TURKEY VS MEXICO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MEXICO		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	74,789	1	85,905	- 11,116
Diabetes Mellitus	2	55,404	5	17,900	+ 37,504
Kidney Disease	3	28,710	7	17,021	+ 11,690
Stroke	4	25,601	2	44,006	- 18,404
Violence	5	20,879	23	4,010	+ 16,868
Liver Disease	6	19,198	13	6,340	+ 12,858
Lung Disease	7	18,738	4	25,088	- 6,350
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	15,967	9	12,845	+ 3,122
Hypertension	9	11,457	8	14,763	- 3,306
Road Traffic Accidents	10	10,489	16	5,573	+ 4,916
Other Injuries	11	7,833	30	1,678	+ 6,155
Endocrine Disorders	12	7,277	26	2,612	+ 4,665
Congenital Anomalies	13	6,728	17	4,966	+ 1,762
Malnutrition	14	4,859	43	588	+ 4,271
Prostate Cancer	15	4,822	15	5,608	- 786
Breast Cancer	16	4,748	14	5,643	- 894
Lung Cancers	17	4,729	3	35,070	- 30,342
Low Birth Weight	18	4,608	24	3,478	+ 1,130
Stomach Cancer	19	4,464	11	10,333	- 5,868
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	4,421	10	10,606	- 6,185
Liver Cancer	21	4,386	20	4,542	- 156
Suicide	22	4,357	29	2,003	+ 2,354
Other Neoplasms	23	3,992	42	646	+ 3,346
Lymphomas	24	3,192	19	4,849	- 1,657
Leukemia	25	3,108	18	4,870	- 1,762
Cervical Cancer	26	3,080	34	1,311	+ 1,769
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,902	12	6,882	- 3,980
HIV/AIDS	28	2,656	53	204	+ 2,452
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	2,236	40	741	+ 1,496
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	2,218	6	17,308	- 15,090
Skin Disease	31	1,949	48	324	+ 1,625
Alcohol	32	1,895	55	182	+ 1,713
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,759	39	789	+ 970
Ovary Cancer	34	1,705	28	2,287	- 582
Falls	35	1,691	22	4,373	- 2,682
Birth Trauma	36	1,642	41	720	+ 922
Anemia	37	1,404	81	0	+ 1,404
Tuberculosis	38	1,250	50	303	+ 947
Epilepsy	39	1,230	36	1,147	+ 83
Skin Cancers	40	1,228	32	1,548	- 320
Inflammatory/Heart	41	1,201	31	1,632	- 431
Drownings	42	1,157	44	549	+ 609
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,008	25	3,439	- 2,431
Drug Use	44	946	38	972	- 26
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	911	52	237	+ 674
Oral Cancer	46	872	35	1,305	- 433
Asthma	47	864	27	2,434	- 1,571
Bladder Cancer	48	819	21	4,485	- 3,666
Oesophagus Cancer	49	805	33	1,321	- 516
Uterin Cancer	50	580	37	1,090	- 510
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	575	85	0	+ 575
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	553	45	452	+ 101
Appendicitis	53	498	59	93	+ 405
Maternal Conditions	54	482	57	109	+ 373
Hepatitis C	55	402	63	19	+ 383
Fires	56	388	47	343	+ 46
Poisonings	57	342	46	369	- 27
Meningitis	58	230	51	274	- 45
Osteoarthritis	59	196	84	0	+ 196
Multiple Sclerosis	60	190	56	169	+ 21
Hepatitis B	61	135	60	72	+ 63
Encephalitis	62	90	54	184	- 94
Schizophrenia	63	82	80	0	+ 82
Upper Respiratory	64	81	66	5	+ 76
Oral conditions	65	80	86	0	+ 80
War	66	72	49	318	- 246
Dengue	67	19	73	0	+ 19
Otitis Media	68	19	67	3	+ 16
Chagas disease	69	16	76	0	+ 16
Pertussis	70	14	58	103	- 89
Tetanus	71	6	64	12	- 6
Ascariasis	72	3	70	1	+ 2
Syphilis	73	3	61	50	- 47
Iodine Deficiency	74	2	78	0	+ 2
Leprosy	75	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	76	1	68	2	- 2
Chlamydia	77	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	79	0	71	1	- 1
Measles	80	0	65	6	- 6
Trichuriasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	84	0	75	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.