COLOMBIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	266,949	1	43,066	+ 223,883
Stroke	2	156,071	3	16,573	+ 139,498
Hypertension	3	43,253	8	6,400	+ 36,853
Lung Disease	4	29,194	4	15,928	+ 13,266
Lung Cancers	5	24,037	10	5,250	+ 18,787
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	18,946	12	4,371	+ 14,574
Kidney Disease	7	13,559	7	6,834	+ 6,725
Liver Disease	8	13,189	19	2,426	+ 10,762
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	10,207	5	10,773	- 566
Breast Cancer	10	9,926	13	3,669	+ 6,257
Diabetes Mellitus	11	9,828	11	5,028	+ 4,799
Stomach Cancer	12	8,587	9	6,112	+ 2,475
Pancreas Cancer	13	7,769	25	2,022	+ 5,747
Prostate Cancer	14	7,425	14	3,584	+ 3,840
Suicide	15	4,979	26	1,965	+ 3,014
Liver Cancer	16	4,853	24	2,065	+ 2,788
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,730	6	7,765	- 3,034
Bladder Cancer	18	4,656	42	609	+ 4,047
Lymphomas	19	3,651	18	2,603	+ 1,049
Leukemia	20	3,361	21	2,208	+ 1,153
Other Injuries	21	3,198	28	1,592	+ 1,606
Cervical Cancer	22	3,086	20	2,266	+ 820
Ovary Cancer	23	3,071	33	1,122	+ 1,949
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,993	31	1,329	+ 1,664
Oral Cancer	25	2,980	37	807	+ 2,173
Falls	26	2,787	29	1,518	+ 1,269
Uterin Cancer	27	2,701	45	423	+ 2,278
Skin Cancers	28	2,401	35	1,028	+ 1,373
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,074	47	383	+ 1,691
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,019	39	698	+ 1,321
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,427	36	835	+ 592
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,167	16	2,963	- 1,796
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,078	22	2,157	- 1,079
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,068	30	1,367	- 299
Drownings	35	943	40	689	+ 254
Fires	36	906	56	127	+ 780
Low Birth Weight	37	852	23	2,095	- 1,244
Tuberculosis	38	759	32	1,272	- 513
Epilepsy	39	683	43	597	+ 85
Other Neoplasms	40	682	15	3,205	- 2,523
Violence	41	617	2	19,268	- 18,651
Drug Use	42	556	44	492	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	410	63	38	+ 372
Skin Disease	44	386	34	1,102	- 716
Multiple Sclerosis	45	378	60	62	+ 316
Alcohol	46	323	68	23	+ 301
Birth Trauma	47	290	41	648	- 358
Poisonings	48	277	61	61	+ 216
Meningitis	49	229	50	244	- 14
Asthma	50	203	54	191	+ 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	194	38	747	- 554
Anemia	52	184	57	101	+ 83
Hepatitis B	53	160	62	50	+ 109
HIV/AIDS	54	143	17	2,683	- 2,540
Schizophrenia	55	112	70	18	+ 94
Hepatitis C	56	71	59	65	+ 6
Appendicitis	57	48	52	213	- 165
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	45	48	333	- 288
Maternal Conditions	59	44	46	394	- 350
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	36	51	242	- 207
Upper Respiratory	61	30	66	27	+ 3
Oral conditions	62	29	75	7	+ 22
Encephalitis	63	24	64	38	- 14
War	64	21	49	260	- 239
Osteoarthritis	65	13	58	67	- 54
Syphilis	66	12	65	30	- 18
Malnutrition	67	10	27	1,878	- 1,868
Iodine Deficiency	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Tetanus	69	3	71	14	- 12
Measles	70	2	78	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	71	1	74	7	- 7
Pertussis	72	0	69	18	- 18
Diphtheria	73	0	80	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	73	7	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	72	8	- 8
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	55	133	- 133
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	76	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	26	- 26
Chagas disease	82	0	53	203	- 203
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Bulgaria

Colombia

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.