TURKEY VS ROMANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ROMANIA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	332,852	1	85,905	+ 246,947
Stroke	2	230,401	2	44,006	+ 186,395
Hypertension	3	51,020	8	14,763	+ 36,257
Lung Cancers	4	46,877	3	35,070	+ 11,807
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	43,371	9	12,845	+ 30,526
Liver Disease	6	41,345	13	6,340	+ 35,004
Lung Disease	7	34,110	4	25,088	+ 9,022
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	31,682	10	10,606	+ 21,076
Kidney Disease	9	23,986	7	17,021	+ 6,965
Inflammatory/Heart	10	20,547	31	1,632	+ 18,915
Breast Cancer	11	17,848	14	5,643	+ 12,205
Stomach Cancer	12	16,024	11	10,333	+ 5,691
Liver Cancer	13	14,432	20	4,542	+ 9,890
Pancreas Cancer	14	13,604	12	6,882	+ 6,721
Alzheimers & Dementia	15	13,160	6	17,308	- 4,148
Prostate Cancer	16	11,351	15	5,608	+ 5,743
Oral Cancer	17	10,613	35	1,305	+ 9,308
Diabetes Mellitus	18	10,338	5	17,900	- 7,561
Other Injuries	19	9,916	30	1,678	+ 8,237
Road Traffic Accidents	20	9,234	16	5,573	+ 3,661
Suicide	21	8,744	29	2,003	+ 6,740
Cervical Cancer	22	8,668	34	1,311	+ 7,357
Bladder Cancer	23	7,949	21	4,485	+ 3,464
Falls	24	6,972	22	4,373	+ 2,598
Lymphomas	25	6,418	19	4,849	+ 1,570
Leukemia	26	6,222	18	4,870	+ 1,352
Ovary Cancer	27	5,140	28	2,287	+ 2,853
Tuberculosis	28	4,707	50	303	+ 4,404
Skin Cancers	29	4,650	32	1,548	+ 3,102
Oesophagus Cancer	30	3,499	33	1,321	+ 2,177
Parkinson's Disease	31	3,434	25	3,439	- 6
Drownings	32	2,763	44	549	+ 2,215
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	2,462	39	789	+ 1,673
Uterin Cancer	34	2,421	37	1,090	+ 1,331
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	2,041	45	452	+ 1,590
Fires	36	1,952	47	343	+ 1,610
Alcohol	37	1,897	55	182	+ 1,714
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,700	17	4,966	- 3,266
Poisonings	39	1,698	46	369	+ 1,329
Drug Use	40	1,604	38	972	+ 631
Low Birth Weight	41	1,468	24	3,478	- 2,010
Epilepsy	42	1,456	36	1,147	+ 309
Other Neoplasms	43	1,338	42	646	+ 691
Violence	44	1,183	23	4,010	- 2,827
Asthma	45	1,043	27	2,434	- 1,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	46	1,036	40	741	+ 295
HIV/AIDS	47	1,014	53	204	+ 811
Endocrine Disorders	48	892	26	2,612	- 1,720
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	665	85	0	+ 665
Malnutrition	50	657	43	588	+ 68
Schizophrenia	51	476	80	0	+ 476
Hepatitis C	52	456	63	19	+ 437
Skin Disease	53	452	48	324	+ 128
Meningitis	54	354	51	274	+ 80
Multiple Sclerosis	55	307	56	169	+ 138
Anemia	56	272	81	0	+ 272
Birth Trauma	57	177	41	720	- 543
Maternal Conditions	58	164	57	109	+ 55
Hepatitis B	59	141	60	72	+ 69
Appendicitis	60	97	59	93	+ 4
Measles	61	34	65	6	+ 28
Encephalitis	62	27	54	184	- 157
Upper Respiratory	63	13	66	5	+ 7
Oral conditions	64	11	86	0	+ 11
War	65	10	49	318	- 308
Syphilis	66	7	61	50	- 44
Tetanus	67	6	64	12	- 5
Otitis Media	68	5	67	3	+ 2
Pertussis	69	1	58	103	- 102
Leishmaniasis	70	0	68	2	- 2
Diphtheria	71	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	33	- 33
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	78	0	69	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	85	0	52	237	- 237
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	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.