TURKEY VS ESTONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ESTONIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	212,017	1	85,905	+ 126,113
Hypertension	2	190,270	8	14,763	+ 175,507
Stroke	3	78,637	2	44,006	+ 34,631
Lung Cancers	4	46,307	3	35,070	+ 11,237
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	37,129	10	10,606	+ 26,522
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	24,575	9	12,845	+ 11,730
Liver Disease	7	23,146	13	6,340	+ 16,805
Prostate Cancer	8	21,032	15	5,608	+ 15,424
Stomach Cancer	9	20,420	11	10,333	+ 10,088
Pancreas Cancer	10	18,913	12	6,882	+ 12,031
Breast Cancer	11	18,316	14	5,643	+ 12,673
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	16,166	6	17,308	- 1,142
Lung Disease	13	16,117	4	25,088	- 8,971
Inflammatory/Heart	14	15,291	31	1,632	+ 13,658
Lymphomas	15	15,001	19	4,849	+ 10,152
Suicide	16	13,910	29	2,003	+ 11,906
Kidney Disease	17	12,433	7	17,021	- 4,588
Alcohol	18	10,456	55	182	+ 10,274
Diabetes Mellitus	19	10,293	5	17,900	- 7,607
Other Injuries	20	9,952	30	1,678	+ 8,274
Bladder Cancer	21	8,862	21	4,485	+ 4,377
Leukemia	22	8,851	18	4,870	+ 3,981
Other Neoplasms	23	8,691	42	646	+ 8,044
Falls	24	8,355	22	4,373	+ 3,982
Oral Cancer	25	7,781	35	1,305	+ 6,476
Liver Cancer	26	7,555	20	4,542	+ 3,013
Oesophagus Cancer	27	6,941	33	1,321	+ 5,620
Ovary Cancer	28	6,145	28	2,287	+ 3,858
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,775	25	3,439	+ 2,336
Skin Cancers	30	5,558	32	1,548	+ 4,010
Drug Use	31	5,285	38	972	+ 4,312
Cervical Cancer	32	4,761	34	1,311	+ 3,450
Endocrine Disorders	33	4,646	26	2,612	+ 2,034
Uterin Cancer	34	4,236	37	1,090	+ 3,146
Road Traffic Accidents	35	4,170	16	5,573	- 1,403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,877	39	789	+ 3,087
Epilepsy	37	3,136	36	1,147	+ 1,989
Fires	38	2,882	47	343	+ 2,539
HIV/AIDS	39	2,839	53	204	+ 2,635
Drownings	40	2,112	44	549	+ 1,563
Skin Disease	41	2,010	48	324	+ 1,686
Violence	42	2,008	23	4,010	- 2,002
Congenital Anomalies	43	1,764	17	4,966	- 3,202
Asthma	44	1,697	27	2,434	- 737
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,518	45	452	+ 1,066
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	1,213	52	237	+ 976
Tuberculosis	47	1,159	50	303	+ 856
Multiple Sclerosis	48	1,145	56	169	+ 976
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	856	85	0	+ 856
Osteoarthritis	50	715	84	0	+ 715
Anemia	51	645	81	0	+ 645
Poisonings	52	586	46	369	+ 217
Diarrhoeal diseases	53	582	40	741	- 159
Meningitis	54	522	51	274	+ 248
Low Birth Weight	55	477	24	3,478	- 3,001
Schizophrenia	56	430	80	0	+ 430
Birth Trauma	57	353	41	720	- 367
Hepatitis C	58	285	63	19	+ 266
Appendicitis	59	143	59	93	+ 50
Oral conditions	60	142	86	0	+ 142
Maternal Conditions	61	81	57	109	- 28
Syphilis	62	70	61	50	+ 20
Encephalitis	63	14	54	184	- 171
War	64	9	49	318	- 309
Hepatitis B	65	0	60	72	- 72
Upper Respiratory	66	0	66	5	- 5
Otitis Media	67	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	68	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	69	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	74	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	2	- 2
Malnutrition	79	0	43	588	- 588
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	78	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	64	12	- 12
Diphtheria	82	0	71	1	- 1
Pertussis	83	0	58	103	- 103
Measles	84	0	65	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

Estonia

Turkey

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.