BULGARIA VS BELARUS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELARUS		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	37,967	1	36,513	+ 1,454
Stroke	2	11,702	2	21,347	- 9,645
Alzheimers & Dementia	3	2,520	33	147	+ 2,373
Lung Cancers	4	2,106	5	3,288	- 1,182
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	2,060	6	2,591	- 531
Alcohol	6	1,971	46	44	+ 1,927
Lung Disease	7	1,576	4	3,993	- 2,417
Liver Disease	8	1,483	8	1,804	- 321
Suicide	9	1,431	15	681	+ 750
Stomach Cancer	10	1,206	12	1,175	+ 32
Inflammatory/Heart	11	971	24	409	+ 562
Breast Cancer	12	878	10	1,358	- 479
Pancreas Cancer	13	836	13	1,063	- 227
Other Injuries	14	784	21	437	+ 347
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	776	9	1,396	- 621
Falls	16	679	26	381	+ 298
Prostate Cancer	17	668	14	1,016	- 348
Oral Cancer	18	643	25	408	+ 235
Road Traffic Accidents	19	515	17	647	- 132
Lymphomas	20	479	19	499	- 20
Parkinson's Disease	21	444	29	284	+ 160
Fires	22	443	36	124	+ 319
Leukemia	23	395	20	460	- 64
Drownings	24	388	35	129	+ 259
Oesophagus Cancer	25	352	31	195	+ 157
Kidney Disease	26	343	7	1,855	- 1,512
Ovary Cancer	27	306	23	420	- 114
Uterin Cancer	28	279	27	369	- 91
Drug Use	29	278	42	76	+ 202
Diabetes Mellitus	30	266	11	1,344	- 1,078
Hypertension	31	262	3	5,916	- 5,654
Liver Cancer	32	259	16	664	- 405
Poisonings	33	222	48	38	+ 184
Cervical Cancer	34	217	22	422	- 206
Bladder Cancer	35	211	18	637	- 426
Skin Cancers	36	194	28	328	- 135
Tuberculosis	37	192	38	104	+ 88
Violence	38	182	41	84	+ 98
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	171	43	56	+ 115
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	168	30	276	- 108
Congenital Anomalies	41	144	32	160	- 15
HIV/AIDS	42	119	54	20	+ 100
Endocrine Disorders	43	101	34	146	- 46
Asthma	44	87	50	28	+ 59
Epilepsy	45	83	39	93	- 11
Encephalitis	46	66	63	3	+ 63
Low Birth Weight	47	46	37	116	- 71
Other Neoplasms	48	37	40	93	- 56
Multiple Sclerosis	49	30	45	52	- 22
Meningitis	50	26	49	31	- 5
Skin Disease	51	22	44	53	- 31
Birth Trauma	52	18	47	40	- 22
Malnutrition	53	16	67	1	+ 14
Appendicitis	54	14	57	7	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	11	60	5	+ 6
Hepatitis B	56	10	53	22	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	57	9	51	27	- 17
Upper Respiratory	58	4	61	4	- 1
War	59	2	64	3	- 0
Maternal Conditions	60	1	59	6	- 5
Chlamydia	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	62	0	56	10	- 9
Syphilis	63	0	66	2	- 1
Tetanus	64	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	65	0	72	0	- 0
Otitis Media	66	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	69	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	71	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
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

Belarus

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.