ZIMBABWE VS BULGARIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BULGARIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	92,325	3	8,493	+ 83,832
Stroke	2	53,978	5	5,126	+ 48,852
Hypertension	3	14,959	24	1,146	+ 13,813
Lung Disease	4	10,097	23	1,163	+ 8,933
Lung Cancers	5	8,313	43	286	+ 8,028
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	6,552	40	505	+ 6,047
Kidney Disease	7	4,689	12	2,214	+ 2,476
Liver Disease	8	4,561	17	1,941	+ 2,620
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	3,530	2	10,779	- 7,249
Breast Cancer	10	3,433	28	839	+ 2,594
Diabetes Mellitus	11	3,399	9	3,344	+ 55
Stomach Cancer	12	2,970	33	559	+ 2,411
Pancreas Cancer	13	2,687	47	217	+ 2,470
Prostate Cancer	14	2,568	32	628	+ 1,940
Suicide	15	1,722	13	2,069	- 347
Liver Cancer	16	1,678	38	510	+ 1,169
Road Traffic Accidents	17	1,636	4	6,037	- 4,401
Bladder Cancer	18	1,610	54	125	+ 1,485
Lymphomas	19	1,263	26	960	+ 303
Leukemia	20	1,162	45	244	+ 919
Other Injuries	21	1,106	20	1,656	- 549
Cervical Cancer	22	1,067	14	2,023	- 955
Ovary Cancer	23	1,062	51	173	+ 889
Inflammatory/Heart	24	1,035	25	1,047	- 12
Oral Cancer	25	1,031	49	208	+ 823
Falls	26	964	41	465	+ 499
Uterin Cancer	27	934	50	182	+ 752
Skin Cancers	28	830	44	264	+ 566
Parkinson's Disease	29	717	46	226	+ 492
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	698	35	548	+ 150
Oesophagus Cancer	31	494	29	801	- 308
Congenital Anomalies	32	404	11	2,217	- 1,814
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	373	31	768	- 395
Endocrine Disorders	34	369	34	553	- 184
Drownings	35	326	27	956	- 630
Fires	36	313	30	793	- 479
Low Birth Weight	37	295	7	4,038	- 3,743
Tuberculosis	38	262	16	1,999	- 1,737
Epilepsy	39	236	39	508	- 272
Other Neoplasms	40	236	62	37	+ 199
Violence	41	214	18	1,916	- 1,703
Drug Use	42	192	48	213	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	36	542	- 400
Skin Disease	44	134	52	173	- 40
Multiple Sclerosis	45	131	67	14	+ 117
Alcohol	46	112	61	48	+ 64
Birth Trauma	47	100	8	3,405	- 3,305
Poisonings	48	96	37	515	- 419
Meningitis	49	79	22	1,325	- 1,246
Asthma	50	70	21	1,531	- 1,460
Diarrhoeal diseases	51	67	6	4,595	- 4,528
Anemia	52	64	84	0	+ 64
Hepatitis B	53	55	60	57	- 2
HIV/AIDS	54	49	1	19,988	- 19,939
Schizophrenia	55	39	86	0	+ 39
Hepatitis C	56	24	66	14	+ 10
Appendicitis	57	17	58	66	- 50
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	16	80	0	+ 16
Maternal Conditions	59	15	19	1,749	- 1,734
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	12	64	26	- 14
Upper Respiratory	61	10	59	65	- 55
Oral conditions	62	10	82	0	+ 10
Encephalitis	63	8	56	117	- 109
War	64	7	65	26	- 19
Osteoarthritis	65	4	81	0	+ 4
Syphilis	66	4	55	124	- 120
Malnutrition	67	3	10	2,396	- 2,393
Iodine Deficiency	68	2	79	0	+ 2
Tetanus	69	1	57	102	- 101
Measles	70	1	63	30	- 30
Leishmaniasis	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	42	419	- 419
Diphtheria	73	0	72	2	- 2
Otitis Media	74	0	68	3	- 3
Leprosy	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	79	0	70	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	81	0	15	2,003	- 2,003
Chagas disease	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	53	172	- 172
Chlamydia	84	0	69	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Bulgaria

Zimbabwe

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.