IRAQ VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		IRAQ		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	226,547	1	36,594	+ 189,953
Stroke	2	132,450	2	20,793	+ 111,658
Hypertension	3	36,706	12	2,451	+ 34,256
Lung Disease	4	24,775	20	1,329	+ 23,446
Lung Cancers	5	20,400	15	2,162	+ 18,238
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	16,078	24	852	+ 15,227
Kidney Disease	7	11,507	6	6,323	+ 5,184
Liver Disease	8	11,193	16	2,127	+ 9,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	8,662	8	5,551	+ 3,111
Breast Cancer	10	8,424	17	1,783	+ 6,641
Diabetes Mellitus	11	8,340	4	7,395	+ 945
Stomach Cancer	12	7,288	28	771	+ 6,517
Pancreas Cancer	13	6,593	36	530	+ 6,063
Prostate Cancer	14	6,301	47	171	+ 6,130
Suicide	15	4,225	19	1,418	+ 2,808
Liver Cancer	16	4,119	35	555	+ 3,564
Road Traffic Accidents	17	4,014	3	10,726	- 6,712
Bladder Cancer	18	3,951	34	628	+ 3,323
Lymphomas	19	3,099	26	811	+ 2,288
Leukemia	20	2,852	21	1,315	+ 1,537
Other Injuries	21	2,714	14	2,212	+ 502
Cervical Cancer	22	2,619	48	162	+ 2,457
Ovary Cancer	23	2,607	41	376	+ 2,231
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,540	22	1,190	+ 1,350
Oral Cancer	25	2,529	39	410	+ 2,119
Falls	26	2,365	30	709	+ 1,656
Uterin Cancer	27	2,292	54	61	+ 2,231
Skin Cancers	28	2,038	43	339	+ 1,699
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,760	31	658	+ 1,103
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,714	49	159	+ 1,555
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,211	46	173	+ 1,038
Congenital Anomalies	32	990	9	4,812	- 3,821
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	915	13	2,429	- 1,515
Endocrine Disorders	34	906	37	462	+ 444
Drownings	35	800	32	658	+ 143
Fires	36	769	29	742	+ 27
Low Birth Weight	37	723	5	6,573	- 5,850
Tuberculosis	38	644	25	821	- 177
Epilepsy	39	579	45	253	+ 327
Other Neoplasms	40	578	61	26	+ 553
Violence	41	524	7	5,658	- 5,134
Drug Use	42	471	38	441	+ 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	348	44	283	+ 65
Skin Disease	44	328	57	49	+ 278
Multiple Sclerosis	45	321	60	30	+ 290
Alcohol	46	274	58	40	+ 235
Birth Trauma	47	246	10	4,223	- 3,976
Poisonings	48	235	52	95	+ 140
Meningitis	49	195	42	372	- 178
Asthma	50	173	23	914	- 741
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	165	18	1,578	- 1,414
Anemia	52	156	85	0	+ 156
Hepatitis B	53	136	56	57	+ 79
HIV/AIDS	54	121	72	0	+ 121
Schizophrenia	55	95	84	0	+ 95
Hepatitis C	56	60	68	1	+ 59
Appendicitis	57	41	64	15	+ 26
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	38	80	0	+ 38
Maternal Conditions	59	37	27	780	- 743
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	30	63	21	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	61	25	65	6	+ 19
Oral conditions	62	25	82	0	+ 25
Encephalitis	63	20	40	378	- 358
War	64	18	11	2,942	- 2,925
Osteoarthritis	65	11	81	0	+ 11
Syphilis	66	11	50	137	- 126
Malnutrition	67	8	53	92	- 83
Iodine Deficiency	68	4	76	0	+ 4
Tetanus	69	2	51	111	- 109
Measles	70	2	55	59	- 57
Leishmaniasis	71	1	62	22	- 21
Pertussis	72	0	33	636	- 636
Diphtheria	73	0	66	4	- 4
Otitis Media	74	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	59	37	- 37
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAQ

Bulgaria

Iraq

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.