LESOTHO VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		LESOTHO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,992	5	2,101	+ 9,891
Stroke	2	7,011	3	2,817	+ 4,194
Hypertension	3	1,943	11	990	+ 953
Lung Disease	4	1,311	9	1,102	+ 210
Lung Cancers	5	1,080	43	51	+ 1,029
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	851	48	40	+ 811
Kidney Disease	7	609	10	1,015	- 405
Liver Disease	8	592	14	792	- 200
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	459	2	3,214	- 2,756
Breast Cancer	10	446	34	97	+ 349
Diabetes Mellitus	11	441	6	2,000	- 1,558
Stomach Cancer	12	386	60	11	+ 375
Pancreas Cancer	13	349	58	12	+ 337
Prostate Cancer	14	334	35	81	+ 253
Suicide	15	224	7	1,539	- 1,316
Liver Cancer	16	218	39	71	+ 147
Road Traffic Accidents	17	212	16	678	- 466
Bladder Cancer	18	209	61	10	+ 200
Lymphomas	19	164	36	78	+ 86
Leukemia	20	151	49	39	+ 112
Other Injuries	21	144	18	533	- 389
Cervical Cancer	22	139	20	372	- 234
Ovary Cancer	23	138	53	24	+ 114
Inflammatory/Heart	24	134	23	305	- 171
Oral Cancer	25	134	42	52	+ 82
Falls	26	125	31	128	- 3
Uterin Cancer	27	121	54	23	+ 98
Skin Cancers	28	108	46	46	+ 62
Parkinson's Disease	29	93	41	55	+ 38
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	91	25	279	- 188
Oesophagus Cancer	31	64	37	73	- 9
Congenital Anomalies	32	52	19	389	- 337
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	48	29	194	- 146
Endocrine Disorders	34	48	27	235	- 187
Drownings	35	42	28	200	- 158
Fires	36	41	26	269	- 228
Low Birth Weight	37	38	12	957	- 919
Tuberculosis	38	34	8	1,208	- 1,174
Epilepsy	39	31	30	143	- 113
Other Neoplasms	40	31	62	9	+ 21
Violence	41	28	13	924	- 896
Drug Use	42	25	50	32	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	18	32	126	- 107
Skin Disease	44	17	40	70	- 53
Multiple Sclerosis	45	17	63	6	+ 11
Alcohol	46	15	38	71	- 56
Birth Trauma	47	13	15	717	- 704
Poisonings	48	12	33	111	- 99
Meningitis	49	10	22	318	- 307
Asthma	50	9	17	678	- 669
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	9	4	2,354	- 2,345
Anemia	52	8	83	0	+ 8
Hepatitis B	53	7	51	27	- 20
HIV/AIDS	54	6	1	4,767	- 4,761
Schizophrenia	55	5	81	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	56	3	64	2	+ 1
Appendicitis	57	2	52	25	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	2	85	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	59	2	24	292	- 290
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	2	56	18	- 16
Upper Respiratory	61	1	55	18	- 17
Oral conditions	62	1	86	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	63	1	57	14	- 12
War	64	1	68	0	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	45	50	- 50
Malnutrition	67	0	21	357	- 357
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	47	45	- 45
Measles	70	0	59	12	- 12
Leishmaniasis	71	0	75	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	44	51	- 51
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	72	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LESOTHO

Bulgaria

Lesotho

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.