CAPE VERDE VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		CAPE VERDE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,289	1	457	+ 2,832
Stroke	2	1,923	2	272	+ 1,651
Hypertension	3	533	15	49	+ 484
Lung Disease	4	360	12	58	+ 302
Lung Cancers	5	296	16	44	+ 252
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	233	30	21	+ 212
Kidney Disease	7	167	7	85	+ 82
Liver Disease	8	163	6	101	+ 62
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	126	3	236	- 110
Breast Cancer	10	122	27	24	+ 98
Diabetes Mellitus	11	121	5	112	+ 9
Stomach Cancer	12	106	11	67	+ 39
Pancreas Cancer	13	96	24	27	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	14	91	13	52	+ 39
Suicide	15	61	9	71	- 10
Liver Cancer	16	60	14	49	+ 10
Road Traffic Accidents	17	58	4	147	- 89
Bladder Cancer	18	57	46	5	+ 53
Lymphomas	19	45	33	19	+ 26
Leukemia	20	41	41	10	+ 32
Other Injuries	21	39	22	33	+ 6
Cervical Cancer	22	38	23	27	+ 11
Ovary Cancer	23	38	51	3	+ 35
Inflammatory/Heart	24	37	37	14	+ 23
Oral Cancer	25	37	31	20	+ 16
Falls	26	34	26	27	+ 8
Uterin Cancer	27	33	55	2	+ 31
Skin Cancers	28	30	54	2	+ 27
Parkinson's Disease	29	26	32	20	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	25	40	10	+ 15
Oesophagus Cancer	31	18	17	42	- 24
Congenital Anomalies	32	14	19	38	- 24
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	13	10	68	- 54
Endocrine Disorders	34	13	42	9	+ 4
Drownings	35	12	25	27	- 15
Fires	36	11	39	13	- 2
Low Birth Weight	37	10	20	37	- 26
Tuberculosis	38	9	28	23	- 14
Epilepsy	39	8	34	16	- 8
Other Neoplasms	40	8	56	2	+ 6
Violence	41	8	8	73	- 66
Drug Use	42	7	38	14	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	45	5	+ 0
Skin Disease	44	5	44	6	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	5	57	1	+ 4
Alcohol	46	4	48	4	- 0
Birth Trauma	47	4	35	15	- 12
Poisonings	48	3	53	2	+ 1
Meningitis	49	3	36	14	- 12
Asthma	50	3	29	23	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	2	18	41	- 39
Anemia	52	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	53	2	52	3	- 1
HIV/AIDS	54	2	21	34	- 32
Schizophrenia	55	1	86	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	56	1	62	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	1	60	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1	80	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	59	1	47	5	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	58	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	0	63	0	+ 0
Oral conditions	62	0	82	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	49	4	- 3
War	64	0	64	0	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	65	0	81	0	+ 0
Syphilis	66	0	50	3	- 3
Malnutrition	67	0	43	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	59	1	- 1
Measles	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	61	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	69	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	66	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CAPE VERDE

Bulgaria

Cape Verde

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.