GUINEA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		GUINEA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	75,292	6	5,665	+ 69,626
Stroke	2	44,019	5	5,777	+ 38,242
Hypertension	3	12,199	21	1,348	+ 10,851
Lung Disease	4	8,234	20	1,373	+ 6,861
Lung Cancers	5	6,780	50	128	+ 6,652
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	5,343	53	100	+ 5,243
Kidney Disease	7	3,824	16	1,939	+ 1,885
Liver Disease	8	3,720	12	2,550	+ 1,170
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,879	1	12,790	- 9,911
Breast Cancer	10	2,800	38	345	+ 2,455
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,772	15	2,138	+ 634
Stomach Cancer	12	2,422	41	245	+ 2,177
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,191	65	19	+ 2,172
Prostate Cancer	14	2,094	32	525	+ 1,569
Suicide	15	1,404	29	892	+ 512
Liver Cancer	16	1,369	23	1,167	+ 201
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,334	9	3,788	- 2,454
Bladder Cancer	18	1,313	60	32	+ 1,281
Lymphomas	19	1,030	48	158	+ 872
Leukemia	20	948	67	17	+ 931
Other Injuries	21	902	18	1,504	- 602
Cervical Cancer	22	870	19	1,491	- 621
Ovary Cancer	23	866	54	93	+ 774
Inflammatory/Heart	24	844	35	439	+ 405
Oral Cancer	25	841	52	122	+ 719
Falls	26	786	33	480	+ 307
Uterin Cancer	27	762	59	38	+ 724
Skin Cancers	28	677	49	152	+ 525
Parkinson's Disease	29	585	44	212	+ 373
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	570	34	448	+ 122
Oesophagus Cancer	31	402	63	20	+ 383
Congenital Anomalies	32	329	14	2,181	- 1,852
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	304	30	579	- 275
Endocrine Disorders	34	301	25	1,140	- 838
Drownings	35	266	31	528	- 262
Fires	36	256	36	410	- 155
Low Birth Weight	37	240	8	4,319	- 4,078
Tuberculosis	38	214	13	2,369	- 2,155
Epilepsy	39	193	37	350	- 157
Other Neoplasms	40	192	68	16	+ 176
Violence	41	174	26	1,128	- 954
Drug Use	42	157	46	169	- 12
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	116	42	238	- 122
Skin Disease	44	109	51	127	- 18
Multiple Sclerosis	45	107	66	18	+ 89
Alcohol	46	91	55	83	+ 8
Birth Trauma	47	82	7	4,797	- 4,715
Poisonings	48	78	40	295	- 217
Meningitis	49	65	11	2,633	- 2,568
Asthma	50	57	22	1,179	- 1,122
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	55	3	6,788	- 6,733
Anemia	52	52	83	0	+ 52
Hepatitis B	53	45	47	162	- 117
HIV/AIDS	54	40	10	3,020	- 2,979
Schizophrenia	55	32	81	0	+ 32
Hepatitis C	56	20	61	22	- 2
Appendicitis	57	14	57	41	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	13	84	0	+ 13
Maternal Conditions	59	12	17	1,793	- 1,781
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	70	13	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	8	69	15	- 7
Oral conditions	62	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	63	7	56	81	- 74
War	64	6	64	20	- 14
Osteoarthritis	65	4	85	0	+ 4
Syphilis	66	4	39	328	- 324
Malnutrition	67	3	28	1,032	- 1,029
Iodine Deficiency	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	69	1	45	170	- 169
Measles	70	1	4	6,025	- 6,024
Leishmaniasis	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	24	1,165	- 1,165
Diphtheria	73	0	58	40	- 40
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	62	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	27	1,072	- 1,072
Malaria	81	0	2	8,180	- 8,180
Chagas disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	43	232	- 232
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GUINEA

Bulgaria

Guinea

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.