ZAMBIA VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		ZAMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	111,968	10	4,432	+ 107,536
Stroke	2	65,462	3	7,948	+ 57,514
Hypertension	3	18,142	13	2,616	+ 15,525
Lung Disease	4	12,245	21	1,273	+ 10,972
Lung Cancers	5	10,082	41	226	+ 9,856
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	7,946	43	203	+ 7,744
Kidney Disease	7	5,687	18	1,760	+ 3,927
Liver Disease	8	5,532	9	4,501	+ 1,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	4,281	2	9,517	- 5,236
Breast Cancer	10	4,163	35	366	+ 3,797
Diabetes Mellitus	11	4,122	14	2,395	+ 1,727
Stomach Cancer	12	3,602	42	206	+ 3,395
Pancreas Cancer	13	3,259	62	42	+ 3,216
Prostate Cancer	14	3,114	30	561	+ 2,553
Suicide	15	2,088	20	1,303	+ 786
Liver Cancer	16	2,036	46	177	+ 1,859
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,984	11	3,654	- 1,670
Bladder Cancer	18	1,953	50	132	+ 1,821
Lymphomas	19	1,532	31	548	+ 984
Leukemia	20	1,410	39	261	+ 1,149
Other Injuries	21	1,341	19	1,729	- 387
Cervical Cancer	22	1,295	17	1,799	- 504
Ovary Cancer	23	1,288	57	82	+ 1,206
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,255	33	501	+ 754
Oral Cancer	25	1,250	48	155	+ 1,095
Falls	26	1,169	28	596	+ 573
Uterin Cancer	27	1,133	64	30	+ 1,103
Skin Cancers	28	1,007	54	108	+ 899
Parkinson's Disease	29	870	47	164	+ 706
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	847	40	246	+ 601
Oesophagus Cancer	31	599	36	359	+ 240
Congenital Anomalies	32	489	12	3,146	- 2,656
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	452	29	590	- 138
Endocrine Disorders	34	448	37	354	+ 94
Drownings	35	396	27	689	- 293
Fires	36	380	32	546	- 166
Low Birth Weight	37	357	8	4,857	- 4,500
Tuberculosis	38	318	6	5,941	- 5,623
Epilepsy	39	286	38	332	- 46
Other Neoplasms	40	286	65	20	+ 266
Violence	41	259	23	1,153	- 894
Drug Use	42	233	53	122	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	172	45	190	- 18
Skin Disease	44	162	52	126	+ 36
Multiple Sclerosis	45	159	67	13	+ 145
Alcohol	46	136	49	140	- 4
Birth Trauma	47	122	7	5,062	- 4,940
Poisonings	48	116	34	456	- 340
Meningitis	49	96	16	1,976	- 1,880
Asthma	50	85	26	741	- 655
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	81	5	6,275	- 6,194
Anemia	52	77	83	0	+ 77
Hepatitis B	53	67	55	104	- 37
HIV/AIDS	54	60	1	17,234	- 17,175
Schizophrenia	55	47	81	0	+ 47
Hepatitis C	56	30	66	18	+ 12
Appendicitis	57	20	56	84	- 64
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	19	84	0	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	59	18	22	1,188	- 1,170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	15	63	30	- 15
Upper Respiratory	61	12	60	68	- 55
Oral conditions	62	12	86	0	+ 12
Encephalitis	63	10	59	70	- 60
War	64	9	69	6	+ 2
Osteoarthritis	65	5	85	0	+ 5
Syphilis	66	5	24	885	- 880
Malnutrition	67	4	15	2,303	- 2,299
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	78	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	44	190	- 189
Measles	70	1	61	48	- 47
Leishmaniasis	71	0	58	72	- 72
Pertussis	72	0	25	743	- 743
Diphtheria	73	0	73	3	- 3
Otitis Media	74	0	70	5	- 5
Leprosy	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	68	9	- 9
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	72	3	- 3
Malaria	81	0	4	7,882	- 7,882
Chagas disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	51	128	- 128
Chlamydia	84	0	71	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZAMBIA

Bulgaria

Zambia

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.