BRAZIL VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,184,601	1	165,788	+ 1,018,813
Stroke	2	692,574	2	123,207	+ 569,367
Hypertension	3	191,936	11	28,822	+ 163,114
Lung Disease	4	129,549	6	59,373	+ 70,176
Lung Cancers	5	106,668	9	31,659	+ 75,009
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	84,072	12	23,161	+ 60,910
Kidney Disease	7	60,168	7	37,690	+ 22,477
Liver Disease	8	58,525	13	21,422	+ 37,103
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	45,294	3	94,705	- 49,411
Breast Cancer	10	44,046	14	20,759	+ 23,287
Diabetes Mellitus	11	43,611	5	59,608	- 15,997
Stomach Cancer	12	38,106	17	17,992	+ 20,114
Pancreas Cancer	13	34,475	24	11,999	+ 22,477
Prostate Cancer	14	32,947	15	19,001	+ 13,946
Suicide	15	22,094	20	14,540	+ 7,554
Liver Cancer	16	21,536	25	11,514	+ 10,021
Road Traffic Accidents	17	20,991	8	33,871	- 12,880
Bladder Cancer	18	20,660	36	5,306	+ 15,354
Lymphomas	19	16,204	27	10,376	+ 5,828
Leukemia	20	14,915	30	8,531	+ 6,384
Other Injuries	21	14,192	21	13,807	+ 385
Cervical Cancer	22	13,696	29	9,511	+ 4,185
Ovary Cancer	23	13,629	43	4,355	+ 9,274
Inflammatory/Heart	24	13,281	18	17,508	- 4,227
Oral Cancer	25	13,225	28	9,951	+ 3,273
Falls	26	12,367	16	18,847	- 6,479
Uterin Cancer	27	11,985	47	2,780	+ 9,205
Skin Cancers	28	10,656	38	5,032	+ 5,624
Parkinson's Disease	29	9,205	41	4,770	+ 4,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	8,961	44	4,258	+ 4,703
Oesophagus Cancer	31	6,332	26	10,466	- 4,134
Congenital Anomalies	32	5,179	23	12,317	- 7,138
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	4,782	10	30,717	- 25,934
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,739	19	16,927	- 12,188
Drownings	35	4,185	39	4,937	- 752
Fires	36	4,022	58	1,028	+ 2,994
Low Birth Weight	37	3,779	33	6,881	- 3,101
Tuberculosis	38	3,367	40	4,895	- 1,528
Epilepsy	39	3,029	46	3,263	- 234
Other Neoplasms	40	3,024	42	4,665	- 1,641
Violence	41	2,740	4	68,779	- 66,039
Drug Use	42	2,465	49	2,467	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,821	51	2,193	- 372
Skin Disease	44	1,713	31	7,179	- 5,466
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,677	64	356	+ 1,322
Alcohol	46	1,435	32	7,121	- 5,686
Birth Trauma	47	1,289	45	3,777	- 2,488
Poisonings	48	1,228	66	317	+ 911
Meningitis	49	1,018	54	1,359	- 340
Asthma	50	903	48	2,595	- 1,692
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	860	35	5,659	- 4,799
Anemia	52	815	50	2,417	- 1,602
Hepatitis B	53	709	59	775	- 66
HIV/AIDS	54	633	22	12,558	- 11,925
Schizophrenia	55	497	60	661	- 164
Hepatitis C	56	313	52	1,955	- 1,642
Appendicitis	57	213	57	1,067	- 855
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	200	55	1,097	- 897
Maternal Conditions	59	194	53	1,507	- 1,312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	158	61	596	- 439
Upper Respiratory	61	132	67	260	- 128
Oral conditions	62	130	73	62	+ 68
Encephalitis	63	106	72	65	+ 41
War	64	92	56	1,090	- 998
Osteoarthritis	65	57	65	330	- 273
Syphilis	66	55	68	223	- 168
Malnutrition	67	43	34	6,695	- 6,653
Iodine Deficiency	68	20	77	10	+ 10
Tetanus	69	11	71	88	- 76
Measles	70	10	81	4	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	71	3	63	432	- 429
Pertussis	72	1	75	30	- 29
Diphtheria	73	0	79	7	- 7
Otitis Media	74	0	70	94	- 94
Leprosy	75	0	69	173	- 173
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	14	- 14
Hookworm Disease	78	0	85	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	78	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	1	- 1
Malaria	81	0	74	44	- 44
Chagas disease	82	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Schistosomiasis	83	0	62	593	- 593
Chlamydia	84	0	80	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	1	- 1
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Bulgaria

Brazil

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.