MALAYSIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,072	1	36,729	+ 149,343
Stroke	2	108,787	3	21,592	+ 87,195
Hypertension	3	30,149	38	649	+ 29,499
Lung Disease	4	20,349	5	6,633	+ 13,716
Lung Cancers	5	16,755	8	4,319	+ 12,436
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,206	11	3,832	+ 9,373
Kidney Disease	7	9,451	6	6,629	+ 2,822
Liver Disease	8	9,193	7	5,125	+ 4,067
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,115	2	23,477	- 16,363
Breast Cancer	10	6,919	12	3,071	+ 3,847
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,850	9	4,107	+ 2,743
Stomach Cancer	12	5,986	21	1,441	+ 4,544
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,415	32	994	+ 4,421
Prostate Cancer	14	5,175	33	903	+ 4,272
Suicide	15	3,470	19	1,823	+ 1,647
Liver Cancer	16	3,383	16	1,984	+ 1,399
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,297	4	7,181	- 3,884
Bladder Cancer	18	3,245	39	467	+ 2,778
Lymphomas	19	2,545	25	1,321	+ 1,224
Leukemia	20	2,343	23	1,412	+ 931
Other Injuries	21	2,229	14	2,222	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	22	2,151	31	1,010	+ 1,141
Ovary Cancer	23	2,141	35	827	+ 1,313
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,086	27	1,214	+ 872
Oral Cancer	25	2,077	17	1,865	+ 213
Falls	26	1,943	18	1,855	+ 88
Uterin Cancer	27	1,883	43	352	+ 1,530
Skin Cancers	28	1,674	50	247	+ 1,426
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,446	28	1,106	+ 340
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,408	22	1,424	- 17
Oesophagus Cancer	31	995	41	435	+ 560
Congenital Anomalies	32	813	24	1,403	- 590
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	751	10	3,996	- 3,245
Endocrine Disorders	34	744	37	809	- 65
Drownings	35	657	36	820	- 162
Fires	36	632	44	336	+ 296
Low Birth Weight	37	594	29	1,020	- 427
Tuberculosis	38	529	26	1,227	- 698
Epilepsy	39	476	52	226	+ 250
Other Neoplasms	40	475	48	265	+ 210
Violence	41	430	34	869	- 438
Drug Use	42	387	45	322	+ 65
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	286	51	246	+ 40
Skin Disease	44	269	15	2,066	- 1,797
Multiple Sclerosis	45	263	59	30	+ 233
Alcohol	46	225	55	181	+ 45
Birth Trauma	47	202	42	359	- 156
Poisonings	48	193	53	211	- 18
Meningitis	49	160	46	301	- 141
Asthma	50	142	30	1,013	- 871
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	135	20	1,773	- 1,637
Anemia	52	128	86	0	+ 128
Hepatitis B	53	111	54	206	- 94
HIV/AIDS	54	99	13	2,679	- 2,579
Schizophrenia	55	78	83	0	+ 78
Hepatitis C	56	49	64	6	+ 44
Appendicitis	57	33	58	71	- 38
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	31	81	0	+ 31
Maternal Conditions	59	31	56	167	- 136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	25	60	27	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	21	65	5	+ 16
Oral conditions	62	20	82	0	+ 20
Encephalitis	63	17	40	452	- 436
War	64	14	63	11	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	65	9	80	0	+ 9
Syphilis	66	9	62	19	- 10
Malnutrition	67	7	49	249	- 242
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	72	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	2	61	21	- 20
Measles	70	2	70	0	+ 2
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	57	80	- 80
Diphtheria	73	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	66	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	47	280	- 280
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	67	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	68	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Bulgaria

Malaysia

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.