CENTRAL AFRICA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		CENTRAL AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	30,421	7	2,900	+ 27,521
Stroke	2	17,785	5	3,284	+ 14,502
Hypertension	3	4,929	12	1,252	+ 3,677
Lung Disease	4	3,327	18	956	+ 2,371
Lung Cancers	5	2,739	55	47	+ 2,692
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,159	45	116	+ 2,043
Kidney Disease	7	1,545	21	710	+ 835
Liver Disease	8	1,503	14	1,153	+ 350
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,163	1	5,231	- 4,068
Breast Cancer	10	1,131	26	344	+ 787
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,120	15	1,141	- 21
Stomach Cancer	12	979	49	65	+ 913
Pancreas Cancer	13	885	60	37	+ 849
Prostate Cancer	14	846	38	156	+ 690
Suicide	15	567	24	585	- 18
Liver Cancer	16	553	44	117	+ 436
Road Traffic Accidents	17	539	10	1,790	- 1,251
Bladder Cancer	18	531	64	23	+ 507
Lymphomas	19	416	42	119	+ 297
Leukemia	20	383	47	88	+ 295
Other Injuries	21	364	23	621	- 256
Cervical Cancer	22	352	32	230	+ 122
Ovary Cancer	23	350	50	64	+ 286
Inflammatory/Heart	24	341	30	270	+ 71
Oral Cancer	25	340	46	91	+ 249
Falls	26	318	36	181	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	27	308	65	20	+ 288
Skin Cancers	28	274	58	43	+ 231
Parkinson's Disease	29	236	48	67	+ 169
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	230	27	317	- 87
Oesophagus Cancer	31	163	53	48	+ 114
Congenital Anomalies	32	133	19	776	- 643
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	123	33	204	- 81
Endocrine Disorders	34	122	25	423	- 301
Drownings	35	107	34	202	- 95
Fires	36	103	39	142	- 39
Low Birth Weight	37	97	8	2,228	- 2,131
Tuberculosis	38	86	2	4,704	- 4,617
Epilepsy	39	78	43	119	- 41
Other Neoplasms	40	78	70	5	+ 73
Violence	41	70	17	1,009	- 938
Drug Use	42	63	57	44	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	47	35	194	- 147
Skin Disease	44	44	54	48	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	45	43	72	4	+ 39
Alcohol	46	37	52	62	- 25
Birth Trauma	47	33	9	2,192	- 2,159
Poisonings	48	32	40	134	- 102
Meningitis	49	26	16	1,015	- 989
Asthma	50	23	20	761	- 738
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	22	3	4,684	- 4,662
Anemia	52	21	84	0	+ 21
Hepatitis B	53	18	61	33	- 15
HIV/AIDS	54	16	4	3,753	- 3,736
Schizophrenia	55	13	86	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	56	8	69	6	+ 2
Appendicitis	57	5	51	62	- 56
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	80	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	59	5	13	1,174	- 1,169
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	66	15	- 11
Upper Respiratory	61	3	63	24	- 21
Oral conditions	62	3	82	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	3	62	28	- 25
War	64	2	28	314	- 311
Osteoarthritis	65	1	81	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	41	120	- 119
Malnutrition	67	1	22	691	- 690
Iodine Deficiency	68	1	77	0	+ 1
Tetanus	69	0	29	280	- 280
Measles	70	0	11	1,625	- 1,625
Leishmaniasis	71	0	56	46	- 45
Pertussis	72	0	31	265	- 265
Diphtheria	73	0	67	11	- 11
Otitis Media	74	0	68	6	- 6
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	59	40	- 40
Malaria	81	0	6	3,279	- 3,279
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	37	169	- 169
Chlamydia	84	0	73	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CENTRAL AFRICA

Bulgaria

Central Africa

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.