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	164,847	1	85,905	+ 78,942
Stroke	2	109,856	2	44,006	+ 65,850
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	64,632	9	12,845	+ 51,787
Lung Cancers	4	57,400	3	35,070	+ 22,329
Lung Disease	5	43,124	4	25,088	+ 18,036
Kidney Disease	6	37,134	7	17,021	+ 20,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	30,743	6	17,308	+ 13,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	25,468	10	10,606	+ 14,862
Hypertension	9	22,805	8	14,763	+ 8,042
Parkinson's Disease	10	20,647	25	3,439	+ 17,208
Breast Cancer	11	19,668	14	5,643	+ 14,025
Prostate Cancer	12	15,788	15	5,608	+ 10,180
Pancreas Cancer	13	14,860	12	6,882	+ 7,977
Liver Cancer	14	12,217	20	4,542	+ 7,675
Bladder Cancer	15	12,101	21	4,485	+ 7,616
Stomach Cancer	16	11,982	11	10,333	+ 1,649
Other Injuries	17	11,341	30	1,678	+ 9,663
Leukemia	18	10,566	18	4,870	+ 5,696
Lymphomas	19	9,898	19	4,849	+ 5,050
Diabetes Mellitus	20	9,876	5	17,900	- 8,024
Falls	21	9,716	22	4,373	+ 5,343
Road Traffic Accidents	22	6,791	16	5,573	+ 1,218
Liver Disease	23	6,315	13	6,340	- 25
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,657	31	1,632	+ 4,025
Other Neoplasms	25	5,295	42	646	+ 4,648
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	4,765	39	789	+ 3,976
Ovary Cancer	27	4,348	28	2,287	+ 2,061
Suicide	28	4,157	29	2,003	+ 2,153
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,104	26	2,612	+ 1,492
Oral Cancer	30	3,435	35	1,305	+ 2,130
Skin Cancers	31	3,419	32	1,548	+ 1,871
Drownings	32	3,397	44	549	+ 2,849
Uterin Cancer	33	2,907	37	1,090	+ 1,817
Epilepsy	34	1,944	36	1,147	+ 797
Oesophagus Cancer	35	1,916	33	1,321	+ 595
Cervical Cancer	36	1,899	34	1,311	+ 588
Drug Use	37	1,508	38	972	+ 536
Congenital Anomalies	38	1,359	17	4,966	- 3,608
Fires	39	1,142	47	343	+ 800
Multiple Sclerosis	40	1,055	56	169	+ 886
Low Birth Weight	41	993	24	3,478	- 2,486
Violence	42	811	23	4,010	- 3,199
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	781	45	452	+ 329
Diarrhoeal diseases	44	741	40	741	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	45	521	52	237	+ 284
Tuberculosis	46	519	50	303	+ 215
Skin Disease	47	439	48	324	+ 115
Hepatitis B	48	436	60	72	+ 364
Alcohol	49	394	55	182	+ 211
HIV/AIDS	50	369	53	204	+ 165
Anemia	51	365	81	0	+ 365
Hepatitis C	52	300	63	19	+ 281
Meningitis	53	260	51	274	- 15
Schizophrenia	54	215	80	0	+ 215
Asthma	55	214	27	2,434	- 2,220
Poisonings	56	152	46	369	- 217
Birth Trauma	57	132	41	720	- 588
Appendicitis	58	74	59	93	- 19
Upper Respiratory	59	62	66	5	+ 56
Leishmaniasis	60	28	68	2	+ 26
Maternal Conditions	61	17	57	109	- 92
Tetanus	62	14	64	12	+ 2
Oral conditions	63	12	86	0	+ 12
War	64	9	49	318	- 310
Syphilis	65	8	61	50	- 42
Malnutrition	66	6	43	588	- 582
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.