LIBERIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		LIBERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	29,270	7	1,885	+ 27,386
Stroke	2	17,113	11	1,578	+ 15,535
Hypertension	3	4,743	23	371	+ 4,372
Lung Disease	4	3,201	26	294	+ 2,907
Lung Cancers	5	2,636	44	66	+ 2,570
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,077	40	90	+ 1,988
Kidney Disease	7	1,487	16	609	+ 878
Liver Disease	8	1,446	13	858	+ 588
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,119	2	2,693	- 1,574
Breast Cancer	10	1,088	27	246	+ 843
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,078	15	650	+ 428
Stomach Cancer	12	942	37	122	+ 820
Pancreas Cancer	13	852	53	38	+ 814
Prostate Cancer	14	814	25	297	+ 517
Suicide	15	546	30	220	+ 326
Liver Cancer	16	532	20	439	+ 93
Road Traffic Accidents	17	519	5	1,920	- 1,402
Bladder Cancer	18	510	59	19	+ 492
Lymphomas	19	400	39	93	+ 307
Leukemia	20	369	58	23	+ 345
Other Injuries	21	351	22	380	- 30
Cervical Cancer	22	338	19	474	- 135
Ovary Cancer	23	337	47	50	+ 286
Inflammatory/Heart	24	328	38	115	+ 213
Oral Cancer	25	327	48	50	+ 277
Falls	26	306	33	155	+ 150
Uterin Cancer	27	296	55	28	+ 268
Skin Cancers	28	263	46	51	+ 212
Parkinson's Disease	29	227	43	72	+ 155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	221	36	126	+ 95
Oesophagus Cancer	31	156	60	16	+ 141
Congenital Anomalies	32	128	14	833	- 705
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	118	29	235	- 116
Endocrine Disorders	34	117	28	245	- 128
Drownings	35	103	35	127	- 23
Fires	36	99	34	153	- 54
Low Birth Weight	37	93	8	1,652	- 1,558
Tuberculosis	38	83	1	2,766	- 2,683
Epilepsy	39	75	42	81	- 6
Other Neoplasms	40	75	62	6	+ 69
Violence	41	68	18	477	- 409
Drug Use	42	61	50	42	+ 19
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	45	49	50	- 5
Skin Disease	44	42	51	41	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	45	41	63	4	+ 37
Alcohol	46	35	57	25	+ 10
Birth Trauma	47	32	9	1,601	- 1,570
Poisonings	48	30	41	82	- 51
Meningitis	49	25	17	552	- 527
Asthma	50	22	31	200	- 177
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	21	10	1,592	- 1,570
Anemia	52	20	83	0	+ 20
Hepatitis B	53	18	52	39	- 22
HIV/AIDS	54	16	6	1,919	- 1,903
Schizophrenia	55	12	80	0	+ 12
Hepatitis C	56	8	65	4	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	5	61	12	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	84	0	+ 5
Maternal Conditions	59	5	12	870	- 865
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	64	4	- 0
Upper Respiratory	61	3	67	3	+ 1
Oral conditions	62	3	86	0	+ 3
Encephalitis	63	3	56	27	- 25
War	64	2	70	1	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	65	1	85	0	+ 1
Syphilis	66	1	21	394	- 393
Malnutrition	67	1	24	353	- 352
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	54	31	- 31
Measles	70	0	3	2,554	- 2,554
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	32	197	- 197
Diphtheria	73	0	68	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	2,428	- 2,428
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	45	51	- 51
Chlamydia	84	0	69	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to LIBERIA

Bulgaria

Liberia

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.