NIGERIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,274,479	7	61,374	+ 1,213,105
Stroke	2	745,121	8	57,744	+ 687,377
Hypertension	3	206,498	24	10,692	+ 195,806
Lung Disease	4	139,378	22	12,569	+ 126,809
Lung Cancers	5	114,761	57	1,295	+ 113,466
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	90,451	43	4,152	+ 86,299
Kidney Disease	7	64,733	20	18,189	+ 46,544
Liver Disease	8	62,966	13	38,326	+ 24,640
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	48,731	1	207,281	- 158,550
Breast Cancer	10	47,388	23	11,884	+ 35,504
Diabetes Mellitus	11	46,919	18	22,497	+ 24,423
Stomach Cancer	12	40,997	50	2,129	+ 38,869
Pancreas Cancer	13	37,091	51	1,975	+ 35,116
Prostate Cancer	14	35,447	35	5,914	+ 29,532
Suicide	15	23,770	30	7,019	+ 16,752
Liver Cancer	16	23,170	39	5,289	+ 17,881
Road Traffic Accidents	17	22,583	12	41,693	- 19,110
Bladder Cancer	18	22,228	63	670	+ 21,558
Lymphomas	19	17,433	40	5,202	+ 12,232
Leukemia	20	16,047	47	2,257	+ 13,790
Other Injuries	21	15,269	17	22,696	- 7,427
Cervical Cancer	22	14,735	25	10,574	+ 4,161
Ovary Cancer	23	14,663	49	2,133	+ 12,531
Inflammatory/Heart	24	14,289	42	4,826	+ 9,463
Oral Cancer	25	14,228	48	2,238	+ 11,989
Falls	26	13,306	28	7,528	+ 5,777
Uterin Cancer	27	12,894	62	679	+ 12,215
Skin Cancers	28	11,464	53	1,933	+ 9,531
Parkinson's Disease	29	9,904	46	2,473	+ 7,431
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	9,641	37	5,846	+ 3,795
Oesophagus Cancer	31	6,813	64	560	+ 6,252
Congenital Anomalies	32	5,572	9	49,696	- 44,125
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	5,145	31	6,786	- 1,640
Endocrine Disorders	34	5,099	21	15,799	- 10,700
Drownings	35	4,503	32	6,584	- 2,082
Fires	36	4,327	29	7,132	- 2,805
Low Birth Weight	37	4,066	6	95,959	- 91,893
Tuberculosis	38	3,622	3	127,335	- 123,713
Epilepsy	39	3,259	41	5,001	- 1,742
Other Neoplasms	40	3,254	66	290	+ 2,964
Violence	41	2,948	19	18,407	- 15,460
Drug Use	42	2,652	34	6,273	- 3,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,959	52	1,946	+ 13
Skin Disease	44	1,843	56	1,468	+ 375
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,805	68	179	+ 1,626
Alcohol	46	1,544	58	1,031	+ 513
Birth Trauma	47	1,386	5	100,186	- 98,800
Poisonings	48	1,321	33	6,570	- 5,249
Meningitis	49	1,095	11	43,651	- 42,556
Asthma	50	972	27	8,192	- 7,220
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	925	2	144,724	- 143,799
Anemia	52	877	82	0	+ 877
Hepatitis B	53	763	55	1,488	- 725
HIV/AIDS	54	681	10	44,124	- 43,443
Schizophrenia	55	535	80	0	+ 535
Hepatitis C	56	337	65	304	+ 33
Appendicitis	57	229	60	760	- 531
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	215	84	0	+ 215
Maternal Conditions	59	209	15	23,540	- 23,331
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	170	69	165	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	61	142	67	259	- 117
Oral conditions	62	140	86	0	+ 140
Encephalitis	63	114	59	937	- 822
War	64	99	45	3,245	- 3,146
Osteoarthritis	65	62	85	0	+ 62
Syphilis	66	59	38	5,449	- 5,390
Malnutrition	67	46	36	5,896	- 5,850
Iodine Deficiency	68	22	79	0	+ 22
Tetanus	69	12	26	8,355	- 8,343
Measles	70	10	14	29,439	- 29,428
Leishmaniasis	71	3	70	23	- 20
Pertussis	72	1	16	23,282	- 23,281
Diphtheria	73	0	44	3,800	- 3,800
Otitis Media	74	0	72	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	61	685	- 685
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	4	100,963	- 100,963
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chlamydia	84	0	71	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Bulgaria

Nigeria

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.