JAPAN VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	663,232	1	163,905	+ 499,327
Stroke	2	387,757	2	121,823	+ 265,934
Hypertension	3	107,461	28	6,673	+ 100,787
Lung Disease	4	72,532	5	78,169	- 5,638
Lung Cancers	5	59,721	4	79,688	- 19,967
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	47,070	6	57,340	- 10,270
Kidney Disease	7	33,687	9	44,779	- 11,092
Liver Disease	8	32,767	17	14,195	+ 18,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	25,359	3	107,899	- 82,539
Breast Cancer	10	24,661	15	15,805	+ 8,856
Diabetes Mellitus	11	24,417	29	5,433	+ 18,984
Stomach Cancer	12	21,335	8	50,433	- 29,098
Pancreas Cancer	13	19,302	10	37,027	- 17,725
Prostate Cancer	14	18,446	19	13,515	+ 4,931
Suicide	15	12,370	13	19,466	- 7,096
Liver Cancer	16	12,057	11	29,384	- 17,327
Road Traffic Accidents	17	11,752	31	4,566	+ 7,186
Bladder Cancer	18	11,567	22	9,936	+ 1,631
Lymphomas	19	9,072	14	19,273	- 10,201
Leukemia	20	8,351	24	9,607	- 1,256
Other Injuries	21	7,946	12	22,068	- 14,122
Cervical Cancer	22	7,668	32	3,799	+ 3,869
Ovary Cancer	23	7,631	30	5,061	+ 2,570
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,436	27	8,232	- 797
Oral Cancer	25	7,404	26	8,333	- 929
Falls	26	6,924	23	9,736	- 2,812
Uterin Cancer	27	6,710	33	3,461	+ 3,249
Skin Cancers	28	5,966	44	1,843	+ 4,123
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,154	18	14,007	- 8,854
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	5,017	35	2,922	+ 2,096
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,545	20	12,316	- 8,771
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,899	40	2,473	+ 427
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,678	7	56,937	- 54,260
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,653	21	11,486	- 8,833
Drownings	35	2,343	25	8,409	- 6,066
Fires	36	2,252	48	1,007	+ 1,245
Low Birth Weight	37	2,116	55	202	+ 1,914
Tuberculosis	38	1,885	34	3,459	- 1,573
Epilepsy	39	1,696	45	1,558	+ 137
Other Neoplasms	40	1,693	16	15,120	- 13,426
Violence	41	1,534	53	266	+ 1,268
Drug Use	42	1,380	50	732	+ 648
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,019	39	2,555	- 1,536
Skin Disease	44	959	36	2,806	- 1,847
Multiple Sclerosis	45	939	59	108	+ 831
Alcohol	46	803	51	576	+ 228
Birth Trauma	47	721	61	104	+ 617
Poisonings	48	688	54	255	+ 433
Meningitis	49	570	52	308	+ 262
Asthma	50	506	42	1,922	- 1,417
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	482	37	2,731	- 2,249
Anemia	52	456	49	875	- 419
Hepatitis B	53	397	46	1,423	- 1,026
HIV/AIDS	54	354	63	48	+ 307
Schizophrenia	55	278	47	1,052	- 774
Hepatitis C	56	175	41	2,220	- 2,044
Appendicitis	57	119	58	126	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	112	56	172	- 60
Maternal Conditions	59	109	64	39	+ 70
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	88	38	2,618	- 2,529
Upper Respiratory	61	74	57	159	- 85
Oral conditions	62	73	60	106	- 33
Encephalitis	63	60	69	5	+ 55
War	64	52	66	15	+ 37
Osteoarthritis	65	32	62	86	- 54
Syphilis	66	31	65	16	+ 15
Malnutrition	67	24	43	1,910	- 1,886
Iodine Deficiency	68	11	70	2	+ 10
Tetanus	69	6	67	9	- 3
Measles	70	5	75	0	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	71	2	77	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	71	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	68	8	- 8
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

Bulgaria

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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.