BULGARIA VS BAHAMAS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BAHAMAS		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,516	1	36,513	- 30,997
Stroke	2	3,699	2	21,347	- 17,648
Hypertension	3	3,265	3	5,916	- 2,651
Diabetes Mellitus	4	2,536	11	1,344	+ 1,191
Violence	5	2,451	41	84	+ 2,367
HIV/AIDS	6	2,216	54	20	+ 2,197
Kidney Disease	7	1,977	7	1,855	+ 123
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	1,611	9	1,396	+ 215
Breast Cancer	9	1,137	10	1,358	- 220
Other Injuries	10	1,106	21	437	+ 669
Liver Disease	11	1,106	8	1,804	- 698
Prostate Cancer	12	1,080	14	1,016	+ 65
Endocrine Disorders	13	1,018	34	146	+ 872
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	882	33	147	+ 734
Inflammatory/Heart	15	775	24	409	+ 365
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	699	6	2,591	- 1,892
Lung Disease	17	548	4	3,993	- 3,445
Road Traffic Accidents	18	498	17	647	- 149
Lung Cancers	19	483	5	3,288	- 2,805
Skin Disease	20	438	44	53	+ 385
Drownings	21	429	35	129	+ 300
Lymphomas	22	411	19	499	- 89
Cervical Cancer	23	339	22	422	- 83
Alcohol	24	332	46	44	+ 287
Stomach Cancer	25	293	12	1,175	- 882
Falls	26	290	26	381	- 91
Parkinson's Disease	27	278	29	284	- 6
Low Birth Weight	28	272	37	116	+ 156
Congenital Anomalies	29	262	32	160	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	30	231	27	369	- 139
Suicide	31	227	15	681	- 454
Liver Cancer	32	195	16	664	- 469
Fires	33	172	36	124	+ 48
Peptic Ulcer Disease	34	171	30	276	- 105
Leukemia	35	167	20	460	- 293
Ovary Cancer	36	165	23	420	- 255
Pancreas Cancer	37	161	13	1,063	- 901
Oesophagus Cancer	38	144	31	195	- 51
Asthma	39	141	50	28	+ 113
Epilepsy	40	129	39	93	+ 35
Maternal Conditions	41	106	59	6	+ 100
Birth Trauma	42	102	47	40	+ 63
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	85	51	27	+ 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	72	43	56	+ 16
Malnutrition	45	70	67	1	+ 69
Oral Cancer	46	57	25	408	- 350
Other Neoplasms	47	54	40	93	- 39
Drug Use	48	41	42	76	- 35
Meningitis	49	41	49	31	+ 9
Bladder Cancer	50	35	18	637	- 602
Encephalitis	51	30	63	3	+ 27
Appendicitis	52	30	57	7	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	26	60	5	+ 21
Multiple Sclerosis	54	25	45	52	- 27
Skin Cancers	55	14	28	328	- 315
Poisonings	56	11	48	38	- 27
War	57	11	64	3	+ 8
Tuberculosis	58	6	38	104	- 98
Dengue	59	4	77	0	+ 4
Hepatitis B	60	4	53	22	- 18
Upper Respiratory	61	3	61	4	- 1
Tetanus	62	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	63	1	66	2	- 0
Chlamydia	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	65	0	56	10	- 9
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	68	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	69	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	25	- 25
Depression	82	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Oral conditions	84	0	62	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	86	0	65	2	- 2
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Bahamas

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.