KENYA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	313,557	9	11,972	+ 301,585
Stroke	2	183,320	4	15,895	+ 167,425
Hypertension	3	50,804	17	4,418	+ 46,387
Lung Disease	4	34,291	20	4,280	+ 30,011
Lung Cancers	5	28,234	47	669	+ 27,566
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	22,253	32	1,477	+ 20,776
Kidney Disease	7	15,926	16	4,464	+ 11,463
Liver Disease	8	15,491	7	13,405	+ 2,087
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	11,989	1	22,571	- 10,582
Breast Cancer	10	11,659	25	2,658	+ 9,001
Diabetes Mellitus	11	11,543	14	5,651	+ 5,892
Stomach Cancer	12	10,086	28	2,010	+ 8,077
Pancreas Cancer	13	9,125	46	716	+ 8,409
Prostate Cancer	14	8,721	37	1,292	+ 7,429
Suicide	15	5,848	23	3,214	+ 2,634
Liver Cancer	16	5,700	34	1,351	+ 4,350
Road Traffic Accidents	17	5,556	6	14,883	- 9,327
Bladder Cancer	18	5,469	57	318	+ 5,151
Lymphomas	19	4,289	29	1,931	+ 2,358
Leukemia	20	3,948	35	1,327	+ 2,621
Other Injuries	21	3,756	19	4,336	- 579
Cervical Cancer	22	3,625	22	3,389	+ 236
Ovary Cancer	23	3,608	45	795	+ 2,813
Inflammatory/Heart	24	3,515	40	1,121	+ 2,394
Oral Cancer	25	3,500	30	1,842	+ 1,658
Falls	26	3,274	33	1,465	+ 1,809
Uterin Cancer	27	3,172	56	323	+ 2,850
Skin Cancers	28	2,820	48	638	+ 2,182
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,437	50	470	+ 1,967
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,372	41	1,089	+ 1,283
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,676	18	4,373	- 2,696
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,371	12	6,115	- 4,745
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,266	31	1,827	- 561
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,254	44	831	+ 423
Drownings	35	1,108	39	1,200	- 92
Fires	36	1,065	36	1,316	- 252
Low Birth Weight	37	1,000	11	9,562	- 8,561
Tuberculosis	38	891	3	19,655	- 18,764
Epilepsy	39	802	43	832	- 31
Other Neoplasms	40	801	67	60	+ 740
Violence	41	725	24	2,942	- 2,217
Drug Use	42	653	62	113	+ 539
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	482	53	408	+ 74
Skin Disease	44	453	51	455	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	45	444	68	39	+ 405
Alcohol	46	380	55	355	+ 24
Birth Trauma	47	341	10	9,957	- 9,616
Poisonings	48	325	38	1,269	- 944
Meningitis	49	269	15	5,364	- 5,094
Asthma	50	239	26	2,300	- 2,061
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	228	5	15,420	- 15,192
Anemia	52	216	82	0	+ 216
Hepatitis B	53	188	49	522	- 334
HIV/AIDS	54	168	2	20,885	- 20,717
Schizophrenia	55	132	83	0	+ 132
Hepatitis C	56	83	61	152	- 69
Appendicitis	57	56	58	240	- 184
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	53	85	0	+ 53
Maternal Conditions	59	51	13	5,651	- 5,600
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	42	66	84	- 42
Upper Respiratory	61	35	64	95	- 60
Oral conditions	62	35	86	0	+ 35
Encephalitis	63	28	60	189	- 161
War	64	24	65	89	- 65
Osteoarthritis	65	15	84	0	+ 15
Syphilis	66	15	52	449	- 435
Malnutrition	67	11	21	4,212	- 4,201
Iodine Deficiency	68	5	77	0	+ 5
Tetanus	69	3	27	2,129	- 2,126
Measles	70	3	63	103	- 101
Leishmaniasis	71	1	59	194	- 193
Pertussis	72	0	42	1,014	- 1,013
Diphtheria	73	0	69	13	- 13
Otitis Media	74	0	72	7	- 7
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	71	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	8	12,652	- 12,652
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	370	- 370
Chlamydia	84	0	70	10	- 10
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

Bulgaria

Kenya

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.