MOLDOVA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	19,377	1	14,292	+ 5,085
Stroke	2	11,329	2	5,878	+ 5,451
Hypertension	3	3,140	4	2,287	+ 853
Lung Disease	4	2,119	9	752	+ 1,367
Lung Cancers	5	1,745	5	1,131	+ 614
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,375	7	1,030	+ 345
Kidney Disease	7	984	18	307	+ 677
Liver Disease	8	957	3	2,869	- 1,911
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	741	6	1,042	- 301
Breast Cancer	10	720	11	592	+ 129
Diabetes Mellitus	11	713	16	407	+ 307
Stomach Cancer	12	623	12	518	+ 106
Pancreas Cancer	13	564	15	427	+ 137
Prostate Cancer	14	539	19	295	+ 244
Suicide	15	361	10	593	- 232
Liver Cancer	16	352	13	514	- 162
Road Traffic Accidents	17	343	20	293	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	18	338	29	181	+ 157
Lymphomas	19	265	22	230	+ 35
Leukemia	20	244	34	140	+ 104
Other Injuries	21	232	8	772	- 540
Cervical Cancer	22	224	25	212	+ 12
Ovary Cancer	23	223	35	123	+ 100
Inflammatory/Heart	24	217	14	476	- 259
Oral Cancer	25	216	17	375	- 159
Falls	26	202	33	149	+ 53
Uterin Cancer	27	196	37	108	+ 88
Skin Cancers	28	174	36	121	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	29	151	55	6	+ 145
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	147	24	219	- 72
Oesophagus Cancer	31	104	38	105	- 2
Congenital Anomalies	32	85	27	190	- 106
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	78	32	163	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	34	78	46	40	+ 37
Drownings	35	68	30	179	- 111
Fires	36	66	40	70	- 4
Low Birth Weight	37	62	39	90	- 28
Tuberculosis	38	55	26	197	- 142
Epilepsy	39	50	44	46	+ 4
Other Neoplasms	40	49	42	65	- 16
Violence	41	45	31	167	- 122
Drug Use	42	40	43	59	- 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	30	41	68	- 39
Skin Disease	44	28	45	45	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	45	27	52	9	+ 18
Alcohol	46	23	21	233	- 210
Birth Trauma	47	21	47	37	- 16
Poisonings	48	20	23	220	- 200
Meningitis	49	17	49	17	+ 0
Asthma	50	15	48	26	- 12
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	14	59	4	+ 11
Anemia	52	13	66	1	+ 13
Hepatitis B	53	12	58	4	+ 7
HIV/AIDS	54	10	28	189	- 179
Schizophrenia	55	8	65	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	56	5	63	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	57	3	51	10	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	3	50	12	- 9
Maternal Conditions	59	3	54	7	- 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	3	57	5	- 3
Upper Respiratory	61	2	62	2	- 0
Oral conditions	62	2	53	8	- 5
Encephalitis	63	2	60	3	- 1
War	64	2	67	1	+ 1
Osteoarthritis	65	1	56	6	- 5
Syphilis	66	1	68	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	67	1	64	1	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Measles	70	0	69	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	80	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

Bulgaria

Moldova

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.