TANZANIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		TANZANIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	363,168	9	13,215	+ 349,954
Stroke	2	212,325	7	16,894	+ 195,432
Hypertension	3	58,843	17	5,209	+ 53,634
Lung Disease	4	39,716	22	3,051	+ 36,665
Lung Cancers	5	32,702	61	159	+ 32,543
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	25,774	33	1,567	+ 24,207
Kidney Disease	7	18,446	19	4,547	+ 13,899
Liver Disease	8	17,942	13	6,586	+ 11,357
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	13,886	2	26,028	- 12,142
Breast Cancer	10	13,504	37	1,285	+ 12,219
Diabetes Mellitus	11	13,370	15	6,247	+ 7,123
Stomach Cancer	12	11,682	39	1,190	+ 10,492
Pancreas Cancer	13	10,569	62	158	+ 10,412
Prostate Cancer	14	10,101	28	1,819	+ 8,281
Suicide	15	6,773	24	2,474	+ 4,299
Liver Cancer	16	6,602	36	1,413	+ 5,189
Road Traffic Accidents	17	6,435	5	18,054	- 11,618
Bladder Cancer	18	6,334	44	667	+ 5,667
Lymphomas	19	4,968	41	805	+ 4,162
Leukemia	20	4,573	47	416	+ 4,157
Other Injuries	21	4,351	20	4,270	+ 81
Cervical Cancer	22	4,199	14	6,424	- 2,225
Ovary Cancer	23	4,178	53	337	+ 3,841
Inflammatory/Heart	24	4,072	38	1,227	+ 2,844
Oral Cancer	25	4,054	31	1,646	+ 2,408
Falls	26	3,791	34	1,533	+ 2,258
Uterin Cancer	27	3,674	57	218	+ 3,456
Skin Cancers	28	3,267	42	744	+ 2,522
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,822	45	513	+ 2,309
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	2,747	46	462	+ 2,285
Oesophagus Cancer	31	1,941	25	2,247	- 306
Congenital Anomalies	32	1,588	11	9,791	- 8,203
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	1,466	27	2,048	- 582
Endocrine Disorders	34	1,453	29	1,778	- 325
Drownings	35	1,283	32	1,642	- 359
Fires	36	1,233	35	1,424	- 191
Low Birth Weight	37	1,159	10	12,173	- 11,014
Tuberculosis	38	1,032	4	20,269	- 19,237
Epilepsy	39	929	43	707	+ 222
Other Neoplasms	40	927	64	58	+ 870
Violence	41	840	18	4,713	- 3,873
Drug Use	42	756	48	404	+ 352
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	558	50	401	+ 158
Skin Disease	44	525	52	359	+ 166
Multiple Sclerosis	45	514	68	27	+ 488
Alcohol	46	440	56	270	+ 170
Birth Trauma	47	395	8	15,086	- 14,691
Poisonings	48	376	40	1,170	- 793
Meningitis	49	312	21	3,188	- 2,876
Asthma	50	277	30	1,700	- 1,423
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	264	6	17,587	- 17,323
Anemia	52	250	82	0	+ 250
Hepatitis B	53	217	60	168	+ 49
HIV/AIDS	54	194	1	27,402	- 27,208
Schizophrenia	55	152	80	0	+ 152
Hepatitis C	56	96	66	40	+ 56
Appendicitis	57	65	58	218	- 152
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	61	86	0	+ 61
Maternal Conditions	59	60	12	6,835	- 6,775
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	48	63	81	- 33
Upper Respiratory	61	40	54	299	- 258
Oral conditions	62	40	84	0	+ 40
Encephalitis	63	33	59	199	- 166
War	64	28	67	30	- 1
Osteoarthritis	65	18	85	0	+ 18
Syphilis	66	17	26	2,115	- 2,098
Malnutrition	67	13	16	5,574	- 5,561
Iodine Deficiency	68	6	79	0	+ 6
Tetanus	69	3	49	402	- 398
Measles	70	3	55	295	- 292
Leishmaniasis	71	1	77	0	+ 1
Pertussis	72	0	23	2,774	- 2,774
Diphtheria	73	0	70	11	- 11
Otitis Media	74	0	69	17	- 17
Leprosy	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	81	0	3	21,758	- 21,758
Chagas disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	371	- 371
Chlamydia	84	0	71	9	- 9
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TANZANIA

Bulgaria

Tanzania

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.