MALTA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		MALTA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,529	1	876	+ 1,653
Stroke	2	1,478	2	291	+ 1,187
Hypertension	3	410	20	33	+ 377
Lung Disease	4	277	8	127	+ 150
Lung Cancers	5	228	5	197	+ 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	179	7	147	+ 32
Kidney Disease	7	128	11	79	+ 49
Liver Disease	8	125	24	23	+ 102
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	97	3	213	- 116
Breast Cancer	10	94	10	85	+ 9
Diabetes Mellitus	11	93	6	163	- 69
Stomach Cancer	12	81	15	50	+ 32
Pancreas Cancer	13	74	9	90	- 17
Prostate Cancer	14	70	13	53	+ 17
Suicide	15	47	22	27	+ 20
Liver Cancer	16	46	18	34	+ 12
Road Traffic Accidents	17	45	31	18	+ 27
Bladder Cancer	18	44	19	33	+ 11
Lymphomas	19	35	12	53	- 18
Leukemia	20	32	21	28	+ 4
Other Injuries	21	30	33	16	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	22	29	39	4	+ 25
Ovary Cancer	23	29	17	34	- 5
Inflammatory/Heart	24	28	27	22	+ 6
Oral Cancer	25	28	23	25	+ 3
Falls	26	26	14	52	- 25
Uterin Cancer	27	26	28	21	+ 5
Skin Cancers	28	23	34	14	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	29	20	16	50	- 30
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	19	37	7	+ 12
Oesophagus Cancer	31	14	29	20	- 7
Congenital Anomalies	32	11	32	17	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	10	4	207	- 197
Endocrine Disorders	34	10	30	19	- 9
Drownings	35	9	48	2	+ 7
Fires	36	9	62	0	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	37	8	35	11	- 3
Tuberculosis	38	7	52	2	+ 6
Epilepsy	39	6	43	3	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	40	6	26	22	- 16
Violence	41	6	40	4	+ 1
Drug Use	42	5	38	7	- 2
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	4	49	2	+ 2
Skin Disease	44	4	25	23	- 19
Multiple Sclerosis	45	4	45	3	+ 1
Alcohol	46	3	47	3	+ 0
Birth Trauma	47	3	44	3	- 0
Poisonings	48	3	58	1	+ 2
Meningitis	49	2	56	1	+ 1
Asthma	50	2	36	8	- 6
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	2	55	1	+ 1
Anemia	52	2	46	3	- 1
Hepatitis B	53	2	61	0	+ 1
HIV/AIDS	54	1	41	4	- 2
Schizophrenia	55	1	57	1	+ 0
Hepatitis C	56	1	53	1	- 1
Appendicitis	57	0	63	0	+ 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	0	42	3	- 3
Maternal Conditions	59	0	64	0	+ 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	0	51	2	- 2
Upper Respiratory	61	0	59	0	- 0
Oral conditions	62	0	86	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	63	0	65	0	+ 0
War	64	0	54	1	- 1
Osteoarthritis	65	0	50	2	- 2
Syphilis	66	0	81	0	+ 0
Malnutrition	67	0	60	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	71	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	66	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	82	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	67	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALTA

Bulgaria

Malta

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.