NIGER VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	141,811	6	8,229	+ 133,581
Stroke	2	82,909	5	8,717	+ 74,192
Hypertension	3	22,977	25	1,356	+ 21,621
Lung Disease	4	15,509	20	2,172	+ 13,336
Lung Cancers	5	12,769	67	42	+ 12,727
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	10,064	37	522	+ 9,543
Kidney Disease	7	7,203	16	2,732	+ 4,470
Liver Disease	8	7,006	11	4,116	+ 2,890
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	5,422	1	21,093	- 15,671
Breast Cancer	10	5,273	29	1,075	+ 4,197
Diabetes Mellitus	11	5,221	17	2,630	+ 2,591
Stomach Cancer	12	4,562	44	300	+ 4,261
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,127	54	138	+ 3,989
Prostate Cancer	14	3,944	57	128	+ 3,816
Suicide	15	2,645	27	1,227	+ 1,418
Liver Cancer	16	2,578	35	745	+ 1,833
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,513	8	5,946	- 3,433
Bladder Cancer	18	2,473	53	161	+ 2,312
Lymphomas	19	1,940	43	350	+ 1,590
Leukemia	20	1,785	48	258	+ 1,528
Other Injuries	21	1,699	12	3,826	- 2,127
Cervical Cancer	22	1,640	38	487	+ 1,153
Ovary Cancer	23	1,632	40	425	+ 1,207
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,590	34	769	+ 821
Oral Cancer	25	1,583	49	242	+ 1,341
Falls	26	1,481	26	1,297	+ 183
Uterin Cancer	27	1,435	64	86	+ 1,349
Skin Cancers	28	1,276	45	287	+ 989
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,102	47	275	+ 827
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,073	31	1,044	+ 28
Oesophagus Cancer	31	758	55	132	+ 626
Congenital Anomalies	32	620	10	4,346	- 3,726
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	573	32	858	- 285
Endocrine Disorders	34	567	23	1,806	- 1,239
Drownings	35	501	24	1,581	- 1,080
Fires	36	481	28	1,120	- 639
Low Birth Weight	37	452	4	9,560	- 9,107
Tuberculosis	38	403	13	3,703	- 3,300
Epilepsy	39	363	36	676	- 314
Other Neoplasms	40	362	68	24	+ 338
Violence	41	328	19	2,244	- 1,916
Drug Use	42	295	58	126	+ 169
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	218	39	467	- 249
Skin Disease	44	205	52	213	- 8
Multiple Sclerosis	45	201	69	22	+ 179
Alcohol	46	172	60	120	+ 51
Birth Trauma	47	154	7	8,030	- 7,876
Poisonings	48	147	33	771	- 624
Meningitis	49	122	9	5,237	- 5,115
Asthma	50	108	22	1,902	- 1,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	103	3	16,030	- 15,927
Anemia	52	98	85	0	+ 98
Hepatitis B	53	85	46	279	- 194
HIV/AIDS	54	76	30	1,048	- 972
Schizophrenia	55	60	83	0	+ 60
Hepatitis C	56	38	66	46	- 8
Appendicitis	57	25	56	128	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	24	80	0	+ 24
Maternal Conditions	59	23	14	3,317	- 3,294
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	19	70	18	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	61	16	63	94	- 78
Oral conditions	62	16	82	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	63	13	61	112	- 99
War	64	11	41	409	- 398
Osteoarthritis	65	7	81	0	+ 7
Syphilis	66	7	62	110	- 103
Malnutrition	67	5	21	2,170	- 2,165
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	77	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	42	372	- 371
Measles	70	1	18	2,414	- 2,412
Leishmaniasis	71	0	51	237	- 237
Pertussis	72	0	15	2,858	- 2,857
Diphtheria	73	0	65	60	- 60
Otitis Media	74	0	72	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	59	125	- 125
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	2	17,022	- 17,022
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	50	237	- 237
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

Bulgaria

Niger

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.