TURKEY VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,911	1	85,905	+ 26,006
Stroke	2	83,178	2	44,006	+ 39,172
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	73,671	9	12,845	+ 60,826
Lung Cancers	4	54,409	3	35,070	+ 19,339
Lung Disease	5	53,372	4	25,088	+ 28,284
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	39,151	10	10,606	+ 28,545
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	38,875	6	17,308	+ 21,568
Stomach Cancer	8	34,434	11	10,333	+ 24,102
Kidney Disease	9	30,574	7	17,021	+ 13,553
Pancreas Cancer	10	25,281	12	6,882	+ 18,399
Liver Cancer	11	20,063	20	4,542	+ 15,521
Other Injuries	12	15,068	30	1,678	+ 13,390
Suicide	13	13,291	29	2,003	+ 11,288
Lymphomas	14	13,159	19	4,849	+ 8,310
Breast Cancer	15	10,791	14	5,643	+ 5,148
Other Neoplasms	16	10,323	42	646	+ 9,677
Liver Disease	17	9,692	13	6,340	+ 3,352
Parkinson's Disease	18	9,564	25	3,439	+ 6,124
Prostate Cancer	19	9,228	15	5,608	+ 3,620
Oesophagus Cancer	20	8,409	33	1,321	+ 7,088
Endocrine Disorders	21	7,842	26	2,612	+ 5,230
Bladder Cancer	22	6,784	21	4,485	+ 2,299
Falls	23	6,647	22	4,373	+ 2,274
Leukemia	24	6,559	18	4,870	+ 1,689
Drownings	25	5,741	44	549	+ 5,193
Oral Cancer	26	5,690	35	1,305	+ 4,385
Inflammatory/Heart	27	5,621	31	1,632	+ 3,989
Hypertension	28	4,556	8	14,763	- 10,207
Diabetes Mellitus	29	3,709	5	17,900	- 14,190
Ovary Cancer	30	3,456	28	2,287	+ 1,169
Road Traffic Accidents	31	3,117	16	5,573	- 2,456
Cervical Cancer	32	2,594	34	1,311	+ 1,283
Uterin Cancer	33	2,363	37	1,090	+ 1,273
Tuberculosis	34	2,361	50	303	+ 2,058
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	1,995	39	789	+ 1,205
Skin Disease	36	1,916	48	324	+ 1,592
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	1,865	40	741	+ 1,124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,787	52	237	+ 1,550
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	1,744	45	452	+ 1,293
Congenital Anomalies	40	1,688	17	4,966	- 3,278
Hepatitis C	41	1,516	63	19	+ 1,497
Asthma	42	1,313	27	2,434	- 1,122
Malnutrition	43	1,304	43	588	+ 716
Skin Cancers	44	1,258	32	1,548	- 290
Epilepsy	45	1,064	36	1,147	- 83
Hepatitis B	46	971	60	72	+ 899
Schizophrenia	47	718	80	0	+ 718
Fires	48	688	47	343	+ 345
Anemia	49	598	81	0	+ 598
Drug Use	50	500	38	972	- 473
Alcohol	51	393	55	182	+ 211
Meningitis	52	210	51	274	- 64
Violence	53	182	23	4,010	- 3,829
Poisonings	54	174	46	369	- 195
Low Birth Weight	55	138	24	3,478	- 3,340
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	117	85	0	+ 117
Upper Respiratory	57	109	66	5	+ 103
Appendicitis	58	86	59	93	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	74	56	169	- 95
Oral conditions	60	72	86	0	+ 72
Birth Trauma	61	71	41	720	- 649
Osteoarthritis	62	59	84	0	+ 59
HIV/AIDS	63	33	53	204	- 171
Maternal Conditions	64	26	57	109	- 83
Syphilis	65	11	61	50	- 40
War	66	10	49	318	- 308
Tetanus	67	6	64	12	- 5
Otitis Media	68	5	67	3	+ 2
Encephalitis	69	3	54	184	- 181
Iodine Deficiency	70	1	78	0	+ 1
Pertussis	71	1	58	103	- 102
Schistosomiasis	72	0	62	33	- 33
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	75	0	65	6	- 6
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	68	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	81	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Dengue	83	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	82	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.