	71	1	+ 9
Dengue	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Leprosy	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	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.