BULGARIA VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,795	1	36,513	- 29,718
War	2	4,331	64	3	+ 4,328
Stroke	3	3,222	2	21,347	- 18,125
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	2,477	9	1,396	+ 1,080
Low Birth Weight	5	2,135	37	116	+ 2,019
Birth Trauma	6	1,813	47	40	+ 1,773
Tuberculosis	7	1,663	38	104	+ 1,560
Hypertension	8	1,352	3	5,916	- 4,564
Maternal Conditions	9	1,320	59	6	+ 1,314
Kidney Disease	10	1,114	7	1,855	- 740
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,020	17	647	+ 373
Diabetes Mellitus	12	972	11	1,344	- 372
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	939	51	27	+ 913
Congenital Anomalies	14	845	32	160	+ 686
Lung Disease	15	786	4	3,993	- 3,207
Liver Disease	16	778	8	1,804	- 1,026
Asthma	17	575	50	28	+ 547
Other Injuries	18	548	21	437	+ 111
Violence	19	544	41	84	+ 459
Meningitis	20	444	49	31	+ 412
Pertussis	21	356	72	0	+ 356
Breast Cancer	22	308	10	1,358	- 1,050
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	298	33	147	+ 151
Suicide	24	266	15	681	- 415
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	254	30	276	- 22
Stomach Cancer	26	254	12	1,175	- 921
Oral Cancer	27	248	25	408	- 160
Endocrine Disorders	28	231	34	146	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	29	222	31	195	+ 27
Tetanus	30	212	69	0	+ 212
Encephalitis	31	201	63	3	+ 198
Lung Cancers	32	182	5	3,288	- 3,106
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	176	43	56	+ 120
Drownings	34	168	35	129	+ 39
Epilepsy	35	168	39	93	+ 74
Lymphomas	36	160	19	499	- 340
Falls	37	153	26	381	- 228
Hepatitis B	38	146	53	22	+ 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	125	6	2,591	- 2,466
Liver Cancer	40	111	16	664	- 553
Parkinson's Disease	41	106	29	284	- 178
Leukemia	42	103	20	460	- 357
Malnutrition	43	100	67	1	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	44	91	22	422	- 331
Inflammatory/Heart	45	89	24	409	- 320
HIV/AIDS	46	78	54	20	+ 59
Poisonings	47	65	48	38	+ 27
Ovary Cancer	48	62	23	420	- 358
Measles	49	59	70	0	+ 59
Fires	50	59	36	124	- 65
Drug Use	51	55	42	76	- 21
Appendicitis	52	50	57	7	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	53	49	27	369	- 321
Bladder Cancer	54	46	18	637	- 591
Prostate Cancer	55	44	14	1,016	- 972
Pancreas Cancer	56	39	13	1,063	- 1,024
Malaria	57	31	81	0	+ 31
Alcohol	58	25	46	44	- 19
Skin Cancers	59	24	28	328	- 304
Syphilis	60	16	66	2	+ 14
Skin Disease	61	16	44	53	- 37
Multiple Sclerosis	62	14	45	52	- 38
Other Neoplasms	63	5	40	93	- 88
Hepatitis C	64	5	56	10	- 5
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	60	5	- 1
Ascariasis	66	3	79	0	+ 3
Diphtheria	67	3	73	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	68	2	61	4	- 3
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Afghanistan

Bulgaria

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.