SOMALIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	70,076	7	7,233	+ 62,843
Stroke	2	40,970	6	8,595	+ 32,374
Hypertension	3	11,354	18	2,643	+ 8,711
Lung Disease	4	7,664	19	2,442	+ 5,221
Lung Cancers	5	6,310	54	233	+ 6,077
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	4,973	38	546	+ 4,427
Kidney Disease	7	3,559	21	2,051	+ 1,508
Liver Disease	8	3,462	13	3,917	- 455
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	2,679	1	21,712	- 19,032
Breast Cancer	10	2,606	26	1,232	+ 1,374
Diabetes Mellitus	11	2,580	16	2,888	- 308
Stomach Cancer	12	2,254	49	310	+ 1,944
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,039	62	108	+ 1,932
Prostate Cancer	14	1,949	52	285	+ 1,664
Suicide	15	1,307	27	1,219	+ 88
Liver Cancer	16	1,274	53	256	+ 1,018
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,242	11	4,231	- 2,989
Bladder Cancer	18	1,222	61	149	+ 1,073
Lymphomas	19	959	34	605	+ 354
Leukemia	20	882	35	562	+ 321
Other Injuries	21	840	14	3,602	- 2,762
Cervical Cancer	22	810	28	883	- 73
Ovary Cancer	23	806	50	295	+ 511
Inflammatory/Heart	24	786	39	521	+ 265
Oral Cancer	25	782	46	328	+ 454
Falls	26	732	37	548	+ 184
Uterin Cancer	27	709	64	78	+ 631
Skin Cancers	28	630	57	164	+ 467
Parkinson's Disease	29	545	56	184	+ 361
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	530	36	559	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	31	375	40	516	- 142
Congenital Anomalies	32	306	15	3,410	- 3,104
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	283	32	647	- 364
Endocrine Disorders	34	280	44	406	- 126
Drownings	35	248	25	1,272	- 1,024
Fires	36	238	30	810	- 573
Low Birth Weight	37	224	8	6,250	- 6,027
Tuberculosis	38	199	4	10,261	- 10,062
Epilepsy	39	179	43	419	- 239
Other Neoplasms	40	179	70	12	+ 167
Violence	41	162	29	828	- 666
Drug Use	42	146	65	54	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	108	41	446	- 338
Skin Disease	44	101	58	151	- 50
Multiple Sclerosis	45	99	71	8	+ 91
Alcohol	46	85	59	151	- 66
Birth Trauma	47	76	5	9,573	- 9,497
Poisonings	48	73	31	758	- 685
Meningitis	49	60	9	5,381	- 5,321
Asthma	50	53	23	1,878	- 1,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	51	2	15,363	- 15,312
Anemia	52	48	83	0	+ 48
Hepatitis B	53	42	48	315	- 273
HIV/AIDS	54	37	33	610	- 572
Schizophrenia	55	29	81	0	+ 29
Hepatitis C	56	19	67	34	- 16
Appendicitis	57	13	55	188	- 175
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	12	84	0	+ 12
Maternal Conditions	59	11	12	4,127	- 4,115
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	9	66	35	- 26
Upper Respiratory	61	8	47	326	- 318
Oral conditions	62	8	86	0	+ 8
Encephalitis	63	6	63	91	- 84
War	64	5	24	1,318	- 1,313
Osteoarthritis	65	3	85	0	+ 3
Syphilis	66	3	45	378	- 374
Malnutrition	67	3	10	4,825	- 4,822
Iodine Deficiency	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Tetanus	69	1	17	2,648	- 2,647
Measles	70	1	3	11,576	- 11,575
Leishmaniasis	71	0	51	290	- 290
Pertussis	72	0	20	2,054	- 2,054
Diphtheria	73	0	60	150	- 150
Otitis Media	74	0	68	32	- 32
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	69	30	- 30
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	22	1,942	- 1,942
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	42	435	- 435
Chlamydia	84	0	72	5	- 5
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

Bulgaria

Somalia

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.