TURKEY VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	73,838	1	85,905	- 12,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	72,409	9	12,845	+ 59,564
Stroke	3	21,748	2	44,006	- 22,257
Lung Cancers	4	21,494	3	35,070	- 13,576
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	16,779	10	10,606	+ 6,173
Kidney Disease	6	14,350	7	17,021	- 2,671
Liver Cancer	7	10,404	20	4,542	+ 5,862
Hypertension	8	10,213	8	14,763	- 4,550
Suicide	9	9,076	29	2,003	+ 7,072
Breast Cancer	10	8,447	14	5,643	+ 2,804
Pancreas Cancer	11	7,493	12	6,882	+ 611
Stomach Cancer	12	5,645	11	10,333	- 4,687
Lymphomas	13	5,537	19	4,849	+ 688
Lung Disease	14	5,343	4	25,088	- 19,745
Oral Cancer	15	4,422	35	1,305	+ 3,117
Prostate Cancer	16	4,223	15	5,608	- 1,385
Leukemia	17	3,479	18	4,870	- 1,392
Falls	18	3,036	22	4,373	- 1,338
Inflammatory/Heart	19	3,005	31	1,632	+ 1,373
Liver Disease	20	2,919	13	6,340	- 3,421
Ovary Cancer	21	2,843	28	2,287	+ 556
Other Neoplasms	22	2,725	42	646	+ 2,078
Uterin Cancer	23	2,053	37	1,090	+ 963
Oesophagus Cancer	24	1,909	33	1,321	+ 588
Skin Disease	25	1,897	48	324	+ 1,573
Road Traffic Accidents	26	1,690	16	5,573	- 3,883
Bladder Cancer	27	1,676	21	4,485	- 2,809
Diabetes Mellitus	28	1,501	5	17,900	- 16,398
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,252	25	3,439	- 2,188
Cervical Cancer	30	1,187	34	1,311	- 124
Congenital Anomalies	31	1,110	17	4,966	- 3,856
Other Injuries	32	1,103	30	1,678	- 575
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	966	39	789	+ 177
Skin Cancers	34	783	32	1,548	- 765
Asthma	35	517	27	2,434	- 1,917
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	452	6	17,308	- 16,855
Endocrine Disorders	37	424	26	2,612	- 2,188
Drownings	38	404	44	549	- 144
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	386	40	741	- 354
Tuberculosis	40	356	50	303	+ 53
Low Birth Weight	41	353	24	3,478	- 3,125
Epilepsy	42	346	36	1,147	- 801
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	309	45	452	- 143
Drug Use	44	266	38	972	- 706
HIV/AIDS	45	253	53	204	+ 49
Violence	46	204	23	4,010	- 3,807
Alcohol	47	142	55	182	- 40
Meningitis	48	115	51	274	- 159
Fires	49	97	47	343	- 245
Appendicitis	50	82	59	93	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	79	85	0	+ 79
Hepatitis B	52	57	60	72	- 15
Maternal Conditions	53	47	57	109	- 62
Upper Respiratory	54	45	66	5	+ 40
Birth Trauma	55	43	41	720	- 677
Hepatitis C	56	40	63	19	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	57	36	56	169	- 133
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	31	52	237	- 206
War	59	31	49	318	- 288
Poisonings	60	16	46	369	- 353
Encephalitis	61	1	54	184	- 184
Pertussis	62	1	58	103	- 102
Malnutrition	63	0	43	588	- 588
Diphtheria	64	0	71	1	- 1
Syphilis	65	0	61	50	- 50
Dengue	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	68	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	69	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	65	6	- 6
Tetanus	73	0	64	12	- 12
Chagas disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	68	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	62	33	- 33
Otitis Media	79	0	67	3	- 3
Leprosy	80	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	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.