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Turkey
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
TURKEY VS IRAQ

Compare Turkey and Iraq health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iraq
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Turkey Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.1
    50.5
    94
    94
    93
    		  
    49.4
    51.2
    50.3
    90
    95
    94
    1970
    54.9
    58.6
    56.7
    93
    92
    91
    		  
    55.1
    56.9
    56.0
    91
    96
    93
    1980
    59.2
    63.8
    61.4
    96
    93
    94
    		  
    60.2
    62.8
    61.5
    92
    100
    93
    1990
    63.8
    68.3
    66.0
    99
    103
    101
    		  
    60.2
    63.3
    61.8
    119
    125
    121
    2000
    67.1
    73.8
    70.4
    93
    80
    89
    		  
    67.8
    72.3
    70.0
    82
    97
    94
    2010
    70.9
    77.6
    74.2
    73
    59
    65
    		  
    68.4
    72.8
    70.6
    96
    109
    101
    2019
    76.4
    80.7
    78.6
    38
    43
    39
    		  
    69.9
    75.0
    72.4
    98
    106
    108
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    76.4
    80.7
    38
    43
    69.9
    75.0
    98
    106
    Age 5
    77.3
    81.4
    40
    42
    72.0
    76.8
    93
    99
    Age 10
    77.3
    81.5
    40
    42
    72.2
    76.9
    94
    99
    Age 15
    77.4
    81.6
    40
    42
    72.3
    77.0
    92
    99
    Age 20
    77.5
    81.6
    40
    42
    72.6
    77.2
    92
    99
    Age 25
    77.7
    81.7
    41
    43
    73.0
    77.4
    90
    98
    Age 30
    77.8
    81.8
    42
    43
    73.3
    77.6
    91
    99
    Age 35
    78.0
    81.9
    42
    44
    73.7
    77.8
    92
    98
    Age 40
    78.2
    82.0
    43
    45
    74.1
    78.1
    95
    98
    Age 45
    78.5
    82.2
    43
    45
    74.6
    78.4
    94
    98
    Age 50
    79.0
    82.4
    43
    45
    75.4
    79.0
    93
    98
    Age 55
    79.7
    82.8
    43
    48
    76.3
    79.7
    93
    99
    Age 60
    80.6
    83.2
    43
    50
    77.6
    80.7
    94
    98
    Age 65
    81.9
    83.9
    43
    54
    79.3
    81.9
    95
    97
    Age 70
    83.6
    84.9
    45
    58
    81.4
    83.4
    100
    95
    Age 75
    85.7
    86.4
    43
    60
    83.8
    85.4
    91
    91
    Age 80
    88.2
    88.4
    33
    59
    86.7
    87.7
    87
    88
    Age 85
    90.8
    90.9
    37
    58
    89.9
    90.4
    86
    85
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    95.94
    117
    227.26
    23
    2. Stroke
    49.06
    129
    128.44
    31
    3. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    11.72
    97
    4. Lung Disease
    28.02
    63
    8.53
    174
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    20.07
    109
    43.40
    51
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    19.07
    69
    19.16
    66
    7. Kidney Disease
    19.06
    111
    37.39
    29
    8. Hypertension
    16.35
    100
    16.27
    101
    9. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    2.81
    176
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14.42
    140
    15.14
    135
    11. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    4.32
    158
    12. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    15.07
    115
    13. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    3.94
    132
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    2.88
    115
    15. Liver Disease
    7.14
    150
    10.94
    118
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.52
    145
    34.41
    37
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    5.98
    89
    6.83
    57
    18. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    4.79
    26
    19. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    3.82
    128
    20. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    3.04
    165
    21. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    3.81
    31
    22. Falls
    4.90
    105
    2.77
    156
    23. Violence
    4.73
    90
    17.20
    26
    24. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    3.16
    141
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3.81
    109
    4.74
    59
    26. Low Birth Weight
    3.74
    108
    8.00
    54
    27. Endocrine Disorders
    3.05
    108
    1.35
    167
    28. Asthma
    2.72
    104
    5.15
    86
    29. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    1.39
    180
    30. Suicide
    2.34
    174
    4.74
    144
    31. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    0.59
    173
    32. Other Injuries
    1.96
    181
    6.33
    113
    33. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.86
    164
    5.43
    77
    34. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    2.00
    87
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    0.95
    158
    36. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    2.01
    133
    37. Epilepsy
    1.35
    112
    0.75
    161
    38. Drug Use
    1.13
    100
    1.73
    58
