CHINA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,622,973	2	1,771,525	+ 5,851,447
Stroke	2	4,456,751	1	2,043,210	+ 2,413,540
Hypertension	3	1,235,117	7	301,183	+ 933,934
Lung Disease	4	833,654	3	968,607	- 134,953
Lung Cancers	5	686,413	4	714,311	- 27,898
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	541,007	9	248,388	+ 292,619
Kidney Disease	7	387,182	11	192,302	+ 194,880
Liver Disease	8	376,613	15	145,603	+ 231,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	291,472	12	183,342	+ 108,130
Breast Cancer	10	283,441	19	92,757	+ 190,684
Diabetes Mellitus	11	280,637	14	161,672	+ 118,965
Stomach Cancer	12	245,216	5	398,439	- 153,223
Pancreas Cancer	13	221,852	18	111,537	+ 110,315
Prostate Cancer	14	212,015	28	51,056	+ 160,959
Suicide	15	142,176	17	116,324	+ 25,852
Liver Cancer	16	138,583	13	180,952	- 42,369
Road Traffic Accidents	17	135,077	8	250,272	- 115,195
Bladder Cancer	18	132,949	29	37,873	+ 95,075
Lymphomas	19	104,271	23	57,838	+ 46,433
Leukemia	20	95,978	22	58,145	+ 37,834
Other Injuries	21	91,325	25	54,087	+ 37,238
Cervical Cancer	22	88,134	27	51,650	+ 36,484
Ovary Cancer	23	87,706	35	28,078	+ 59,628
Inflammatory/Heart	24	85,466	33	29,954	+ 55,512
Oral Cancer	25	85,101	24	54,695	+ 30,406
Falls	26	79,584	16	138,878	- 59,293
Uterin Cancer	27	77,123	45	11,751	+ 65,372
Skin Cancers	28	68,569	41	19,669	+ 48,900
Parkinson's Disease	29	59,236	20	70,699	- 11,463
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	57,667	30	37,723	+ 19,944
Oesophagus Cancer	31	40,747	10	242,891	- 202,143
Congenital Anomalies	32	33,325	31	36,613	- 3,287
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	30,775	6	304,455	- 273,680
Endocrine Disorders	34	30,497	37	25,613	+ 4,885
Drownings	35	26,931	26	52,807	- 25,876
Fires	36	25,880	48	10,498	+ 15,382
Low Birth Weight	37	24,320	40	21,631	+ 2,689
Tuberculosis	38	21,666	32	34,802	- 13,136
Epilepsy	39	19,493	46	11,365	+ 8,128
Other Neoplasms	40	19,461	53	4,374	+ 15,087
Violence	41	17,631	47	11,115	+ 6,516
Drug Use	42	15,863	38	24,214	- 8,350
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	11,715	21	65,350	- 53,635
Skin Disease	44	11,024	52	5,222	+ 5,802
Multiple Sclerosis	45	10,794	59	1,734	+ 9,060
Alcohol	46	9,235	42	19,071	- 9,837
Birth Trauma	47	8,293	43	17,644	- 9,352
Poisonings	48	7,902	36	25,762	- 17,860
Meningitis	49	6,552	51	5,704	+ 848
Asthma	50	5,811	39	23,147	- 17,337
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	5,535	50	8,719	- 3,183
Anemia	52	5,245	83	0	+ 5,245
Hepatitis B	53	4,564	56	2,757	+ 1,807
HIV/AIDS	54	4,073	34	28,746	- 24,673
Schizophrenia	55	3,199	86	0	+ 3,199
Hepatitis C	56	2,016	66	86	+ 1,930
Appendicitis	57	1,369	60	1,468	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	1,285	81	0	+ 1,285
Maternal Conditions	59	1,250	54	3,596	- 2,346
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1,016	49	10,108	- 9,092
Upper Respiratory	61	848	57	2,663	- 1,815
Oral conditions	62	839	80	0	+ 839
Encephalitis	63	684	55	2,796	- 2,112
War	64	593	61	900	- 308
Osteoarthritis	65	368	82	0	+ 368
Syphilis	66	354	58	1,824	- 1,469
Malnutrition	67	275	44	12,995	- 12,720
Iodine Deficiency	68	129	79	0	+ 129
Tetanus	69	73	63	491	- 418
Measles	70	62	62	558	- 496
Leishmaniasis	71	20	78	0	+ 20
Pertussis	72	8	64	484	- 476
Diphtheria	73	0	71	11	- 11
Otitis Media	74	0	69	15	- 15
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	12	- 12
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	34	- 34
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	65	400	- 400
Chlamydia	84	0	67	55	- 55
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Bulgaria

China

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.