TURKEY VS LUXEMBOURG: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LUXEMBOURG		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	82,051	1	85,905	- 3,854
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	37,334	6	17,308	+ 20,026
Lung Cancers	3	32,550	3	35,070	- 2,520
Stroke	4	32,203	2	44,006	- 11,802
Lung Disease	5	30,374	4	25,088	+ 5,285
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,426	10	10,606	+ 5,820
Breast Cancer	7	14,194	14	5,643	+ 8,551
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	13,928	9	12,845	+ 1,083
Kidney Disease	9	11,392	7	17,021	- 5,628
Other Injuries	10	11,072	30	1,678	+ 9,394
Pancreas Cancer	11	10,247	12	6,882	+ 3,365
Liver Disease	12	9,402	13	6,340	+ 3,061
Suicide	13	8,693	29	2,003	+ 6,689
Lymphomas	14	8,073	19	4,849	+ 3,224
Prostate Cancer	15	7,972	15	5,608	+ 2,364
Parkinson's Disease	16	7,754	25	3,439	+ 4,315
Diabetes Mellitus	17	7,655	5	17,900	- 10,245
Falls	18	7,594	22	4,373	+ 3,220
Hypertension	19	6,720	8	14,763	- 8,043
Leukemia	20	6,636	18	4,870	+ 1,766
Endocrine Disorders	21	6,611	26	2,612	+ 3,999
Stomach Cancer	22	6,408	11	10,333	- 3,924
Inflammatory/Heart	23	6,147	31	1,632	+ 4,515
Other Neoplasms	24	6,118	42	646	+ 5,472
Liver Cancer	25	6,079	20	4,542	+ 1,536
Bladder Cancer	26	5,485	21	4,485	+ 1,000
Ovary Cancer	27	4,419	28	2,287	+ 2,132
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,984	33	1,321	+ 2,663
Alcohol	29	3,171	55	182	+ 2,988
Road Traffic Accidents	30	3,144	16	5,573	- 2,429
Skin Cancers	31	2,707	32	1,548	+ 1,159
Malnutrition	32	2,437	43	588	+ 1,849
Oral Cancer	33	2,381	35	1,305	+ 1,076
Rheumatic Heart Disease	34	2,369	45	452	+ 1,917
Epilepsy	35	2,108	36	1,147	+ 961
Uterin Cancer	36	1,961	37	1,090	+ 871
Congenital Anomalies	37	1,304	17	4,966	- 3,662
Cervical Cancer	38	1,201	34	1,311	- 110
Drug Use	39	1,164	38	972	+ 192
Anemia	40	1,057	81	0	+ 1,057
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	846	39	789	+ 56
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	773	40	741	+ 33
Schizophrenia	43	727	80	0	+ 727
Skin Disease	44	672	48	324	+ 348
Asthma	45	579	27	2,434	- 1,856
Multiple Sclerosis	46	514	56	169	+ 345
Hepatitis C	47	465	63	19	+ 446
Violence	48	389	23	4,010	- 3,621
Low Birth Weight	49	383	24	3,478	- 3,095
Osteoarthritis	50	330	84	0	+ 330
Fires	51	317	47	343	- 26
HIV/AIDS	52	310	53	204	+ 106
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	290	52	237	+ 53
Drownings	54	244	44	549	- 304
Tuberculosis	55	233	50	303	- 71
Poisonings	56	185	46	369	- 184
Prostatic Hypertrophy	57	149	85	0	+ 149
Meningitis	58	86	51	274	- 189
Birth Trauma	59	75	41	720	- 645
Hepatitis B	60	69	60	72	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	49	66	5	+ 43
Appendicitis	62	42	59	93	- 51
Maternal Conditions	63	41	57	109	- 68
Oral conditions	64	37	86	0	+ 37
Encephalitis	65	20	54	184	- 164
Syphilis	66	18	61	50	- 33
War	67	8	49	318	- 311
Pertussis	68	0	58	103	- 102
Tetanus	69	0	64	12	- 12
Measles	70	0	65	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Chlamydia	72	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	80	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	83	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	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.