RUSSIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	758,079	1	562,711	+ 195,368
Stroke	2	443,209	2	327,199	+ 116,010
Hypertension	3	122,828	17	18,348	+ 104,481
Lung Disease	4	82,904	9	36,600	+ 46,304
Lung Cancers	5	68,261	3	54,361	+ 13,900
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	53,801	7	42,633	+ 11,169
Kidney Disease	7	38,504	22	11,581	+ 26,923
Liver Disease	8	37,453	6	45,463	- 8,010
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	28,986	10	32,404	- 3,419
Breast Cancer	10	28,187	13	23,242	+ 4,946
Diabetes Mellitus	11	27,908	18	18,345	+ 9,564
Stomach Cancer	12	24,386	11	29,386	- 5,000
Pancreas Cancer	13	22,062	16	20,282	+ 1,780
Prostate Cancer	14	21,084	20	14,107	+ 6,977
Suicide	15	14,139	8	36,625	- 22,486
Liver Cancer	16	13,782	24	11,165	+ 2,617
Road Traffic Accidents	17	13,433	19	17,507	- 4,074
Bladder Cancer	18	13,221	38	6,307	+ 6,914
Lymphomas	19	10,369	29	8,919	+ 1,450
Leukemia	20	9,545	31	8,238	+ 1,307
Other Injuries	21	9,082	14	22,517	- 13,435
Cervical Cancer	22	8,765	34	7,423	+ 1,342
Ovary Cancer	23	8,722	32	8,123	+ 599
Inflammatory/Heart	24	8,499	4	54,060	- 45,561
Oral Cancer	25	8,463	25	10,880	- 2,417
Falls	26	7,914	21	11,705	- 3,790
Uterin Cancer	27	7,670	35	6,867	+ 802
Skin Cancers	28	6,819	39	5,612	+ 1,207
Parkinson's Disease	29	5,891	26	9,371	- 3,480
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	5,735	28	8,938	- 3,203
Oesophagus Cancer	31	4,052	33	7,431	- 3,379
Congenital Anomalies	32	3,314	41	4,201	- 887
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,060	5	48,522	- 45,461
Endocrine Disorders	34	3,033	45	2,004	+ 1,029
Drownings	35	2,678	36	6,629	- 3,950
Fires	36	2,574	37	6,387	- 3,814
Low Birth Weight	37	2,419	44	2,153	+ 266
Tuberculosis	38	2,155	30	8,422	- 6,267
Epilepsy	39	1,938	52	718	+ 1,220
Other Neoplasms	40	1,935	51	729	+ 1,207
Violence	41	1,753	23	11,450	- 9,697
Drug Use	42	1,578	27	9,113	- 7,535
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,165	42	2,770	- 1,605
Skin Disease	44	1,096	43	2,735	- 1,639
Multiple Sclerosis	45	1,073	49	827	+ 247
Alcohol	46	918	12	27,984	- 27,066
Birth Trauma	47	825	53	714	+ 111
Poisonings	48	786	40	5,565	- 4,779
Meningitis	49	652	48	1,037	- 386
Asthma	50	578	46	1,764	- 1,186
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	550	55	403	+ 147
Anemia	52	522	81	0	+ 522
Hepatitis B	53	454	60	43	+ 410
HIV/AIDS	54	405	15	21,262	- 20,856
Schizophrenia	55	318	83	0	+ 318
Hepatitis C	56	200	66	2	+ 199
Appendicitis	57	136	54	409	- 272
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	128	85	0	+ 128
Maternal Conditions	59	124	56	267	- 143
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	101	50	750	- 649
Upper Respiratory	61	84	58	158	- 74
Oral conditions	62	83	86	0	+ 83
Encephalitis	63	68	47	1,076	- 1,008
War	64	59	59	123	- 64
Osteoarthritis	65	37	84	0	+ 37
Syphilis	66	35	62	19	+ 17
Malnutrition	67	27	57	242	- 215
Iodine Deficiency	68	13	69	0	+ 13
Tetanus	69	7	63	3	+ 4
Measles	70	6	68	0	+ 6
Leishmaniasis	71	2	73	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	73	0	67	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	64	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	70	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	61	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

Bulgaria

Russia

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.