BENIN VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		BENIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	79,119	5	5,397	+ 73,721
Stroke	2	46,256	4	5,855	+ 40,402
Hypertension	3	12,819	19	1,088	+ 11,731
Lung Disease	4	8,652	17	1,220	+ 7,433
Lung Cancers	5	7,124	59	66	+ 7,058
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,615	41	311	+ 5,304
Kidney Disease	7	4,019	13	1,929	+ 2,090
Liver Disease	8	3,909	9	2,447	+ 1,462
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,025	1	10,205	- 7,179
Breast Cancer	10	2,942	27	784	+ 2,158
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,913	14	1,912	+ 1,001
Stomach Cancer	12	2,545	38	361	+ 2,184
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,303	48	177	+ 2,126
Prostate Cancer	14	2,200	25	867	+ 1,333
Suicide	15	1,476	22	922	+ 554
Liver Cancer	16	1,438	40	322	+ 1,117
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,402	8	3,162	- 1,760
Bladder Cancer	18	1,380	61	43	+ 1,337
Lymphomas	19	1,082	36	387	+ 696
Leukemia	20	996	46	196	+ 801
Other Injuries	21	948	15	1,532	- 584
Cervical Cancer	22	915	30	669	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	23	910	56	86	+ 825
Inflammatory/Heart	24	887	33	457	+ 430
Oral Cancer	25	883	49	156	+ 727
Falls	26	826	32	543	+ 283
Uterin Cancer	27	800	55	99	+ 701
Skin Cancers	28	712	54	102	+ 610
Parkinson's Disease	29	615	43	212	+ 403
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	599	34	442	+ 156
Oesophagus Cancer	31	423	39	326	+ 97
Congenital Anomalies	32	346	10	2,265	- 1,919
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	319	29	715	- 396
Endocrine Disorders	34	317	16	1,454	- 1,137
Drownings	35	280	31	570	- 291
Fires	36	269	35	431	- 162
Low Birth Weight	37	252	6	4,908	- 4,655
Tuberculosis	38	225	23	919	- 694
Epilepsy	39	202	37	369	- 167
Other Neoplasms	40	202	63	20	+ 182
Violence	41	183	28	726	- 543
Drug Use	42	165	44	197	- 33
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	122	45	197	- 75
Skin Disease	44	114	52	144	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	45	112	66	16	+ 96
Alcohol	46	96	58	85	+ 11
Birth Trauma	47	86	7	3,950	- 3,864
Poisonings	48	82	42	307	- 225
Meningitis	49	68	12	1,967	- 1,899
Asthma	50	60	24	891	- 830
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	57	3	6,830	- 6,773
Anemia	52	54	83	0	+ 54
Hepatitis B	53	47	53	143	- 95
HIV/AIDS	54	42	11	2,263	- 2,220
Schizophrenia	55	33	80	0	+ 33
Hepatitis C	56	21	65	17	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	14	60	45	- 31
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	13	84	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	59	13	20	1,039	- 1,026
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	11	67	11	- 1
Upper Respiratory	61	9	64	17	- 8
Oral conditions	62	9	86	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	63	7	57	85	- 78
War	64	6	69	2	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	65	4	85	0	+ 4
Syphilis	66	4	51	150	- 147
Malnutrition	67	3	21	928	- 925
Iodine Deficiency	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	69	1	50	156	- 155
Measles	70	1	26	788	- 787
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	18	1,168	- 1,168
Diphtheria	73	0	68	10	- 10
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	62	40	- 40
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	7,037	- 7,037
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	183	- 183
Chlamydia	84	0	70	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BENIN

Bulgaria

Benin

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.