CAMEROON VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		CAMEROON		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	166,700	6	10,695	+ 156,005
Stroke	2	97,460	5	11,199	+ 86,261
Hypertension	3	27,010	22	2,035	+ 24,974
Lung Disease	4	18,230	20	2,310	+ 15,920
Lung Cancers	5	15,011	51	301	+ 14,710
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,831	43	569	+ 11,262
Kidney Disease	7	8,467	13	5,140	+ 3,327
Liver Disease	8	8,236	14	4,531	+ 3,705
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,374	1	19,694	- 13,320
Breast Cancer	10	6,198	23	1,874	+ 4,324
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,137	11	5,468	+ 669
Stomach Cancer	12	5,362	45	458	+ 4,905
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,851	52	290	+ 4,562
Prostate Cancer	14	4,636	34	940	+ 3,696
Suicide	15	3,109	19	2,333	+ 776
Liver Cancer	16	3,031	37	875	+ 2,155
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,954	9	7,810	- 4,856
Bladder Cancer	18	2,907	62	65	+ 2,843
Lymphomas	19	2,280	44	489	+ 1,791
Leukemia	20	2,099	54	275	+ 1,824
Other Injuries	21	1,997	16	3,289	- 1,292
Cervical Cancer	22	1,927	26	1,582	+ 345
Ovary Cancer	23	1,918	50	303	+ 1,615
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,869	33	986	+ 883
Oral Cancer	25	1,861	39	845	+ 1,016
Falls	26	1,740	27	1,235	+ 505
Uterin Cancer	27	1,687	60	75	+ 1,612
Skin Cancers	28	1,499	56	204	+ 1,295
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,295	46	449	+ 846
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,261	40	754	+ 507
Oesophagus Cancer	31	891	59	135	+ 756
Congenital Anomalies	32	729	12	5,258	- 4,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	673	31	1,157	- 484
Endocrine Disorders	34	667	18	2,474	- 1,807
Drownings	35	589	29	1,178	- 589
Fires	36	566	36	908	- 342
Low Birth Weight	37	532	8	7,950	- 7,419
Tuberculosis	38	474	10	7,414	- 6,941
Epilepsy	39	426	38	867	- 440
Other Neoplasms	40	426	63	49	+ 377
Violence	41	386	24	1,666	- 1,281
Drug Use	42	347	35	928	- 581
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	256	49	323	- 67
Skin Disease	44	241	48	324	- 83
Multiple Sclerosis	45	236	64	41	+ 195
Alcohol	46	202	57	198	+ 4
Birth Trauma	47	181	7	8,243	- 8,062
Poisonings	48	173	41	666	- 493
Meningitis	49	143	15	3,441	- 3,298
Asthma	50	127	25	1,619	- 1,492
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	121	3	11,849	- 11,728
Anemia	52	115	84	0	+ 115
Hepatitis B	53	100	47	336	- 236
HIV/AIDS	54	89	2	13,888	- 13,799
Schizophrenia	55	70	83	0	+ 70
Hepatitis C	56	44	66	27	+ 17
Appendicitis	57	30	61	72	- 42
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	28	80	0	+ 28
Maternal Conditions	59	27	17	2,615	- 2,588
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	22	68	26	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	19	70	19	- 0
Oral conditions	62	18	82	0	+ 18
Encephalitis	63	15	58	187	- 172
War	64	13	42	643	- 630
Osteoarthritis	65	8	81	0	+ 8
Syphilis	66	8	30	1,170	- 1,162
Malnutrition	67	6	28	1,218	- 1,212
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	78	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	2	55	223	- 221
Measles	70	1	32	1,028	- 1,026
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	20	- 20
Pertussis	72	0	21	2,288	- 2,287
Diphtheria	73	0	67	26	- 26
Otitis Media	74	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	10	- 10
Malaria	81	0	4	11,233	- 11,233
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	53	288	- 288
Chlamydia	84	0	72	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAMEROON

Bulgaria

Cameroon

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.