DR CONGO VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	621,248	7	34,713	+ 586,535
Stroke	2	363,211	6	36,596	+ 326,615
Hypertension	3	100,658	12	15,743	+ 84,915
Lung Disease	4	67,940	14	13,527	+ 54,414
Lung Cancers	5	55,940	47	1,158	+ 54,783
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	44,090	36	2,966	+ 41,124
Kidney Disease	7	31,554	20	9,077	+ 22,478
Liver Disease	8	30,693	13	15,044	+ 15,648
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	23,754	1	73,546	- 49,792
Breast Cancer	10	23,100	35	3,416	+ 19,684
Diabetes Mellitus	11	22,871	16	12,902	+ 9,969
Stomach Cancer	12	19,984	37	2,579	+ 17,405
Pancreas Cancer	13	18,080	50	1,017	+ 17,064
Prostate Cancer	14	17,279	30	3,948	+ 13,330
Suicide	15	11,587	26	5,812	+ 5,775
Liver Cancer	16	11,294	31	3,840	+ 7,454
Road Traffic Accidents	17	11,008	10	30,256	- 19,248
Bladder Cancer	18	10,835	65	270	+ 10,565
Lymphomas	19	8,498	38	2,061	+ 6,437
Leukemia	20	7,822	41	1,871	+ 5,951
Other Injuries	21	7,443	22	8,272	- 829
Cervical Cancer	22	7,183	27	4,823	+ 2,360
Ovary Cancer	23	7,148	58	656	+ 6,492
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,965	29	4,045	+ 2,920
Oral Cancer	25	6,935	51	1,003	+ 5,933
Falls	26	6,486	33	3,483	+ 3,003
Uterin Cancer	27	6,285	63	352	+ 5,933
Skin Cancers	28	5,588	55	765	+ 4,823
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,828	49	1,035	+ 3,793
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	4,700	40	1,923	+ 2,777
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,321	53	790	+ 2,531
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,716	11	16,256	- 13,540
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,508	28	4,548	- 2,039
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,485	25	7,380	- 4,894
Drownings	35	2,195	34	3,454	- 1,259
Fires	36	2,109	39	2,007	+ 102
Low Birth Weight	37	1,982	8	34,668	- 32,686
Tuberculosis	38	1,766	2	43,759	- 41,994
Epilepsy	39	1,589	44	1,727	- 138
Other Neoplasms	40	1,586	67	88	+ 1,498
Violence	41	1,437	18	11,120	- 9,684
Drug Use	42	1,293	59	638	+ 654
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	955	43	1,728	- 773
Skin Disease	44	898	54	781	+ 117
Multiple Sclerosis	45	880	71	44	+ 836
Alcohol	46	753	60	635	+ 118
Birth Trauma	47	676	9	33,075	- 32,400
Poisonings	48	644	42	1,729	- 1,085
Meningitis	49	534	17	11,568	- 11,034
Asthma	50	474	24	7,733	- 7,260
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	451	5	41,301	- 40,850
Anemia	52	427	86	0	+ 427
Hepatitis B	53	372	61	456	- 84
HIV/AIDS	54	332	15	13,286	- 12,954
Schizophrenia	55	261	83	0	+ 261
Hepatitis C	56	164	69	69	+ 96
Appendicitis	57	112	56	703	- 592
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	105	81	0	+ 105
Maternal Conditions	59	102	19	10,513	- 10,411
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	83	66	217	- 134
Upper Respiratory	61	69	62	370	- 301
Oral conditions	62	68	82	0	+ 68
Encephalitis	63	56	57	680	- 624
War	64	48	45	1,658	- 1,610
Osteoarthritis	65	30	80	0	+ 30
Syphilis	66	29	32	3,751	- 3,722
Malnutrition	67	22	21	8,910	- 8,888
Iodine Deficiency	68	11	78	0	+ 11
Tetanus	69	6	46	1,166	- 1,160
Measles	70	5	3	42,254	- 42,249
Leishmaniasis	71	2	52	869	- 867
Pertussis	72	1	23	7,921	- 7,921
Diphtheria	73	0	70	47	- 47
Otitis Media	74	0	72	38	- 38
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	80	- 80
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	64	347	- 347
Malaria	81	0	4	41,813	- 41,813
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chlamydia	84	0	73	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Bulgaria

DR Congo

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.