VENEZUELA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	168,229	1	26,905	+ 141,324
Stroke	2	98,355	3	12,133	+ 86,222
Hypertension	3	27,257	9	5,195	+ 22,063
Lung Disease	4	18,398	10	5,150	+ 13,248
Lung Cancers	5	15,148	11	3,900	+ 11,248
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	11,939	19	2,037	+ 9,902
Kidney Disease	7	8,545	8	5,932	+ 2,613
Liver Disease	8	8,311	16	2,340	+ 5,971
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,432	7	7,188	- 756
Breast Cancer	10	6,255	15	2,563	+ 3,692
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,193	4	11,176	- 4,983
Stomach Cancer	12	5,412	17	2,175	+ 3,237
Pancreas Cancer	13	4,896	25	1,082	+ 3,814
Prostate Cancer	14	4,679	13	2,848	+ 1,830
Suicide	15	3,138	34	585	+ 2,552
Liver Cancer	16	3,058	26	1,029	+ 2,029
Road Traffic Accidents	17	2,981	5	11,127	- 8,146
Bladder Cancer	18	2,934	45	365	+ 2,569
Lymphomas	19	2,301	23	1,248	+ 1,053
Leukemia	20	2,118	27	1,007	+ 1,111
Other Injuries	21	2,015	21	1,693	+ 322
Cervical Cancer	22	1,945	20	1,986	- 41
Ovary Cancer	23	1,936	36	563	+ 1,373
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,886	33	599	+ 1,287
Oral Cancer	25	1,878	38	544	+ 1,334
Falls	26	1,756	28	865	+ 891
Uterin Cancer	27	1,702	47	309	+ 1,393
Skin Cancers	28	1,513	37	553	+ 960
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,307	48	252	+ 1,056
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,273	40	418	+ 855
Oesophagus Cancer	31	899	44	370	+ 529
Congenital Anomalies	32	735	14	2,846	- 2,110
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	679	35	572	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	34	673	30	760	- 87
Drownings	35	594	43	388	+ 206
Fires	36	571	54	144	+ 427
Low Birth Weight	37	537	12	3,088	- 2,551
Tuberculosis	38	478	31	748	- 269
Epilepsy	39	430	41	411	+ 20
Other Neoplasms	40	429	18	2,167	- 1,738
Violence	41	389	2	18,132	- 17,743
Drug Use	42	350	50	225	+ 125
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	259	57	80	+ 178
Skin Disease	44	243	66	18	+ 226
Multiple Sclerosis	45	238	60	51	+ 188
Alcohol	46	204	62	34	+ 169
Birth Trauma	47	183	24	1,087	- 904
Poisonings	48	174	58	68	+ 107
Meningitis	49	145	49	251	- 106
Asthma	50	128	46	311	- 183
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	122	22	1,359	- 1,237
Anemia	52	116	55	126	- 10
Hepatitis B	53	101	63	30	+ 71
HIV/AIDS	54	90	6	7,490	- 7,400
Schizophrenia	55	71	69	6	+ 65
Hepatitis C	56	44	65	21	+ 23
Appendicitis	57	30	56	98	- 67
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	28	53	151	- 122
Maternal Conditions	59	28	39	422	- 395
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	22	52	180	- 158
Upper Respiratory	61	19	74	1	+ 17
Oral conditions	62	19	86	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	63	15	61	37	- 22
War	64	13	51	185	- 172
Osteoarthritis	65	8	72	3	+ 5
Syphilis	66	8	67	15	- 7
Malnutrition	67	6	32	629	- 623
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	77	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	2	68	8	- 6
Measles	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	71	0	73	3	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	64	26	- 25
Diphtheria	73	0	78	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	74	0	75	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	71	4	- 4
Trichuriasis	76	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	59	65	- 65
Hookworm Disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	5	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	42	402	- 402
Chagas disease	82	0	29	826	- 826
Schistosomiasis	83	0	76	1	- 1
Chlamydia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Bulgaria

Venezuela

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.