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.88
    154
    0.92
    151
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.87
    145
    3.46
    87
    41. Birth Trauma
    0.79
    134
    4.96
    66
    42. Other Neoplasms
    0.73
    68
    0.14
    181
    43. Drownings
    0.66
    164
    1.56
    127
    44. Malnutrition
    0.66
    110
    0.24
    131
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.51
    156
    1.42
    93
    46. Poisonings
    0.43
    105
    0.27
    127
    47. Fires
    0.40
    155
    2.35
    66
    48. War
    0.38
    30
    8.37
    6
    49. Skin Disease
    0.36
    153
    0.25
    165
    50. Tuberculosis
    0.35
    145
    2.26
    106
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    85,905
    22.08
    36,594
    24.98
    2. Stroke
    44,006
    11.31
    20,793
    14.19
    3. Lung Cancers
    35,070
    9.01
    2,162
    1.48
    4. Lung Disease
    25,088
    6.45
    1,329
    0.91
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    17,900
    4.60
    7,395
    5.05
    6. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17,308
    4.45
    2,429
    1.66
    7. Kidney Disease
    17,021
    4.37
    6,323
    4.32
    8. Hypertension
    14,763
    3.79
    2,451
    1.67
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    12,845
    3.30
    5,551
    3.79
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    10,606
    2.73
    852
    0.58
    11. Stomach Cancer
    10,333
    2.66
    771
    0.53
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6,882
    1.77
    530
    0.36
    13. Liver Disease
    6,340
    1.63
    2,127
    1.45
    14. Breast Cancer
    5,643
    1.45
    1,783
    1.22
    15. Prostate Cancer
    5,608
    1.44
    171
    0.12
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    5,573
    1.43
    10,726
    7.32
    17. Congenital Anomalies
    4,966
    1.28
    4,812
    3.28
    18. Leukemia
    4,870
    1.25
    1,315
    0.90
    19. Lymphomas
    4,849
    1.25
    811
    0.55
    20. Liver Cancer
    4,542
    1.17
    555
    0.38
    21. Bladder Cancer
    4,485
    1.15
    628
    0.43
    22. Falls
    4,373
    1.12
    709
    0.48
    23. Violence
    4,010
    1.03
    5,658
    3.86
    24. Low Birth Weight
    3,478
    0.89
    6,573
    4.49
    25. Parkinson's Disease
    3,439
    0.88
    658
    0.45
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    2,612
    0.67
    462
    0.32
    27. Asthma
    2,434
    0.63
    914
    0.62
    28. Ovary Cancer
    2,287
    0.59
    376
    0.26
    29. Suicide
    2,003
    0.51
    1,418
    0.97
    30. Other Injuries
    1,678
    0.43
    2,212
    1.51
    31. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,632
    0.42
    1,190
    0.81
    32. Skin Cancers
    1,548
    0.40
    339
    0.23
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,321
    0.34
    173
    0.12
    34. Cervical Cancer
    1,311
    0.34
    162
    0.11
    35. Oral Cancer
    1,305
    0.34
    410
    0.28
    36. Epilepsy
    1,147
    0.29
    253
    0.17
    37. Uterin Cancer
    1,090
    0.28
    61
    0.04
    38. Drug Use
    972
    0.25
    441
    0.30
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    789
    0.20
    159
    0.11
    40. Diarrhoeal diseases
    741
    0.19
    1,578
    1.08
    41. Birth Trauma
    720
    0.19
    4,223
    2.88
    42. Other Neoplasms
    646
    0.17
    26
    0.02
    43. Malnutrition
    588
    0.15
    92
    0.06
    44. Drownings
    549
    0.14
    658
    0.45
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    452
    0.12
    283
    0.19
    46. Poisonings
    369
    0.09
    95
    0.06
    47. Fires
    343
    0.09
    742
    0.51
    48. Skin Disease
    324
    0.08
    49
    0.03
    49. War
    318
    0.08
    2,942
    2.01
    50. Tuberculosis
    303
    0.08
    821
    0.56
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Turkey TURKEY   Iraq IRAQ
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    39.65
    3
    11.72
    97
    2. Prostate Cancer
    15.64
    94
    2.81
    176
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    11.95
    53
    4.32
    158
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.74
    142
    15.07
    115
    5. Stomach Cancer
    11.66
    25
    3.94
    132
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.76
    26
    2.88
    115
    7. Leukemia
    5.60
    13
    4.79
    26
    8. Lymphomas
    5.51
    62
    3.82
    128
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.13
    96
    3.04
    165
    10. Bladder Cancer
    5.04
    8
    3.81
    31
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.73
    78
    3.16
    141
    12. Cervical Cancer
    2.71
    153
    1.39
    180
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.20
    98
    0.59
    173
    14. Skin Cancers
    1.73
    103
    2.00
    87
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.49
    128
    0.95
    158
    16. Oral Cancer
    1.48
    163
    2.01
    133
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.