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TURKEY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Greece GREECE TURKEY Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Coronary Heart Disease 1 164,847 1 85,905 + 78,942
Stroke 2 109,856 2 44,006 + 65,850
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 64,632 9 12,845 + 51,787
Lung Cancers 4 57,400 3 35,070 + 22,329
Lung Disease 5 43,124 4 25,088 + 18,036
Kidney Disease 6 37,134 7 17,021 + 20,113
Alzheimers & Dementia 7 30,743 6 17,308 + 13,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers 8 25,468 10 10,606 + 14,862
Hypertension 9 22,805 8 14,763 + 8,042
Parkinson's Disease 10 20,647 25 3,439 + 17,208
Breast Cancer 11 19,668 14 5,643 + 14,025
Prostate Cancer 12 15,788 15 5,608 + 10,180
Pancreas Cancer 13 14,860 12 6,882 + 7,977
Liver Cancer 14 12,217 20 4,542 + 7,675
Bladder Cancer 15 12,101 21 4,485 + 7,616
Stomach Cancer 16 11,982 11 10,333 + 1,649
Other Injuries 17 11,341 30 1,678 + 9,663
Leukemia 18 10,566 18 4,870 + 5,696
Lymphomas 19 9,898 19 4,849 + 5,050
Diabetes Mellitus 20 9,876 5 17,900 - 8,024
Falls 21 9,716 22 4,373 + 5,343
Road Traffic Accidents 22 6,791 16 5,573 + 1,218
Liver Disease 23 6,315 13 6,340 - 25
Inflammatory/Heart 24 5,657 31 1,632 + 4,025
Other Neoplasms 25 5,295 42 646 + 4,648
Peptic Ulcer Disease 26 4,765 39 789 + 3,976
Ovary Cancer 27 4,348 28 2,287 + 2,061
Suicide 28 4,157 29 2,003 + 2,153
Endocrine Disorders 29 4,104 26 2,612 + 1,492
Oral Cancer 30 3,435 35 1,305 + 2,130
Skin Cancers 31 3,419 32 1,548 + 1,871
Drownings 32 3,397 44 549 + 2,849
Uterin Cancer 33 2,907 37 1,090 + 1,817
Epilepsy 34 1,944 36 1,147 + 797
Oesophagus Cancer 35 1,916 33 1,321 + 595
Cervical Cancer 36 1,899 34 1,311 + 588
Drug Use 37 1,508 38 972 + 536
Congenital Anomalies 38 1,359 17 4,966 - 3,608
Fires 39 1,142 47 343 + 800
Multiple Sclerosis 40 1,055 56 169 + 886
Low Birth Weight 41 993 24 3,478 - 2,486
Violence 42 811 23 4,010 - 3,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease 43 781 45 452 + 329
Diarrhoeal diseases 44 741 40 741 - 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis 45 521 52 237 + 284
Tuberculosis 46 519 50 303 + 215
Skin Disease 47 439 48 324 + 115
Hepatitis B 48 436 60 72 + 364
Alcohol 49 394 55 182 + 211
HIV/AIDS 50 369 53 204 + 165
Anemia 51 365 81 0 + 365
Hepatitis C 52 300 63 19 + 281
Meningitis 53 260 51 274 - 15
Schizophrenia 54 215 80 0 + 215
Asthma 55 214 27 2,434 - 2,220
Poisonings 56 152 46 369 - 217
Birth Trauma 57 132 41 720 - 588
Appendicitis 58 74 59 93 - 19
Upper Respiratory 59 62 66 5 + 56
Leishmaniasis 60 28 68 2 + 26
Maternal Conditions 61 17 57 109 - 92
Tetanus 62 14 64 12 + 2
Oral conditions 63 12 86 0 + 12
War 64 9 49 318 - 310
Syphilis 65 8 61 50 - 42
Malnutrition 66 6 43 588 - 582
Encephalitis 67 5 54 184 - 179
Measles 68 2 65 6 - 4
Pertussis 69 0 58 103 - 102
Diphtheria 70 0 71 1 - 1
Dengue 71 0 73 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 72 0 74 0 - 0
Ascariasis 73 0 70 1 - 1
Hookworm Disease 74 0 72 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 75 0 62 33 - 33
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 77 0 - 0
Chagas disease 77 0 76 0 - 0
Malaria 78 0 75 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 79 0 78 0 - 0
Chlamydia 80 0 69 2 - 2
Leprosy 81 0 79 0 - 0
Otitis Media 82 0 67 3 - 3
Depression 83 0 83 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 84 0 82 0 - 0
Osteoarthritis 85 0 84 0 - 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy 86 0 85 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.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020