BULGARIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,004	1	36,513	- 29,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,415	33	147	+ 5,267
Lung Cancers	3	3,660	5	3,288	+ 373
Lung Disease	4	2,485	4	3,993	- 1,508
Stroke	5	2,475	2	21,347	- 18,872
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,687	6	2,591	- 904
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,299	9	1,396	- 97
Breast Cancer	8	1,033	10	1,358	- 324
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,000	11	1,344	- 345
Lymphomas	10	900	19	499	+ 400
Pancreas Cancer	11	884	13	1,063	- 178
Falls	12	844	26	381	+ 463
Prostate Cancer	13	824	14	1,016	- 192
Kidney Disease	14	800	7	1,855	- 1,054
Suicide	15	772	15	681	+ 91
Drug Use	16	644	42	76	+ 568
Liver Disease	17	634	8	1,804	- 1,170
Parkinson's Disease	18	587	29	284	+ 304
Endocrine Disorders	19	565	34	146	+ 419
Liver Cancer	20	544	16	664	- 120
Leukemia	21	542	20	460	+ 82
Hypertension	22	448	3	5,916	- 5,468
Bladder Cancer	23	441	18	637	- 196
Other Injuries	24	418	21	437	- 19
Oesophagus Cancer	25	390	31	195	+ 195
Stomach Cancer	26	381	12	1,175	- 794
Inflammatory/Heart	27	360	24	409	- 49
Road Traffic Accidents	28	349	17	647	- 298
Ovary Cancer	29	333	23	420	- 88
Skin Cancers	30	307	28	328	- 21
Other Neoplasms	31	293	40	93	+ 200
Oral Cancer	32	278	25	408	- 129
Alcohol	33	261	46	44	+ 216
Uterin Cancer	34	207	27	369	- 163
Congenital Anomalies	35	189	32	160	+ 29
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	147	51	27	+ 120
Multiple Sclerosis	37	121	45	52	+ 69
Skin Disease	38	119	44	53	+ 66
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	111	43	56	+ 55
Violence	40	106	41	84	+ 21
Cervical Cancer	41	101	22	422	- 321
Low Birth Weight	42	97	37	116	- 20
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	77	30	276	- 199
Epilepsy	44	67	39	93	- 26
Hepatitis C	45	63	56	10	+ 54
Anemia	46	60	52	25	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	56	60	5	+ 51
Drownings	48	49	35	129	- 80
Asthma	49	46	50	28	+ 18
Birth Trauma	50	34	47	40	- 6
Malnutrition	51	34	67	1	+ 32
Fires	52	34	36	124	- 90
HIV/AIDS	53	28	54	20	+ 9
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	25	58	6	+ 19
Osteoarthritis	55	24	65	2	+ 22
Poisonings	56	21	48	38	- 17
Schizophrenia	57	21	55	15	+ 5
Tuberculosis	58	17	38	104	- 87
Meningitis	59	12	49	31	- 19
Hepatitis B	60	12	53	22	- 10
Oral conditions	61	9	62	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	62	9	57	7	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	8	61	4	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	64	8	59	6	+ 2
War	65	4	64	3	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	66	2	- 1
Encephalitis	68	1	63	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Canada

Bulgaria

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.