MOLDOVA VS TURKEY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TURKEY		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,676	1	14,292	- 10,616
Stroke	2	1,883	2	5,878	- 3,995
Lung Cancers	3	1,501	5	1,131	+ 370
Lung Disease	4	1,074	9	752	+ 322
Diabetes Mellitus	5	766	16	407	+ 359
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	741	32	163	+ 577
Kidney Disease	7	728	18	307	+ 421
Hypertension	8	632	4	2,287	- 1,655
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	550	6	1,042	- 492
Colon-Rectum Cancers	10	454	7	1,030	- 576
Stomach Cancer	11	442	12	518	- 76
Pancreas Cancer	12	294	15	427	- 133
Liver Disease	13	271	3	2,869	- 2,597
Breast Cancer	14	241	11	592	- 350
Prostate Cancer	15	240	19	295	- 55
Road Traffic Accidents	16	238	20	293	- 55
Congenital Anomalies	17	213	27	190	+ 22
Leukemia	18	208	34	140	+ 68
Lymphomas	19	207	22	230	- 23
Liver Cancer	20	194	13	514	- 320
Bladder Cancer	21	192	29	181	+ 11
Falls	22	187	33	149	+ 38
Violence	23	172	31	167	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	24	149	39	90	+ 59
Parkinson's Disease	25	147	55	6	+ 141
Endocrine Disorders	26	112	46	40	+ 72
Asthma	27	104	48	26	+ 78
Ovary Cancer	28	98	35	123	- 25
Suicide	29	86	10	593	- 507
Other Injuries	30	72	8	772	- 700
Inflammatory/Heart	31	70	14	476	- 406
Skin Cancers	32	66	36	121	- 54
Oesophagus Cancer	33	57	38	105	- 49
Cervical Cancer	34	56	25	212	- 156
Oral Cancer	35	56	17	375	- 319
Epilepsy	36	49	44	46	+ 3
Uterin Cancer	37	47	37	108	- 61
Drug Use	38	42	43	59	- 17
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	34	24	219	- 185
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	32	59	4	+ 28
Birth Trauma	41	31	47	37	- 6
Other Neoplasms	42	28	42	65	- 37
Malnutrition	43	25	64	1	+ 24
Drownings	44	23	30	179	- 156
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	19	41	68	- 49
Poisonings	46	16	23	220	- 205
Fires	47	15	40	70	- 55
Skin Disease	48	14	45	45	- 31
War	49	14	67	1	+ 13
Tuberculosis	50	13	26	197	- 184
Meningitis	51	12	49	17	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	10	57	5	+ 5
HIV/AIDS	53	9	28	189	- 180
Encephalitis	54	8	60	3	+ 5
Alcohol	55	8	21	233	- 225
Multiple Sclerosis	56	7	52	9	- 2
Maternal Conditions	57	5	54	7	- 2
Pertussis	58	4	70	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	4	51	10	- 6
Hepatitis B	60	3	58	4	- 1
Syphilis	61	2	68	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	62	1	80	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	63	1	63	1	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	62	2	- 2
Otitis Media	67	0	61	2	- 2
Leishmaniasis	68	0	82	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	66	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	56	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	50	12	- 12
Oral conditions	86	0	53	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.