GHANA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,203	3	14,103	+ 172,101
Stroke	2	108,863	2	15,163	+ 93,700
Hypertension	3	30,170	19	2,231	+ 27,939
Lung Disease	4	20,363	15	3,120	+ 17,244
Lung Cancers	5	16,767	55	237	+ 16,529
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,215	34	803	+ 12,412
Kidney Disease	7	9,458	13	4,161	+ 5,296
Liver Disease	8	9,199	11	6,053	+ 3,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,120	1	16,262	- 9,142
Breast Cancer	10	6,924	25	1,937	+ 4,986
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,855	12	5,929	+ 926
Stomach Cancer	12	5,990	33	870	+ 5,120
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,419	46	334	+ 5,085
Prostate Cancer	14	5,179	31	1,031	+ 4,148
Suicide	15	3,473	21	1,993	+ 1,480
Liver Cancer	16	3,385	17	2,851	+ 534
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,299	7	7,808	- 4,508
Bladder Cancer	18	3,247	53	245	+ 3,002
Lymphomas	19	2,547	32	875	+ 1,672
Leukemia	20	2,344	45	340	+ 2,004
Other Injuries	21	2,231	18	2,433	- 202
Cervical Cancer	22	2,153	20	2,161	- 8
Ovary Cancer	23	2,142	38	698	+ 1,444
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,088	28	1,615	+ 473
Oral Cancer	25	2,079	42	483	+ 1,596
Falls	26	1,944	30	1,168	+ 776
Uterin Cancer	27	1,884	57	219	+ 1,665
Skin Cancers	28	1,675	58	214	+ 1,461
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,447	43	387	+ 1,060
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,409	48	321	+ 1,088
Oesophagus Cancer	31	995	49	285	+ 710
Congenital Anomalies	32	814	14	3,935	- 3,121
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	752	29	1,294	- 542
Endocrine Disorders	34	745	24	1,965	- 1,220
Drownings	35	658	36	740	- 83
Fires	36	632	37	729	- 97
Low Birth Weight	37	594	8	6,662	- 6,068
Tuberculosis	38	529	6	10,214	- 9,685
Epilepsy	39	476	47	329	+ 147
Other Neoplasms	40	475	63	48	+ 427
Violence	41	431	27	1,857	- 1,426
Drug Use	42	387	39	630	- 243
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	286	52	256	+ 30
Skin Disease	44	269	50	264	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	45	264	61	113	+ 151
Alcohol	46	226	54	244	- 18
Birth Trauma	47	203	10	6,194	- 5,991
Poisonings	48	193	40	522	- 329
Meningitis	49	160	16	2,983	- 2,823
Asthma	50	142	23	1,979	- 1,837
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	135	9	6,538	- 6,403
Anemia	52	128	83	0	+ 128
Hepatitis B	53	111	62	101	+ 10
HIV/AIDS	54	99	4	13,565	- 13,466
Schizophrenia	55	78	81	0	+ 78
Hepatitis C	56	49	65	28	+ 21
Appendicitis	57	33	59	146	- 112
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	31	85	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	59	31	22	1,991	- 1,960
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	67	16	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	61	21	66	16	+ 4
Oral conditions	62	20	86	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	63	17	44	357	- 340
War	64	14	64	29	- 15
Osteoarthritis	65	9	84	0	+ 9
Syphilis	66	9	41	483	- 474
Malnutrition	67	7	26	1,868	- 1,862
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	2	56	220	- 218
Measles	70	2	60	135	- 134
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	35	744	- 744
Diphtheria	73	0	69	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	12	- 12
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	5	11,162	- 11,162
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	257	- 257
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

Bulgaria

Ghana

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.