VIET NAM VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	569,331	2	91,939	+ 477,392
Stroke	2	332,858	1	159,032	+ 173,826
Hypertension	3	92,246	12	19,880	+ 72,367
Lung Disease	4	62,263	3	35,875	+ 26,388
Lung Cancers	5	51,266	11	21,294	+ 29,971
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	40,406	16	8,258	+ 32,148
Kidney Disease	7	28,917	8	25,251	+ 3,666
Liver Disease	8	28,128	10	23,900	+ 4,228
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	21,769	7	27,836	- 6,067
Breast Cancer	10	21,169	22	6,187	+ 14,982
Diabetes Mellitus	11	20,960	4	33,860	- 12,901
Stomach Cancer	12	18,314	14	15,134	+ 3,180
Pancreas Cancer	13	16,569	44	929	+ 15,640
Prostate Cancer	14	15,835	35	1,911	+ 13,923
Suicide	15	10,619	18	7,249	+ 3,370
Liver Cancer	16	10,350	9	24,995	- 14,644
Road Traffic Accidents	17	10,088	5	29,475	- 19,387
Bladder Cancer	18	9,929	45	896	+ 9,033
Lymphomas	19	7,788	30	2,964	+ 4,823
Leukemia	20	7,168	28	4,899	+ 2,269
Other Injuries	21	6,821	23	5,539	+ 1,282
Cervical Cancer	22	6,582	31	2,391	+ 4,191
Ovary Cancer	23	6,550	47	864	+ 5,687
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,383	24	5,357	+ 1,027
Oral Cancer	25	6,356	20	7,088	- 732
Falls	26	5,944	13	15,427	- 9,483
Uterin Cancer	27	5,760	42	1,159	+ 4,601
Skin Cancers	28	5,121	54	467	+ 4,654
Parkinson's Disease	29	4,424	25	5,338	- 914
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	4,307	43	957	+ 3,350
Oesophagus Cancer	31	3,043	33	2,265	+ 779
Congenital Anomalies	32	2,489	21	7,064	- 4,575
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	2,298	6	29,307	- 27,008
Endocrine Disorders	34	2,278	34	2,082	+ 195
Drownings	35	2,011	26	5,097	- 3,086
Fires	36	1,933	52	595	+ 1,338
Low Birth Weight	37	1,816	19	7,132	- 5,315
Tuberculosis	38	1,618	15	9,446	- 7,828
Epilepsy	39	1,456	53	583	+ 873
Other Neoplasms	40	1,453	57	325	+ 1,129
Violence	41	1,317	36	1,785	- 468
Drug Use	42	1,185	41	1,366	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	875	38	1,708	- 833
Skin Disease	44	823	40	1,515	- 692
Multiple Sclerosis	45	806	61	135	+ 671
Alcohol	46	690	46	867	- 177
Birth Trauma	47	619	32	2,340	- 1,720
Poisonings	48	590	48	832	- 242
Meningitis	49	489	51	624	- 135
Asthma	50	434	17	8,150	- 7,716
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	413	29	4,390	- 3,976
Anemia	52	392	81	0	+ 392
Hepatitis B	53	341	55	379	- 38
HIV/AIDS	54	304	27	4,993	- 4,688
Schizophrenia	55	239	82	0	+ 239
Hepatitis C	56	151	64	78	+ 72
Appendicitis	57	102	60	201	- 99
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	96	84	0	+ 96
Maternal Conditions	59	93	49	773	- 680
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	76	59	224	- 148
Upper Respiratory	61	63	66	34	+ 30
Oral conditions	62	63	86	0	+ 63
Encephalitis	63	51	39	1,558	- 1,507
War	64	44	65	34	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	65	28	85	0	+ 28
Syphilis	66	26	56	328	- 302
Malnutrition	67	21	63	120	- 100
Iodine Deficiency	68	10	75	0	+ 10
Tetanus	69	5	58	286	- 281
Measles	70	5	37	1,780	- 1,775
Leishmaniasis	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Pertussis	72	1	50	705	- 704
Diphtheria	73	0	69	3	- 3
Otitis Media	74	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	62	127	- 127
Hookworm Disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	67	14	- 14
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Bulgaria

Viet Nam

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.