BULGARIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	6,279	9	1,396	+ 4,883
Tuberculosis	2	5,646	38	104	+ 5,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	5,622	51	27	+ 5,595
HIV/AIDS	4	4,504	54	20	+ 4,485
Stroke	5	3,941	2	21,347	- 17,406
Malaria	6	3,936	81	0	+ 3,936
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,481	1	36,513	- 33,032
Low Birth Weight	8	2,674	37	116	+ 2,557
Birth Trauma	9	2,631	47	40	+ 2,591
Road Traffic Accidents	10	2,148	17	647	+ 1,501
Measles	11	1,951	70	0	+ 1,950
Hypertension	12	1,503	3	5,916	- 4,413
Maternal Conditions	13	1,410	59	6	+ 1,404
Liver Disease	14	1,384	8	1,804	- 420
Diabetes Mellitus	15	1,370	11	1,344	+ 26
Meningitis	16	1,218	49	31	+ 1,187
Violence	17	1,211	41	84	+ 1,126
Lung Disease	18	1,148	4	3,993	- 2,846
Congenital Anomalies	19	931	32	160	+ 771
Asthma	20	913	50	28	+ 885
Kidney Disease	21	852	7	1,855	- 1,002
Malnutrition	22	829	67	1	+ 828
Other Injuries	23	745	21	437	+ 307
Suicide	24	702	15	681	+ 21
Endocrine Disorders	25	508	34	146	+ 362
Breast Cancer	26	413	10	1,358	- 945
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	381	30	276	+ 104
War	28	376	64	3	+ 373
Tetanus	29	336	69	0	+ 336
Inflammatory/Heart	30	324	24	409	- 85
Pertussis	31	318	72	0	+ 318
Cervical Cancer	32	276	22	422	- 146
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	245	33	147	+ 97
Drownings	34	243	35	129	+ 114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	233	43	56	+ 177
Falls	36	218	26	381	- 164
Schistosomiasis	37	203	83	0	+ 203
Prostate Cancer	38	188	14	1,016	- 828
Fires	39	170	36	124	+ 46
Poisonings	40	161	48	38	+ 123
Syphilis	41	144	66	2	+ 142
Lymphomas	42	143	19	499	- 357
Epilepsy	43	143	39	93	+ 49
Liver Cancer	44	140	16	664	- 524
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	140	6	2,591	- 2,452
Oral Cancer	46	109	25	408	- 298
Leukemia	47	106	20	460	- 354
Parkinson's Disease	48	81	29	284	- 203
Stomach Cancer	49	79	12	1,175	- 1,096
Ovary Cancer	50	77	23	420	- 343
Appendicitis	51	74	57	7	+ 68
Alcohol	52	74	46	44	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	53	58	31	195	- 137
Skin Disease	54	58	44	53	+ 5
Lung Cancers	55	56	5	3,288	- 3,232
Leishmaniasis	56	55	71	0	+ 55
Drug Use	57	53	42	76	- 23
Skin Cancers	58	51	28	328	- 277
Trypanosomiasis	59	48	80	0	+ 48
Pancreas Cancer	60	44	13	1,063	- 1,019
Hepatitis B	61	40	53	22	+ 18
Encephalitis	62	34	63	3	+ 30
Upper Respiratory	63	29	61	4	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	64	28	18	637	- 609
Uterin Cancer	65	23	27	369	- 346
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	60	5	+ 13
Diphtheria	67	13	73	0	+ 13
Otitis Media	68	7	74	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	69	7	56	10	- 3
Other Neoplasms	70	6	40	93	- 87
Ascariasis	71	6	79	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	72	5	45	52	- 47
Chlamydia	73	2	84	0	+ 2
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	78	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Central Africa

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.