SAUDI ARABIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		SAUDI ARABIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	196,729	1	39,037	+ 157,692
Stroke	2	115,017	2	16,793	+ 98,224
Hypertension	3	31,875	22	834	+ 31,041
Lung Disease	4	21,514	10	2,842	+ 18,672
Lung Cancers	5	17,715	26	775	+ 16,939
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	13,962	14	1,630	+ 12,332
Kidney Disease	7	9,992	4	9,051	+ 941
Liver Disease	8	9,719	7	4,931	+ 4,788
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	7,522	5	6,132	+ 1,390
Breast Cancer	10	7,315	20	908	+ 6,407
Diabetes Mellitus	11	7,243	9	3,890	+ 3,353
Stomach Cancer	12	6,328	36	389	+ 5,940
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,725	31	526	+ 5,199
Prostate Cancer	14	5,472	50	148	+ 5,323
Suicide	15	3,669	13	2,046	+ 1,623
Liver Cancer	16	3,576	21	845	+ 2,731
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,486	3	12,317	- 8,831
Bladder Cancer	18	3,431	46	214	+ 3,217
Lymphomas	19	2,691	28	716	+ 1,975
Leukemia	20	2,477	19	925	+ 1,552
Other Injuries	21	2,357	8	4,004	- 1,647
Cervical Cancer	22	2,275	49	157	+ 2,118
Ovary Cancer	23	2,263	42	247	+ 2,016
Inflammatory/Heart	24	2,206	16	1,342	+ 864
Oral Cancer	25	2,196	34	465	+ 1,732
Falls	26	2,054	6	5,340	- 3,286
Uterin Cancer	27	1,990	38	323	+ 1,667
Skin Cancers	28	1,770	55	55	+ 1,715
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,529	25	776	+ 752
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,488	41	275	+ 1,213
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,052	44	229	+ 822
Congenital Anomalies	32	860	12	2,307	- 1,447
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	794	11	2,442	- 1,648
Endocrine Disorders	34	787	15	1,447	- 660
Drownings	35	695	24	821	- 126
Fires	36	668	23	825	- 158
Low Birth Weight	37	628	18	989	- 361
Tuberculosis	38	559	27	752	- 193
Epilepsy	39	503	29	694	- 191
Other Neoplasms	40	502	57	40	+ 462
Violence	41	455	30	646	- 191
Drug Use	42	409	33	491	- 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	302	39	280	+ 22
Skin Disease	44	284	32	516	- 232
Multiple Sclerosis	45	279	56	49	+ 230
Alcohol	46	238	51	128	+ 110
Birth Trauma	47	214	37	343	- 129
Poisonings	48	204	40	279	- 76
Meningitis	49	169	45	227	- 57
Asthma	50	150	17	1,168	- 1,018
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	143	35	457	- 314
Anemia	52	135	85	0	+ 135
Hepatitis B	53	118	53	57	+ 61
HIV/AIDS	54	105	47	192	- 87
Schizophrenia	55	83	84	0	+ 83
Hepatitis C	56	52	64	7	+ 45
Appendicitis	57	35	58	35	+ 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	33	81	0	+ 33
Maternal Conditions	59	32	48	172	- 140
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	26	62	9	+ 17
Upper Respiratory	61	22	70	1	+ 21
Oral conditions	62	22	82	0	+ 22
Encephalitis	63	18	43	234	- 217
War	64	15	65	3	+ 12
Osteoarthritis	65	10	80	0	+ 10
Syphilis	66	9	59	33	- 23
Malnutrition	67	7	52	79	- 72
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	77	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	2	61	16	- 14
Measles	70	2	68	1	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	1	67	1	- 1
Pertussis	72	0	54	56	- 56
Diphtheria	73	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	74	0	72	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	63	9	- 9
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	66	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	60	25	- 25
Chlamydia	84	0	71	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SAUDI ARABIA

Bulgaria

Saudi Arabia

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.