USA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,840,888	1	504,904	+ 1,335,984
Stroke	2	1,076,271	4	158,520	+ 917,751
Hypertension	3	298,271	8	65,960	+ 232,311
Lung Disease	4	201,321	3	195,387	+ 5,934
Lung Cancers	5	165,763	5	155,533	+ 10,231
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	130,649	9	61,827	+ 68,822
Kidney Disease	7	93,502	6	85,861	+ 7,641
Liver Disease	8	90,949	16	43,402	+ 47,547
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	70,388	11	60,317	+ 10,071
Breast Cancer	10	68,449	13	48,671	+ 19,778
Diabetes Mellitus	11	67,772	10	61,418	+ 6,353
Stomach Cancer	12	59,218	33	13,077	+ 46,141
Pancreas Cancer	13	53,575	15	44,293	+ 9,283
Prostate Cancer	14	51,200	20	35,612	+ 15,588
Suicide	15	34,334	12	53,099	- 18,764
Liver Cancer	16	33,467	23	27,064	+ 6,402
Road Traffic Accidents	17	32,620	17	41,694	- 9,074
Bladder Cancer	18	32,106	26	19,622	+ 12,484
Lymphomas	19	25,181	19	40,281	- 15,100
Leukemia	20	23,178	24	26,966	- 3,788
Other Injuries	21	22,054	25	25,997	- 3,943
Cervical Cancer	22	21,284	38	6,984	+ 14,299
Ovary Cancer	23	21,180	31	14,591	+ 6,589
Inflammatory/Heart	24	20,639	22	32,529	- 11,890
Oral Cancer	25	20,551	35	11,555	+ 8,996
Falls	26	19,219	18	40,418	- 21,199
Uterin Cancer	27	18,625	36	10,063	+ 8,562
Skin Cancers	28	16,559	32	14,311	+ 2,248
Parkinson's Disease	29	14,305	21	34,491	- 20,186
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	13,926	48	3,461	+ 10,465
Oesophagus Cancer	31	9,840	28	17,829	- 7,989
Congenital Anomalies	32	8,048	34	11,762	- 3,714
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	7,432	2	287,198	- 279,766
Endocrine Disorders	34	7,365	14	46,985	- 39,620
Drownings	35	6,504	45	4,070	+ 2,434
Fires	36	6,250	49	3,183	+ 3,067
Low Birth Weight	37	5,873	39	6,924	- 1,051
Tuberculosis	38	5,232	62	546	+ 4,686
Epilepsy	39	4,707	50	3,162	+ 1,545
Other Neoplasms	40	4,700	29	17,743	- 13,043
Violence	41	4,258	27	18,976	- 14,718
Drug Use	42	3,831	7	74,435	- 70,604
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,829	47	3,646	- 817
Skin Disease	44	2,662	43	5,409	- 2,747
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,607	44	5,059	- 2,452
Alcohol	46	2,230	30	14,659	- 12,429
Birth Trauma	47	2,003	54	1,233	+ 769
Poisonings	48	1,908	53	1,674	+ 234
Meningitis	49	1,582	60	606	+ 976
Asthma	50	1,403	46	3,818	- 2,415
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	1,337	37	9,955	- 8,618
Anemia	52	1,267	51	3,115	- 1,848
Hepatitis B	53	1,102	59	608	+ 494
HIV/AIDS	54	984	42	5,660	- 4,677
Schizophrenia	55	772	57	723	+ 50
Hepatitis C	56	487	41	5,684	- 5,197
Appendicitis	57	330	63	424	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	310	58	678	- 368
Maternal Conditions	59	302	56	779	- 477
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	245	52	2,461	- 2,215
Upper Respiratory	61	205	65	229	- 25
Oral conditions	62	203	64	286	- 83
Encephalitis	63	165	68	25	+ 140
War	64	143	55	1,198	- 1,055
Osteoarthritis	65	89	61	579	- 490
Syphilis	66	86	66	49	+ 36
Malnutrition	67	66	40	6,762	- 6,696
Iodine Deficiency	68	31	73	1	+ 30
Tetanus	69	18	71	2	+ 16
Measles	70	15	80	0	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	71	5	79	0	+ 5
Pertussis	72	2	69	16	- 14
Diphtheria	73	0	75	0	- 0
Otitis Media	74	0	67	34	- 34
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	82	0	70	4	- 4
Schistosomiasis	83	0	72	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Bulgaria

United States

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.