Table 6.
Leading causes of death by sex in Turkey in 2013
| Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | ICD-10 codes | Cause of death | Percentage | ICD-10 codes | Cause of death | Percentage |
| 1 | I20-I25 | Ischemic heart diseases | 16.4 | I20-I25 | Ischemic heart diseases | 14.3 |
| 2 | C32-C34 | Lung cancer | 10.2 | I60-I69 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 12.3 |
| 3 | I60-I69 | Cerebrovascular diseases | 8.2 | I39-I52 | Other heart diseases | 8.6 |
| 4 | J40-J47 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 7.6 | I10-I15 | Hypertensive diseases | 7.0 |
| 5 | I39-I52 | Other heart diseases | 5.7 | E10-E14 | Diabetes mellitus | 5.9 |
| 6 | I10-I15 | Hypertensive diseases | 3.6 | J40-J47 | Chronic lower respiratory diseases | 5.4 |
| 7 | E10-E14 | Diabetes mellitus | 3.5 | G30 | Alzheimer disease | 3.3 |
| 8 | V01-V99 | Transport accidents | 2.6 | N17-N19 | Renal failure | 2.8 |
| 9 | N17-N19 | Renal failure | 2.3 | R00-R99 | Ill-defined causes | 2.3 |
| 10 | C16 | Stomach cancer | 2.2 | C50 | Breast cancer | 2.2 |
| 11 | R00-R99 | Ill-defined causes | 2.1 | C32-C34 | Lung cancer | 2.0 |
| 12 | P00-P96 | Perinatal conditions | 2.0 | J12-J18 | Pneumonia | 1.9 |
| 13 | G30 | Alzheimer disease | 1.9 | P00-P96 | Perinatal conditions | 1.8 |
| 14 | C61 | Prostate cancer | 1.8 | C81-C96 | Blood cancers | 1.6 |
| 15 | C81-C96 | Blood cancers | 1.8 | Q00-Q99 | Congenital malformations | 1.4 |
| 16 | J12-J18 | Pneumonia | 1.8 | C16 | Stomach cancer | 1.4 |
| 17 | C18 | Colon cancer | 1.5 | C18 | Colon cancer | 1.3 |
| 18 | C25 | Pancreatic cancer | 1.3 | C25 | Pancreatic cancer | 1.1 |
| 19 | Q00-Q99 | Congenital malformations | 1.3 | W00-W19 | Accidental falls | 1.1 |
| 20 | W00-W19 | Accidental falls | 1.0 | V01-V99 | Transport accidents | 1.0 |
| All other causes | 21.2 | All other causes | 21.1 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | Total | 100.0 | |||
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute causes of death statistics [16]