AFGHANISTAN VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	215,986	1	40,195	+ 175,791
Stroke	2	126,276	3	19,060	+ 107,215
Hypertension	3	34,995	8	7,995	+ 27,000
Lung Disease	4	23,620	15	4,650	+ 18,970
Lung Cancers	5	19,449	32	1,076	+ 18,373
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	15,329	39	741	+ 14,587
Kidney Disease	7	10,970	10	6,590	+ 4,380
Liver Disease	8	10,671	16	4,600	+ 6,071
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,258	4	14,649	- 6,391
Breast Cancer	10	8,031	22	1,822	+ 6,209
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,951	12	5,750	+ 2,202
Stomach Cancer	12	6,948	26	1,501	+ 5,447
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,286	56	229	+ 6,057
Prostate Cancer	14	6,007	55	258	+ 5,749
Suicide	15	4,028	24	1,573	+ 2,456
Liver Cancer	16	3,927	40	657	+ 3,269
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,827	11	6,033	- 2,206
Bladder Cancer	18	3,767	54	272	+ 3,495
Lymphomas	19	2,954	36	946	+ 2,008
Leukemia	20	2,719	42	610	+ 2,109
Other Injuries	21	2,588	18	3,241	- 654
Cervical Cancer	22	2,497	44	541	+ 1,956
Ovary Cancer	23	2,485	48	369	+ 2,116
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,422	45	527	+ 1,895
Oral Cancer	25	2,411	27	1,467	+ 944
Falls	26	2,255	37	905	+ 1,350
Uterin Cancer	27	2,185	53	289	+ 1,897
Skin Cancers	28	1,943	59	145	+ 1,798
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,678	41	628	+ 1,051
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,634	25	1,505	+ 129
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,155	29	1,314	- 160
Congenital Anomalies	32	944	14	5,001	- 4,056
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	872	23	1,765	- 893
Endocrine Disorders	34	864	28	1,364	- 500
Drownings	35	763	34	996	- 233
Fires	36	733	50	348	+ 385
Low Birth Weight	37	689	5	12,631	- 11,942
Tuberculosis	38	614	7	9,839	- 9,225
Epilepsy	39	552	35	993	- 440
Other Neoplasms	40	551	63	29	+ 523
Violence	41	500	19	3,217	- 2,717
Drug Use	42	449	51	328	+ 121
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	332	33	1,041	- 709
Skin Disease	44	312	61	94	+ 218
Multiple Sclerosis	45	306	62	84	+ 222
Alcohol	46	262	58	150	+ 112
Birth Trauma	47	235	6	10,723	- 10,488
Poisonings	48	224	47	384	- 160
Meningitis	49	186	20	2,626	- 2,440
Asthma	50	165	17	3,403	- 3,238
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	157	13	5,555	- 5,398
Anemia	52	149	83	0	+ 149
Hepatitis B	53	129	38	863	- 734
HIV/AIDS	54	115	46	464	- 349
Schizophrenia	55	91	81	0	+ 91
Hepatitis C	56	57	64	28	+ 29
Appendicitis	57	39	52	298	- 260
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	36	85	0	+ 36
Maternal Conditions	59	35	9	7,807	- 7,771
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	29	65	25	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	61	24	68	9	+ 15
Oral conditions	62	24	86	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	63	19	31	1,190	- 1,171
War	64	17	2	25,620	- 25,603
Osteoarthritis	65	10	84	0	+ 10
Syphilis	66	10	60	94	- 84
Malnutrition	67	8	43	589	- 582
Iodine Deficiency	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Tetanus	69	2	30	1,254	- 1,252
Measles	70	2	49	350	- 349
Leishmaniasis	71	1	70	1	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,107	- 2,107
Diphtheria	73	0	67	16	- 16
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	17	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	57	185	- 185
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bulgaria

Afghanistan

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.