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Compare Germany and Turkey health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Turkey TURKEY
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.9
    72.3
    69.5
    19
    21
    18
     
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    1970
    67.4
    73.7
    70.5
    23
    23
    23
     
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    1980
    69.4
    76.1
    72.6
    27
    20
    26
     
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    1990
    72.0
    78.6
    75.2
    25
    19
    22
     
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    2000
    75.0
    81.0
    77.9
    23
    14
    19
     
    68.1
    72.8
    70.4
    74
    90
    82
    2010
    77.5
    82.6
    80.1
    21
    22
    22
     
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    2015
    78.7
    83.4
    81.0
    21
    25
    24
     
    72.6
    78.9
    75.8
    68
    54
    58
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Turkey TURKEY
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    78.7
    83.4
    21
    25
     
    72.6
    78.9
    68
    54
    Age 5
    79.0
    83.6
    21
    26
     
    73.7
    79.8
    68
    52
    Age 10
    79.0
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    74.0
    80.1
    64
    48
    Age 15
    79.1
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    74.2
    80.3
    61
    47
    Age 20
    79.2
    83.7
    21
    26
     
    74.5
    80.5
    60
    47
    Age 25
    79.3
    83.8
    22
    26
     
    74.9
    80.7
    59
    47
    Age 30
    79.4
    83.9
    22
    26
     
    75.3
    80.9
    58
    46
    Age 35
    79.6
    83.9
    23
    26
     
    75.8
    81.2
    59
    45
    Age 40
    79.8
    84.0
    23
    26
     
    76.3
    81.4
    57
    45
    Age 45
    80.0
    84.2
    27
    26
     
    76.8
    81.7
    57
    46
    Age 50
    80.4
    84.5
    27
    27
     
    77.4
    82.1
    59
    47
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.8
    28
    28
     
    78.1
    82.5
    61
    49
    Age 60
    81.9
    85.4
    29
    28
     
    79.0
    83.0
    68
    55
    Age 65
    83.1
    86.1
    29
    28
     
    80.1
    83.7
    74
    59
    Age 70
    84.3
    86.9
    29
    29
     
    81.6
    84.7
    80
    64
    Age 75
    86.0
    88.0
    30
    32
     
    83.5
    86.0
    90
    71
    Age 80
    88.0
    89.4
    39
    42
     
    86.0
    87.9
    105
    81
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.5
    48
    54
     
    89.2
    90.5
    120
    88
    Age 90
    93.9
    94.4
    66
    67
     
    92.9
    93.7
    131
    98
    Age 95
    97.8
    98.0
    72
    74
     
    97.1
    97.6
    147
    105
    Age 100
    102.0
    102.1
    84
    86
     
    101.7
    102.0
    130
    104
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Turkey TURKEY
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    62.93
    133
     
    140.53
    37
    2. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    31.40
    17
    3. Stroke
    27.32
    163
     
    95.07
    82
    4. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    13.49
    113
    5. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    25.40
    38
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    10.24
    66
    7. Hypertension
    15.05
    104
     
    16.24
    93
    8. Lung Disease
    14.98
    117
     
    28.40
    42
    9. Alzheimers/Dementia
    13.39
    25
     
    1.65
    131
    10. Diabetes Mellitus
    11.43
    138
     
    12.61
    132
    11. Liver Disease
    10.72
    110
     
    4.45
    158
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    9.86
    149
     
    13.84
    139
    13. Suicide
    9.59
    74
     
    7.92
    94
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    4.42
    66
    15. Kidney Disease
    7.53
    128
     
    3.69
    163
    16. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    4.11
    90
    17. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    7.85
    14
    18. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    12.43
    32
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    5.18
    96
     
    2.51
    140
    20. Falls
    5.17
    92
     
    2.16
    147
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.91
    122
     
    4.85
    124
    22. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    4.65
    45
    23. Alcohol
    4.59
    15
     
    0.24
    120
    24. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    3.05
    149
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    1.68
    137
    26. Other Injuries
    3.95
    162
     
    8.91
    107
    27. Road Traffic Accidents
    3.94
    160
     
    12.23
    118
    28. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    3.36
    69
    29. Congenital Anomalies
    3.38
    154
     
    9.15
    67
    30. Other Neoplasms
    3.36
    61
     
    0.03
    170
    31. Parkinson's Disease
    3.32
    28
     
    0.71
    142
    32. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    6.86
    4
    33. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    1.72
    159
    34. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.25
    116
    35. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.39
    105
     
    2.13
    110
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    2.48
    63
    37. Low Birth Weight
    2.19
    147
     
    6.68
    99
    38. Epilepsy
    1.80
    92
     
    1.87
    89
    39. Drug Use
    1.34
    76
     
    0.05
    160
    40. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.31
    133
     
    3.15
    76
    41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.09
    132
     
