BURKINA FASO VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		BURKINA FASO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	124,043	4	8,117	+ 115,926
Stroke	2	72,521	7	6,324	+ 66,197
Hypertension	3	20,098	19	2,020	+ 18,079
Lung Disease	4	13,565	26	1,161	+ 12,404
Lung Cancers	5	11,169	48	242	+ 10,927
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,803	39	478	+ 8,325
Kidney Disease	7	6,300	17	2,398	+ 3,903
Liver Disease	8	6,128	14	2,722	+ 3,406
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,743	1	16,807	- 12,064
Breast Cancer	10	4,612	30	862	+ 3,751
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,567	16	2,609	+ 1,958
Stomach Cancer	12	3,990	32	777	+ 3,213
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,610	57	148	+ 3,462
Prostate Cancer	14	3,450	38	514	+ 2,936
Suicide	15	2,314	22	1,521	+ 793
Liver Cancer	16	2,255	24	1,309	+ 946
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,198	8	6,303	- 4,105
Bladder Cancer	18	2,163	45	265	+ 1,898
Lymphomas	19	1,697	43	280	+ 1,417
Leukemia	20	1,562	58	112	+ 1,450
Other Injuries	21	1,486	15	2,637	- 1,150
Cervical Cancer	22	1,434	18	2,122	- 688
Ovary Cancer	23	1,427	52	174	+ 1,253
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,391	35	743	+ 648
Oral Cancer	25	1,385	49	227	+ 1,158
Falls	26	1,295	31	828	+ 467
Uterin Cancer	27	1,255	62	74	+ 1,181
Skin Cancers	28	1,116	50	220	+ 896
Parkinson's Disease	29	964	46	252	+ 712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	938	41	410	+ 528
Oesophagus Cancer	31	663	59	101	+ 562
Congenital Anomalies	32	542	10	3,515	- 2,972
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	501	33	767	- 266
Endocrine Disorders	34	496	9	4,794	- 4,298
Drownings	35	438	28	910	- 471
Fires	36	421	36	704	- 283
Low Birth Weight	37	396	5	6,809	- 6,413
Tuberculosis	38	353	20	1,968	- 1,615
Epilepsy	39	317	40	477	- 160
Other Neoplasms	40	317	67	23	+ 294
Violence	41	287	21	1,943	- 1,656
Drug Use	42	258	54	172	+ 86
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	191	44	269	- 78
Skin Disease	44	179	53	174	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	45	176	66	24	+ 152
Alcohol	46	150	56	152	- 1
Birth Trauma	47	135	6	6,426	- 6,291
Poisonings	48	129	37	620	- 491
Meningitis	49	107	11	3,375	- 3,268
Asthma	50	95	27	941	- 846
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	90	3	11,887	- 11,797
Anemia	52	85	86	0	+ 85
Hepatitis B	53	74	55	164	- 90
HIV/AIDS	54	66	12	3,100	- 3,034
Schizophrenia	55	52	84	0	+ 52
Hepatitis C	56	33	64	58	- 25
Appendicitis	57	22	60	95	- 72
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	21	80	0	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	59	20	23	1,379	- 1,358
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	17	68	15	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	61	14	65	48	- 34
Oral conditions	62	14	82	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	63	11	61	83	- 72
War	64	10	29	884	- 874
Osteoarthritis	65	6	81	0	+ 6
Syphilis	66	6	42	294	- 288
Malnutrition	67	4	13	2,868	- 2,864
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	51	181	- 180
Measles	70	1	25	1,196	- 1,195
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	34	746	- 746
Diphtheria	73	0	69	7	- 7
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	63	74	- 74
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	14,602	- 14,602
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	47	249	- 249
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BURKINA FASO

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

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.