GUATEMALA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		GUATEMALA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	98,273	1	9,825	+ 88,449
Stroke	2	57,455	6	4,849	+ 52,607
Hypertension	3	15,923	26	679	+ 15,244
Lung Disease	4	10,747	13	1,901	+ 8,846
Lung Cancers	5	8,849	35	391	+ 8,458
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,975	31	464	+ 6,510
Kidney Disease	7	4,991	4	6,277	- 1,285
Liver Disease	8	4,855	5	5,684	- 829
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,758	2	9,245	- 5,488
Breast Cancer	10	3,654	28	495	+ 3,159
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,618	3	6,932	- 3,314
Stomach Cancer	12	3,161	17	1,570	+ 1,591
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,860	38	282	+ 2,578
Prostate Cancer	14	2,733	24	846	+ 1,888
Suicide	15	1,833	22	1,039	+ 793
Liver Cancer	16	1,787	15	1,765	+ 21
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,741	8	4,026	- 2,285
Bladder Cancer	18	1,714	55	57	+ 1,656
Lymphomas	19	1,344	43	229	+ 1,115
Leukemia	20	1,237	27	601	+ 637
Other Injuries	21	1,177	10	2,466	- 1,288
Cervical Cancer	22	1,136	25	808	+ 329
Ovary Cancer	23	1,131	50	133	+ 998
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,102	44	225	+ 876
Oral Cancer	25	1,097	49	142	+ 955
Falls	26	1,026	20	1,371	- 345
Uterin Cancer	27	994	59	27	+ 967
Skin Cancers	28	884	46	195	+ 689
Parkinson's Disease	29	764	34	393	+ 371
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	743	23	1,029	- 286
Oesophagus Cancer	31	525	48	144	+ 381
Congenital Anomalies	32	430	18	1,517	- 1,087
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	397	12	1,957	- 1,560
Endocrine Disorders	34	393	29	486	- 92
Drownings	35	347	32	463	- 116
Fires	36	334	45	207	+ 126
Low Birth Weight	37	314	16	1,658	- 1,345
Tuberculosis	38	279	37	301	- 22
Epilepsy	39	251	33	463	- 212
Other Neoplasms	40	251	56	42	+ 209
Violence	41	227	7	4,411	- 4,183
Drug Use	42	205	40	272	- 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	151	54	62	+ 89
Skin Disease	44	142	42	232	- 90
Multiple Sclerosis	45	139	60	21	+ 118
Alcohol	46	119	14	1,799	- 1,680
Birth Trauma	47	107	19	1,466	- 1,359
Poisonings	48	102	39	275	- 173
Meningitis	49	84	41	271	- 187
Asthma	50	75	36	335	- 260
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	71	9	2,617	- 2,546
Anemia	52	68	83	0	+ 68
Hepatitis B	53	59	65	2	+ 56
HIV/AIDS	54	53	21	1,173	- 1,120
Schizophrenia	55	41	80	0	+ 41
Hepatitis C	56	26	66	2	+ 24
Appendicitis	57	18	47	164	- 146
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	17	85	0	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	59	16	30	468	- 452
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	13	52	82	- 69
Upper Respiratory	61	11	57	34	- 23
Oral conditions	62	11	86	0	+ 11
Encephalitis	63	9	51	104	- 95
War	64	8	68	2	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Syphilis	66	5	64	3	+ 2
Malnutrition	67	4	11	1,981	- 1,977
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	76	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	62	10	- 9
Measles	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	69	1	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	53	70	- 70
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	58	33	- 33
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	63	7	- 7
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	61	19	- 19
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	67	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUATEMALA

Bulgaria

Guatemala

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.