IRAN VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	475,813	1	93,308	+ 382,505
Stroke	2	278,183	2	36,730	+ 241,453
Hypertension	3	77,094	4	16,415	+ 60,679
Lung Disease	4	52,035	7	11,409	+ 40,626
Lung Cancers	5	42,845	11	6,784	+ 36,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	33,769	15	4,575	+ 29,193
Kidney Disease	7	24,167	6	11,810	+ 12,357
Liver Disease	8	23,507	12	6,637	+ 16,870
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	18,193	8	11,243	+ 6,950
Breast Cancer	10	17,692	19	3,736	+ 13,956
Diabetes Mellitus	11	17,517	5	13,910	+ 3,607
Stomach Cancer	12	15,306	10	9,822	+ 5,484
Pancreas Cancer	13	13,848	29	2,418	+ 11,429
Prostate Cancer	14	13,234	21	3,583	+ 9,651
Suicide	15	8,874	16	4,334	+ 4,540
Liver Cancer	16	8,650	20	3,714	+ 4,936
Road Traffic Accidents	17	8,431	3	17,803	- 9,372
Bladder Cancer	18	8,298	36	1,410	+ 6,889
Lymphomas	19	6,508	23	2,882	+ 3,627
Leukemia	20	5,991	18	3,966	+ 2,025
Other Injuries	21	5,700	17	4,048	+ 1,652
Cervical Cancer	22	5,501	48	501	+ 5,000
Ovary Cancer	23	5,474	39	937	+ 4,537
Inflammatory/Heart	24	5,335	35	1,611	+ 3,724
Oral Cancer	25	5,312	45	655	+ 4,657
Falls	26	4,968	24	2,821	+ 2,146
Uterin Cancer	27	4,814	51	355	+ 4,459
Skin Cancers	28	4,280	47	518	+ 3,761
Parkinson's Disease	29	3,697	26	2,545	+ 1,152
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	3,599	37	1,246	+ 2,353
Oesophagus Cancer	31	2,543	30	2,371	+ 172
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,080	14	4,844	- 2,763
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,921	9	11,046	- 9,125
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,904	32	2,092	- 189
Drownings	35	1,681	40	930	+ 751
Fires	36	1,615	34	1,823	- 207
Low Birth Weight	37	1,518	13	4,861	- 3,343
Tuberculosis	38	1,352	41	882	+ 470
Epilepsy	39	1,217	44	719	+ 498
Other Neoplasms	40	1,215	58	112	+ 1,103
Violence	41	1,100	27	2,535	- 1,435
Drug Use	42	990	31	2,242	- 1,252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	731	38	996	- 265
Skin Disease	44	688	55	237	+ 451
Multiple Sclerosis	45	674	50	405	+ 269
Alcohol	46	576	53	253	+ 324
Birth Trauma	47	518	25	2,735	- 2,218
Poisonings	48	493	43	816	- 323
Meningitis	49	409	46	642	- 233
Asthma	50	363	22	3,360	- 2,997
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	346	33	1,836	- 1,491
Anemia	52	327	82	0	+ 327
Hepatitis B	53	285	49	425	- 140
HIV/AIDS	54	254	28	2,521	- 2,266
Schizophrenia	55	200	81	0	+ 200
Hepatitis C	56	126	69	1	+ 125
Appendicitis	57	85	57	155	- 69
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	80	85	0	+ 80
Maternal Conditions	59	78	52	285	- 207
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	63	59	80	- 17
Upper Respiratory	61	53	63	16	+ 37
Oral conditions	62	52	86	0	+ 52
Encephalitis	63	43	54	246	- 203
War	64	37	42	848	- 811
Osteoarthritis	65	23	84	0	+ 23
Syphilis	66	22	61	52	- 30
Malnutrition	67	17	56	157	- 139
Iodine Deficiency	68	8	76	0	+ 8
Tetanus	69	5	62	37	- 32
Measles	70	4	68	2	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	1	64	8	- 7
Pertussis	72	0	60	75	- 75
Diphtheria	73	0	70	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	66	3	- 3
Chlamydia	84	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Bulgaria

Iran

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.