BULGARIA VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,787	2	21,347	- 11,561
Coronary Heart Disease	2	8,485	1	36,513	- 28,028
Lung Disease	3	4,639	4	3,993	+ 646
Lung Cancers	4	3,421	5	3,288	+ 134
Stomach Cancer	5	1,908	12	1,175	+ 734
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,458	33	147	+ 1,311
Hypertension	7	1,443	3	5,916	- 4,473
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,199	17	647	+ 552
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,190	6	2,591	- 1,402
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,163	31	195	+ 968
Kidney Disease	11	921	7	1,855	- 933
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	878	9	1,396	- 518
Liver Cancer	13	867	16	664	+ 203
Diabetes Mellitus	14	774	11	1,344	- 570
Liver Disease	15	697	8	1,804	- 1,107
Falls	16	665	26	381	+ 284
Suicide	17	557	15	681	- 124
Pancreas Cancer	18	534	13	1,063	- 528
Breast Cancer	19	444	10	1,358	- 913
Parkinson's Disease	20	339	29	284	+ 55
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	313	43	56	+ 257
Leukemia	22	279	20	460	- 181
Lymphomas	23	277	19	499	- 222
Oral Cancer	24	262	25	408	- 146
Other Injuries	25	259	21	437	- 178
Drownings	26	253	35	129	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	27	247	22	422	- 175
Prostate Cancer	28	245	14	1,016	- 771
Bladder Cancer	29	181	18	637	- 455
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	181	30	276	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	31	175	32	160	+ 16
Tuberculosis	32	167	38	104	+ 63
Inflammatory/Heart	33	143	24	409	- 266
HIV/AIDS	34	138	54	20	+ 118
Ovary Cancer	35	134	23	420	- 286
Poisonings	36	123	48	38	+ 86
Endocrine Disorders	37	123	34	146	- 23
Drug Use	38	116	42	76	+ 40
Asthma	39	111	50	28	+ 83
Low Birth Weight	40	104	37	116	- 13
Skin Cancers	41	94	28	328	- 234
Alcohol	42	91	46	44	+ 47
Birth Trauma	43	85	47	40	+ 45
Malnutrition	44	62	67	1	+ 61
Uterin Cancer	45	56	27	369	- 313
Epilepsy	46	54	39	93	- 39
Violence	47	53	41	84	- 31
Fires	48	50	36	124	- 74
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	48	60	5	+ 44
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	42	51	27	+ 15
Meningitis	51	27	49	31	- 4
Skin Disease	52	25	44	53	- 28
Other Neoplasms	53	21	40	93	- 72
Maternal Conditions	54	17	59	6	+ 11
Encephalitis	55	13	63	3	+ 10
Hepatitis B	56	13	53	22	- 9
Upper Respiratory	57	13	61	4	+ 9
Syphilis	58	9	66	2	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	59	8	45	52	- 43
Appendicitis	60	7	57	7	+ 0
War	61	4	64	3	+ 1
Measles	62	3	70	0	+ 2
Tetanus	63	2	69	0	+ 2
Pertussis	64	2	72	0	+ 2
Schistosomiasis	65	2	83	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	0	56	10	- 9
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	68	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	62	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

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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.