COLOMBIA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	50,641	1	43,066	+ 7,575
Stroke	2	25,941	3	16,573	+ 9,369
Lung Cancers	3	20,674	10	5,250	+ 15,424
Lung Disease	4	14,790	4	15,928	- 1,139
Diabetes Mellitus	5	10,552	11	5,028	+ 5,523
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	10,203	22	2,157	+ 8,046
Kidney Disease	7	10,034	7	6,834	+ 3,200
Hypertension	8	8,703	8	6,400	+ 2,303
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,572	5	10,773	- 3,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	6,252	12	4,371	+ 1,881
Stomach Cancer	11	6,091	9	6,112	- 21
Pancreas Cancer	12	4,057	25	2,022	+ 2,035
Liver Disease	13	3,738	19	2,426	+ 1,311
Breast Cancer	14	3,326	13	3,669	- 343
Prostate Cancer	15	3,306	14	3,584	- 279
Road Traffic Accidents	16	3,285	6	7,765	- 4,479
Congenital Anomalies	17	2,928	16	2,963	- 35
Leukemia	18	2,871	21	2,208	+ 663
Lymphomas	19	2,858	18	2,603	+ 255
Liver Cancer	20	2,678	24	2,065	+ 613
Bladder Cancer	21	2,644	42	609	+ 2,035
Falls	22	2,578	29	1,518	+ 1,060
Violence	23	2,364	2	19,268	- 16,904
Low Birth Weight	24	2,050	23	2,095	- 45
Parkinson's Disease	25	2,028	47	383	+ 1,645
Endocrine Disorders	26	1,540	30	1,367	+ 173
Asthma	27	1,435	54	191	+ 1,244
Ovary Cancer	28	1,348	33	1,122	+ 226
Suicide	29	1,181	26	1,965	- 784
Other Injuries	30	989	28	1,592	- 603
Inflammatory/Heart	31	962	31	1,329	- 367
Skin Cancers	32	913	35	1,028	- 116
Oesophagus Cancer	33	779	36	835	- 57
Cervical Cancer	34	773	20	2,266	- 1,493
Oral Cancer	35	769	37	807	- 38
Epilepsy	36	676	43	597	+ 79
Uterin Cancer	37	643	45	423	+ 220
Drug Use	38	573	44	492	+ 82
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	465	39	698	- 233
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	437	38	747	- 311
Birth Trauma	41	424	41	648	- 224
Other Neoplasms	42	381	15	3,205	- 2,824
Malnutrition	43	347	27	1,878	- 1,531
Drownings	44	323	40	689	- 366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	266	63	38	+ 228
Poisonings	46	217	61	61	+ 157
Fires	47	202	56	127	+ 75
Skin Disease	48	191	34	1,102	- 911
War	49	188	49	260	- 72
Tuberculosis	50	179	32	1,272	- 1,093
Meningitis	51	162	50	244	- 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	140	51	242	- 102
HIV/AIDS	53	120	17	2,683	- 2,563
Encephalitis	54	109	64	38	+ 71
Alcohol	55	108	68	23	+ 85
Multiple Sclerosis	56	100	60	62	+ 37
Maternal Conditions	57	64	46	394	- 330
Pertussis	58	61	69	18	+ 42
Appendicitis	59	55	52	213	- 158
Hepatitis B	60	43	62	50	- 8
Syphilis	61	30	65	30	- 1
Schistosomiasis	62	20	77	1	+ 19
Hepatitis C	63	11	59	65	- 54
Tetanus	64	7	71	14	- 7
Measles	65	4	78	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	66	3	66	27	- 23
Otitis Media	67	2	73	7	- 6
Leishmaniasis	68	1	74	7	- 6
Chlamydia	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	76	5	- 4
Diphtheria	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	55	133	- 133
Trichuriasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	76	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	72	8	- 8
Schizophrenia	80	0	70	18	- 18
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	58	67	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Oral conditions	86	0	75	7	- 7
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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.