    18.26
    4
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.90
    16
     
    0.31
    54
    43. Violence
    0.70
    160
     
    3.23
    109
    44. Asthma
    0.67
    156
     
    10.30
    39
    45. Skin Disease
    0.66
    126
     
    0.87
    118
    46. Birth Trauma
    0.51
    157
     
    2.42
    104
    47. Hepatitis C
    0.50
    42
     
    0.02
    148
    48. HIV/AIDS
    0.48
    127
     
    0.08
    153
    49. Drownings
    0.39
    170
     
    1.04
    146
    50. Anemia
    0.36
    110
     
    0.02
    165
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Germany GERMANY   Turkey TURKEY
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    132,851
    20.09
     
    95,573
    25.61
    2. Stroke
    59,883
    9.06
     
    64,583
    17.30
    3. Lung Cancers
    45,785
    6.92
     
    21,690
    5.81
    4. Hypertension
    34,769
    5.26
     
    10,994
    2.95
    5. Alzheimers/Dementia
    32,074
    4.85
     
    1,110
    0.30
    6. Lung Disease
    30,591
    4.63
     
    19,218
    5.15
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    28,606
    4.33
     
    7,040
    1.89
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    24,194
    3.66
     
    8,539
    2.29
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    21,138
    3.20
     
    9,589
    2.57
    10. Breast Cancer
    19,577
    2.96
     
    5,116
    1.37
    11. Kidney Disease
    17,106
    2.59
     
    2,534
    0.68
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    16,832
    2.55
     
    3,024
    0.81
    13. Prostate Cancer
    14,846
    2.25
     
    7,215
    1.93
    14. Liver Disease
    14,480
    2.19
     
    3,085
    0.83
    15. Lymphomas
    11,889
    1.80
     
    5,431
    1.46
    16. Stomach Cancer
    10,959
    1.66
     
    8,525
    2.28
    17. Suicide
    10,744
    1.63
     
    5,898
    1.58
    18. Falls
    10,600
    1.60
     
    1,552
    0.42
    19. Endocrine Disorders
    8,823
    1.33
     
    1,747
    0.47
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    8,798
    1.33
     
    3,378
    0.91
    21. Leukemia
    8,392
    1.27
     
    3,278
    0.88
    22. Liver Cancer
    8,004
    1.21
     
    2,093
    0.56
    23. Parkinson's Disease
    7,855
    1.19
     
    474
    0.13
    24. Other Neoplasms
    6,910
    1.05
     
    20
    0.01
    25. Bladder Cancer
    6,362
    0.96
     
    4,645
    1.24
    26. Other Injuries
    6,260
    0.95
     
    6,551
    1.76
    27. Oral Cancer
    6,063
    0.92
     
    1,178
    0.32
    28. Ovary Cancer
    5,901
    0.89
     
    1,549
    0.42
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    5,790
    0.88
     
    2,310
    0.62
    30. Alcohol
    5,376
    0.81
     
    172
    0.05
    31. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,347
    0.81
     
    1,476
    0.40
    32. Skin Cancers
    4,124
    0.62
     
    861
    0.23
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    3,654
    0.55
     
    8,948
    2.40
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,703
    0.41
     
    2,175
    0.58
    35. Epilepsy
    2,558
    0.39
     
    1,384
    0.37
    36. Uterin Cancer
    2,501
    0.38
     
    930
    0.25
    37. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,443
    0.37
     
    12,618
    3.38
    38. Cervical Cancer
    1,967
    0.30
     
    651
    0.17
    39. Congenital Anomalies
    1,888
    0.29
     
    6,578
    1.76
    40. Skin Disease
    1,397
    0.21
     
    597
    0.16
    41. Drug Use
    1,263
    0.19
     
    34
    0.01
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,224
    0.19
     
    220
    0.06
    43. Asthma
    1,129
    0.17
     
    7,036
    1.89
    44. Low Birth Weight
    854
    0.13
     
    4,784
    1.28
    45. Anemia
    832
    0.13
     
    14
    0.00
    46. Hepatitis C
    741
    0.11
     
    11
    0.00
    47. Violence
    650
    0.10
     
    2,424
    0.65
    48. HIV/AIDS
    490
    0.07
     
    57
    0.02
    49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    437
    0.07
     
    168
    0.04
    50. Fires
    422
    0.06
     
    469
    0.13
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Germany GERMANY   Turkey TURKEY
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    27.78
    30
     
    31.40
    17
    2. Breast Cancer
    21.84
    32
     
    13.49
    113
    3. Prostate Cancer
    15.98
    93
     
    25.40
    38
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    15.17
    41
     
    10.24
    66
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    9.24
    14
     
    4.42
    66
    6. Ovary Cancer
    6.43
    31
     
    4.11
    90
    7. Lymphomas
    6.30
    46
     
    7.85
    14
    8. Stomach Cancer
    6.13
    74
     
    12.43
    32
    9. Leukemia
    4.66
    44
     
    4.65
    45
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.49
    105
     
    3.05
    149
    11. Oral Cancer
    4.34
    59
     
    1.68
    137
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.68
    66
     
    3.36
    69
    13. Bladder Cancer
    3.12
    55
     
    6.86
    4
    14. Cervical Cancer
    2.72
    142
     
    1.72
    159
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.49
    34
     
    1.25
    116
    16. Uterin Cancer
    2.36
    68
     
    2.48
    63
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.