BULGARIA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,016	54	20	+ 4,996
Tuberculosis	2	3,093	38	104	+ 2,990
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,866	9	1,396	+ 1,469
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,775	1	36,513	- 33,738
Stroke	5	2,521	2	21,347	- 18,826
Malaria	6	2,199	81	0	+ 2,199
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,778	17	647	+ 1,131
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,451	51	27	+ 1,424
Low Birth Weight	9	1,427	37	116	+ 1,311
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,167	11	1,344	- 177
Birth Trauma	11	1,109	47	40	+ 1,070
Hypertension	12	1,037	3	5,916	- 4,879
Liver Disease	13	1,035	8	1,804	- 769
Congenital Anomalies	14	811	32	160	+ 651
Kidney Disease	15	682	7	1,855	- 1,173
Maternal Conditions	16	642	59	6	+ 636
Lung Disease	17	602	4	3,993	- 3,392
Violence	18	599	41	84	+ 515
Suicide	19	388	15	681	- 293
Other Injuries	20	371	21	437	- 67
Pertussis	21	366	72	0	+ 366
Meningitis	22	333	49	31	+ 301
Asthma	23	323	50	28	+ 296
Malnutrition	24	302	67	1	+ 301
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	256	33	147	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	26	244	24	409	- 165
Endocrine Disorders	27	231	34	146	+ 85
Prostate Cancer	28	220	14	1,016	- 796
Cervical Cancer	29	218	22	422	- 204
Liver Cancer	30	189	16	664	- 475
Measles	31	177	70	0	+ 177
Breast Cancer	32	177	10	1,358	- 1,181
Falls	33	165	26	381	- 216
Syphilis	34	119	66	2	+ 117
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	117	30	276	- 159
Drownings	36	116	35	129	- 13
Fires	37	100	36	124	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	99	6	2,591	- 2,493
Stomach Cancer	39	98	12	1,175	- 1,077
Epilepsy	40	84	39	93	- 9
Poisonings	41	78	48	38	+ 41
Parkinson's Disease	42	77	29	284	- 207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	74	43	56	+ 18
Drug Use	44	73	42	76	- 3
Lymphomas	45	68	19	499	- 432
Leukemia	46	64	20	460	- 396
Lung Cancers	47	60	5	3,288	- 3,228
Ovary Cancer	48	55	23	420	- 365
Alcohol	49	51	46	44	+ 7
Skin Disease	50	51	44	53	- 2
Schistosomiasis	51	50	83	0	+ 50
Pancreas Cancer	52	47	13	1,063	- 1,016
Skin Cancers	53	40	28	328	- 288
Oral Cancer	54	36	25	408	- 371
Tetanus	55	26	69	0	+ 25
Encephalitis	56	22	63	3	+ 19
Oesophagus Cancer	57	22	31	195	- 174
Appendicitis	58	21	57	7	+ 14
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	17	60	5	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	60	16	27	369	- 353
Bladder Cancer	61	16	18	637	- 621
Hepatitis B	62	16	53	22	- 6
Other Neoplasms	63	8	40	93	- 85
Upper Respiratory	64	7	61	4	+ 3
Trypanosomiasis	65	7	80	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	66	4	45	52	- 47
Hepatitis C	67	3	56	10	- 7
Diphtheria	68	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	74	0	+ 1
War	72	1	64	3	- 2
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Congo

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.