YEMEN VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	173,021	1	30,158	+ 142,864
Stroke	2	101,156	2	13,570	+ 87,587
Hypertension	3	28,034	8	5,293	+ 22,740
Lung Disease	4	18,922	11	3,196	+ 15,726
Lung Cancers	5	15,580	41	569	+ 15,011
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	12,279	30	913	+ 11,366
Kidney Disease	7	8,788	15	2,679	+ 6,109
Liver Disease	8	8,548	13	2,891	+ 5,657
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	6,616	4	11,978	- 5,363
Breast Cancer	10	6,433	26	1,134	+ 5,300
Diabetes Mellitus	11	6,370	19	1,794	+ 4,575
Stomach Cancer	12	5,566	31	902	+ 4,664
Pancreas Cancer	13	5,035	51	283	+ 4,753
Prostate Cancer	14	4,812	63	39	+ 4,773
Suicide	15	3,227	21	1,699	+ 1,529
Liver Cancer	16	3,145	39	609	+ 2,537
Road Traffic Accidents	17	3,066	6	8,561	- 5,495
Bladder Cancer	18	3,018	55	160	+ 2,857
Lymphomas	19	2,367	45	433	+ 1,934
Leukemia	20	2,178	34	776	+ 1,402
Other Injuries	21	2,073	16	2,225	- 152
Cervical Cancer	22	2,000	57	119	+ 1,881
Ovary Cancer	23	1,991	52	188	+ 1,802
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,940	40	585	+ 1,355
Oral Cancer	25	1,932	42	547	+ 1,384
Falls	26	1,806	24	1,170	+ 637
Uterin Cancer	27	1,750	69	5	+ 1,745
Skin Cancers	28	1,556	58	100	+ 1,457
Parkinson's Disease	29	1,345	49	362	+ 983
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	1,309	33	833	+ 475
Oesophagus Cancer	31	925	35	765	+ 160
Congenital Anomalies	32	756	10	4,291	- 3,534
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	699	22	1,405	- 707
Endocrine Disorders	34	692	36	738	- 45
Drownings	35	611	25	1,142	- 531
Fires	36	587	29	991	- 404
Low Birth Weight	37	552	5	8,810	- 8,258
Tuberculosis	38	492	18	1,899	- 1,408
Epilepsy	39	442	43	539	- 97
Other Neoplasms	40	442	64	21	+ 421
Violence	41	400	14	2,839	- 2,439
Drug Use	42	360	38	613	- 253
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	266	37	707	- 441
Skin Disease	44	250	61	44	+ 206
Multiple Sclerosis	45	245	62	42	+ 203
Alcohol	46	210	59	78	+ 131
Birth Trauma	47	188	7	5,939	- 5,751
Poisonings	48	179	44	532	- 352
Meningitis	49	149	28	1,018	- 870
Asthma	50	132	17	2,106	- 1,974
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	126	9	4,372	- 4,246
Anemia	52	119	84	0	+ 119
Hepatitis B	53	104	50	299	- 196
HIV/AIDS	54	92	46	396	- 304
Schizophrenia	55	73	86	0	+ 73
Hepatitis C	56	46	68	8	+ 37
Appendicitis	57	31	54	162	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	29	80	0	+ 29
Maternal Conditions	59	28	32	890	- 861
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	23	66	14	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	61	19	70	5	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	19	82	0	+ 19
Encephalitis	63	16	48	369	- 353
War	64	13	3	12,915	- 12,901
Osteoarthritis	65	8	81	0	+ 8
Syphilis	66	8	53	175	- 167
Malnutrition	67	6	27	1,058	- 1,052
Iodine Deficiency	68	3	79	0	+ 3
Tetanus	69	2	47	395	- 393
Measles	70	1	12	3,019	- 3,018
Leishmaniasis	71	0	71	2	- 2
Pertussis	72	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Otitis Media	74	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	60	71	- 71
Hookworm Disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	65	17	- 17
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Chagas disease	82	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	56	124	- 124
Chlamydia	84	0	72	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Bulgaria

Yemen

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.