BARBADOS VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		BARBADOS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,637	2	358	+ 1,280
Stroke	2	957	1	384	+ 573
Hypertension	3	265	13	72	+ 193
Lung Disease	4	179	12	74	+ 105
Lung Cancers	5	147	16	43	+ 105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	116	6	115	+ 1
Kidney Disease	7	83	10	92	- 9
Liver Disease	8	81	26	23	+ 58
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	63	4	221	- 159
Breast Cancer	10	61	8	95	- 34
Diabetes Mellitus	11	60	3	260	- 200
Stomach Cancer	12	53	22	28	+ 25
Pancreas Cancer	13	48	18	39	+ 9
Prostate Cancer	14	46	5	165	- 119
Suicide	15	31	51	2	+ 29
Liver Cancer	16	30	33	14	+ 15
Road Traffic Accidents	17	29	25	23	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	18	29	39	9	+ 19
Lymphomas	19	22	15	51	- 28
Leukemia	20	21	20	29	- 8
Other Injuries	21	20	11	79	- 59
Cervical Cancer	22	19	23	28	- 9
Ovary Cancer	23	19	32	16	+ 3
Inflammatory/Heart	24	18	17	39	- 21
Oral Cancer	25	18	28	18	+ 0
Falls	26	17	41	7	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	27	17	27	21	- 5
Skin Cancers	28	15	47	4	+ 11
Parkinson's Disease	29	13	31	16	- 4
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	12	34	14	- 2
Oesophagus Cancer	31	9	36	12	- 3
Congenital Anomalies	32	7	29	18	- 11
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7	7	114	- 107
Endocrine Disorders	34	7	9	93	- 87
Drownings	35	6	57	1	+ 5
Fires	36	6	62	1	+ 5
Low Birth Weight	37	5	42	5	- 0
Tuberculosis	38	5	60	1	+ 4
Epilepsy	39	4	38	9	- 5
Other Neoplasms	40	4	24	26	- 22
Violence	41	4	19	32	- 29
Drug Use	42	3	53	1	+ 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3	55	1	+ 1
Skin Disease	44	2	14	62	- 60
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2	61	1	+ 2
Alcohol	46	2	46	4	- 2
Birth Trauma	47	2	43	5	- 3
Poisonings	48	2	48	2	- 0
Meningitis	49	1	45	4	- 3
Asthma	50	1	35	13	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	1	40	7	- 6
Anemia	52	1	37	11	- 10
Hepatitis B	53	1	52	2	- 1
HIV/AIDS	54	1	21	28	- 27
Schizophrenia	55	1	59	1	- 0
Hepatitis C	56	0	83	0	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	0	65	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	0	30	17	- 17
Maternal Conditions	59	0	56	1	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	44	5	- 4
Upper Respiratory	61	0	58	1	- 1
Oral conditions	62	0	63	1	- 0
Encephalitis	63	0	82	0	+ 0
War	64	0	66	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	65	0	50	2	- 2
Syphilis	66	0	64	0	- 0
Malnutrition	67	0	49	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	70	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	54	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BARBADOS

Bulgaria

Barbados

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.