EGYPT VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	113,608	1	173,871	- 60,263
Stroke	2	58,197	3	43,839	+ 14,358
Lung Cancers	3	46,380	18	5,677	+ 40,703
Lung Disease	4	33,179	9	13,393	+ 19,786
Diabetes Mellitus	5	23,672	8	19,131	+ 4,541
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	22,889	16	6,975	+ 15,915
Kidney Disease	7	22,510	6	21,087	+ 1,423
Hypertension	8	19,524	5	21,094	- 1,570
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	16,987	7	20,695	- 3,707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	14,026	24	3,083	+ 10,944
Stomach Cancer	11	13,665	32	1,844	+ 11,820
Pancreas Cancer	12	9,102	26	2,906	+ 6,196
Liver Disease	13	8,385	2	60,122	- 51,738
Breast Cancer	14	7,462	13	9,180	- 1,717
Prostate Cancer	15	7,416	35	1,282	+ 6,134
Road Traffic Accidents	16	7,370	12	10,141	- 2,770
Congenital Anomalies	17	6,568	10	12,163	- 5,595
Leukemia	18	6,441	22	3,763	+ 2,678
Lymphomas	19	6,412	14	7,539	- 1,126
Liver Cancer	20	6,007	4	24,512	- 18,505
Bladder Cancer	21	5,931	19	5,133	+ 799
Falls	22	5,784	30	2,019	+ 3,765
Violence	23	5,304	20	4,165	+ 1,139
Low Birth Weight	24	4,600	11	11,391	- 6,791
Parkinson's Disease	25	4,549	28	2,391	+ 2,158
Endocrine Disorders	26	3,454	29	2,372	+ 1,082
Asthma	27	3,219	15	7,104	- 3,885
Ovary Cancer	28	3,024	31	1,944	+ 1,081
Suicide	29	2,650	25	3,022	- 372
Other Injuries	30	2,219	21	3,819	- 1,600
Inflammatory/Heart	31	2,159	27	2,489	- 331
Skin Cancers	32	2,047	39	1,013	+ 1,034
Oesophagus Cancer	33	1,747	41	951	+ 796
Cervical Cancer	34	1,734	48	625	+ 1,109
Oral Cancer	35	1,726	45	793	+ 933
Epilepsy	36	1,517	50	451	+ 1,066
Uterin Cancer	37	1,442	52	422	+ 1,020
Drug Use	38	1,286	62	116	+ 1,170
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	1,044	34	1,339	- 295
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	980	23	3,692	- 2,712
Birth Trauma	41	952	17	6,109	- 5,157
Other Neoplasms	42	855	61	116	+ 738
Malnutrition	43	778	46	759	+ 19
Drownings	44	726	37	1,122	- 397
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	597	36	1,248	- 651
Poisonings	46	488	57	195	+ 293
Fires	47	453	33	1,568	- 1,115
Skin Disease	48	429	55	219	+ 209
War	49	421	47	714	- 293
Tuberculosis	50	401	51	432	- 31
Meningitis	51	363	43	827	- 464
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	313	65	26	+ 287
HIV/AIDS	53	270	53	397	- 127
Encephalitis	54	244	38	1,046	- 802
Alcohol	55	241	60	141	+ 100
Multiple Sclerosis	56	223	56	213	+ 11
Maternal Conditions	57	144	44	795	- 651
Pertussis	58	136	42	906	- 770
Appendicitis	59	123	59	142	- 19
Hepatitis B	60	96	40	988	- 893
Syphilis	61	67	58	159	- 93
Schistosomiasis	62	44	54	220	- 176
Hepatitis C	63	25	63	97	- 72
Tetanus	64	15	49	540	- 525
Measles	65	8	64	43	- 35
Upper Respiratory	66	7	68	5	+ 2
Otitis Media	67	4	72	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	68	3	66	13	- 10
Chlamydia	69	3	71	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	2	67	6	- 4
Diphtheria	71	1	70	3	- 2
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Turkey

Egypt

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.