MALAWI VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		MALAWI		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	117,158	7	4,929	+ 112,229
Stroke	2	68,496	5	5,939	+ 62,557
Hypertension	3	18,983	17	1,797	+ 17,186
Lung Disease	4	12,813	21	1,340	+ 11,472
Lung Cancers	5	10,550	51	131	+ 10,419
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	8,315	44	234	+ 8,080
Kidney Disease	7	5,951	19	1,567	+ 4,383
Liver Disease	8	5,788	10	3,259	+ 2,529
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,480	2	7,739	- 3,259
Breast Cancer	10	4,356	27	600	+ 3,756
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,313	14	2,267	+ 2,046
Stomach Cancer	12	3,769	45	206	+ 3,563
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,410	60	38	+ 3,372
Prostate Cancer	14	3,258	40	271	+ 2,988
Suicide	15	2,185	23	1,007	+ 1,178
Liver Cancer	16	2,130	38	317	+ 1,813
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,076	4	6,221	- 4,145
Bladder Cancer	18	2,043	33	388	+ 1,655
Lymphomas	19	1,603	24	839	+ 764
Leukemia	20	1,475	56	82	+ 1,393
Other Injuries	21	1,404	22	1,266	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	22	1,355	12	2,876	- 1,522
Ovary Cancer	23	1,348	48	158	+ 1,190
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,314	35	370	+ 943
Oral Cancer	25	1,308	43	251	+ 1,057
Falls	26	1,223	28	562	+ 661
Uterin Cancer	27	1,185	62	23	+ 1,163
Skin Cancers	28	1,054	36	331	+ 723
Parkinson's Disease	29	910	46	200	+ 711
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	886	39	280	+ 607
Oesophagus Cancer	31	626	16	1,842	- 1,215
Congenital Anomalies	32	512	13	2,509	- 1,997
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	473	25	782	- 309
Endocrine Disorders	34	469	42	257	+ 212
Drownings	35	414	30	458	- 44
Fires	36	398	34	380	+ 18
Low Birth Weight	37	374	8	4,339	- 3,965
Tuberculosis	38	333	11	2,992	- 2,659
Epilepsy	39	300	41	260	+ 40
Other Neoplasms	40	299	63	17	+ 282
Violence	41	271	32	406	- 135
Drug Use	42	244	59	48	+ 196
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	180	49	154	+ 26
Skin Disease	44	169	53	101	+ 68
Multiple Sclerosis	45	166	66	9	+ 157
Alcohol	46	142	52	114	+ 28
Birth Trauma	47	127	9	3,563	- 3,435
Poisonings	48	121	37	325	- 203
Meningitis	49	101	18	1,792	- 1,691
Asthma	50	89	26	705	- 616
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	85	6	5,782	- 5,697
Anemia	52	81	81	0	+ 81
Hepatitis B	53	70	55	88	- 18
HIV/AIDS	54	63	1	12,839	- 12,776
Schizophrenia	55	49	80	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	56	31	64	15	+ 16
Appendicitis	57	21	54	94	- 73
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	20	85	0	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	59	19	15	1,854	- 1,835
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	16	61	29	- 13
Upper Respiratory	61	13	57	60	- 47
Oral conditions	62	13	86	0	+ 13
Encephalitis	63	11	58	48	- 37
War	64	9	71	2	+ 7
Osteoarthritis	65	6	84	0	+ 6
Syphilis	66	5	29	480	- 475
Malnutrition	67	4	20	1,499	- 1,495
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	47	178	- 177
Measles	70	1	67	6	- 5
Leishmaniasis	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	31	436	- 436
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	74	0	68	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	65	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	3	6,308	- 6,308
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	143	- 143
Chlamydia	84	0	70	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAWI

Bulgaria

Malawi

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.