TURKEY VS GREECE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GREECE		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,865	1	85,905	+ 83,960
Stroke	2	113,200	2	44,006	+ 69,194
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	66,600	9	12,845	+ 53,755
Lung Cancers	4	59,147	3	35,070	+ 24,076
Lung Disease	5	44,437	4	25,088	+ 19,349
Kidney Disease	6	38,264	7	17,021	+ 21,243
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	31,679	6	17,308	+ 14,371
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	26,243	10	10,606	+ 15,637
Hypertension	9	23,499	8	14,763	+ 8,736
Parkinson's Disease	10	21,276	25	3,439	+ 17,836
Breast Cancer	11	20,266	14	5,643	+ 14,624
Prostate Cancer	12	16,269	15	5,608	+ 10,661
Pancreas Cancer	13	15,312	12	6,882	+ 8,430
Liver Cancer	14	12,589	20	4,542	+ 8,046
Bladder Cancer	15	12,469	21	4,485	+ 7,984
Stomach Cancer	16	12,346	11	10,333	+ 2,014
Other Injuries	17	11,686	30	1,678	+ 10,008
Leukemia	18	10,887	18	4,870	+ 6,017
Lymphomas	19	10,200	19	4,849	+ 5,351
Diabetes Mellitus	20	10,176	5	17,900	- 7,723
Falls	21	10,012	22	4,373	+ 5,638
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,998	16	5,573	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	23	6,507	13	6,340	+ 167
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,829	31	1,632	+ 4,197
Other Neoplasms	25	5,456	42	646	+ 4,810
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,910	39	789	+ 4,121
Ovary Cancer	27	4,481	28	2,287	+ 2,194
Suicide	28	4,283	29	2,003	+ 2,280
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,229	26	2,612	+ 1,617
Oral Cancer	30	3,540	35	1,305	+ 2,234
Skin Cancers	31	3,523	32	1,548	+ 1,975
Drownings	32	3,501	44	549	+ 2,952
Uterin Cancer	33	2,995	37	1,090	+ 1,905
Epilepsy	34	2,003	36	1,147	+ 856
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,975	33	1,321	+ 654
Cervical Cancer	36	1,957	34	1,311	+ 646
Drug Use	37	1,554	38	972	+ 581
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,400	17	4,966	- 3,566
Fires	39	1,177	47	343	+ 834
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,087	56	169	+ 918
Low Birth Weight	41	1,023	24	3,478	- 2,456
Violence	42	836	23	4,010	- 3,175
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	804	45	452	+ 353
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	763	40	741	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	537	52	237	+ 300
Tuberculosis	46	535	50	303	+ 231
Skin Disease	47	452	48	324	+ 128
Hepatitis B	48	450	60	72	+ 377
Alcohol	49	406	55	182	+ 223
HIV/AIDS	50	380	53	204	+ 176
Anemia	51	377	81	0	+ 377
Hepatitis C	52	309	63	19	+ 290
Meningitis	53	268	51	274	- 7
Schizophrenia	54	221	80	0	+ 221
Asthma	55	221	27	2,434	- 2,213
Poisonings	56	156	46	369	- 213
Birth Trauma	57	136	41	720	- 584
Appendicitis	58	76	59	93	- 17
Upper Respiratory	59	64	66	5	+ 58
Leishmaniasis	60	29	68	2	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	61	18	57	109	- 92
Tetanus	62	14	64	12	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	13	86	0	+ 13
War	64	9	49	318	- 310
Syphilis	65	8	61	50	- 42
Malnutrition	66	7	43	588	- 581
Encephalitis	67	5	54	184	- 179
Measles	68	2	65	6	- 4
Pertussis	69	0	58	103	- 102
Diphtheria	70	0	71	1	- 1
Dengue	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	73	0	70	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	62	33	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	69	2	- 2
Leprosy	81	0	79	0	- 0
Otitis Media	82	0	67	3	- 3
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	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.