NEW ZEALAND VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		NEW ZEALAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,784	1	5,095	+ 22,689
Stroke	2	16,244	3	2,378	+ 13,866
Hypertension	3	4,502	20	327	+ 4,175
Lung Disease	4	3,039	5	1,815	+ 1,224
Lung Cancers	5	2,502	4	1,873	+ 628
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,972	6	1,495	+ 477
Kidney Disease	7	1,411	17	432	+ 979
Liver Disease	8	1,373	32	158	+ 1,215
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	1,062	7	920	+ 142
Breast Cancer	10	1,033	10	737	+ 296
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,023	8	769	+ 254
Stomach Cancer	12	894	22	323	+ 571
Pancreas Cancer	13	809	14	543	+ 266
Prostate Cancer	14	773	9	739	+ 34
Suicide	15	518	15	528	- 10
Liver Cancer	16	505	24	288	+ 217
Road Traffic Accidents	17	492	16	458	+ 34
Bladder Cancer	18	485	26	267	+ 218
Lymphomas	19	380	13	608	- 228
Leukemia	20	350	18	391	- 41
Other Injuries	21	333	28	218	+ 115
Cervical Cancer	22	321	41	61	+ 260
Ovary Cancer	23	320	29	207	+ 113
Inflammatory/Heart	24	312	23	313	- 1
Oral Cancer	25	310	31	164	+ 147
Falls	26	290	11	627	- 337
Uterin Cancer	27	281	33	145	+ 137
Skin Cancers	28	250	12	612	- 362
Parkinson's Disease	29	216	19	353	- 137
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	210	39	70	+ 140
Oesophagus Cancer	31	149	25	279	- 130
Congenital Anomalies	32	121	30	176	- 54
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	112	2	3,032	- 2,920
Endocrine Disorders	34	111	21	325	- 213
Drownings	35	98	44	54	+ 44
Fires	36	94	53	17	+ 77
Low Birth Weight	37	89	38	78	+ 10
Tuberculosis	38	79	52	17	+ 62
Epilepsy	39	71	43	55	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	40	71	27	245	- 174
Violence	41	64	42	57	+ 7
Drug Use	42	58	40	69	- 11
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	43	35	113	- 70
Skin Disease	44	40	34	118	- 78
Multiple Sclerosis	45	39	47	43	- 4
Alcohol	46	34	45	51	- 18
Birth Trauma	47	30	54	15	+ 16
Poisonings	48	29	58	9	+ 20
Meningitis	49	24	59	9	+ 15
Asthma	50	21	36	91	- 69
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	20	37	81	- 61
Anemia	52	19	51	17	+ 2
Hepatitis B	53	17	56	14	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	54	15	57	10	+ 4
Schizophrenia	55	12	60	8	+ 4
Hepatitis C	56	7	48	30	- 22
Appendicitis	57	5	62	6	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	5	50	22	- 17
Maternal Conditions	59	5	63	5	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	4	46	47	- 43
Upper Respiratory	61	3	64	4	- 1
Oral conditions	62	3	61	8	- 5
Encephalitis	63	2	66	1	+ 2
War	64	2	68	1	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	65	1	49	24	- 23
Syphilis	66	1	70	0	+ 1
Malnutrition	67	1	55	14	- 13
Iodine Deficiency	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	80	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	65	1	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	83	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	67	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEW ZEALAND

Bulgaria

New Zealand

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.