BULGARIA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,065	1	36,513	- 30,448
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,925	33	147	+ 5,777
Lung Disease	3	4,981	4	3,993	+ 988
Lung Cancers	4	4,226	5	3,288	+ 938
Stroke	5	4,159	2	21,347	- 17,189
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,548	9	1,396	+ 1,151
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,438	6	2,591	- 154
Prostate Cancer	8	1,681	14	1,016	+ 665
Breast Cancer	9	1,475	10	1,358	+ 117
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,458	11	1,344	+ 114
Pancreas Cancer	11	1,244	13	1,063	+ 182
Kidney Disease	12	1,034	7	1,855	- 820
Lymphomas	13	829	19	499	+ 329
Liver Disease	14	786	8	1,804	- 1,018
Hypertension	15	730	3	5,916	- 5,186
Suicide	16	701	15	681	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	17	681	29	284	+ 398
Alcohol	18	679	46	44	+ 635
Endocrine Disorders	19	652	34	146	+ 506
Leukemia	20	634	20	460	+ 174
Bladder Cancer	21	619	18	637	- 17
Falls	22	614	26	381	+ 233
Stomach Cancer	23	550	12	1,175	- 625
Oesophagus Cancer	24	541	31	195	+ 346
Liver Cancer	25	527	16	664	- 136
Skin Cancers	26	441	28	328	+ 113
Other Neoplasms	27	429	40	93	+ 336
Oral Cancer	28	421	25	408	+ 13
Ovary Cancer	29	417	23	420	- 3
Other Injuries	30	394	21	437	- 43
Inflammatory/Heart	31	323	24	409	- 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	246	30	276	- 31
Road Traffic Accidents	33	242	17	647	- 405
Drug Use	34	223	42	76	+ 147
Uterin Cancer	35	177	27	369	- 193
Congenital Anomalies	36	174	32	160	+ 14
Cervical Cancer	37	173	22	422	- 249
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	164	51	27	+ 138
Multiple Sclerosis	39	150	45	52	+ 98
Epilepsy	40	142	39	93	+ 49
Low Birth Weight	41	132	37	116	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	109	43	56	+ 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	96	60	5	+ 91
Asthma	44	93	50	28	+ 66
Skin Disease	45	90	44	53	+ 37
Anemia	46	83	52	25	+ 58
Violence	47	72	41	84	- 13
Schizophrenia	48	64	55	15	+ 49
Fires	49	60	36	124	- 64
Drownings	50	42	35	129	- 87
Osteoarthritis	51	29	65	2	+ 27
Meningitis	52	28	49	31	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	28	58	6	+ 22
Appendicitis	54	26	57	7	+ 20
HIV/AIDS	55	26	54	20	+ 6
Birth Trauma	56	24	47	40	- 16
Tuberculosis	57	18	38	104	- 86
Upper Respiratory	58	17	61	4	+ 13
Malnutrition	59	16	67	1	+ 15
Hepatitis C	60	10	56	10	+ 0
Hepatitis B	61	7	53	22	- 15
Poisonings	62	6	48	38	- 32
Oral conditions	63	5	62	4	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	64	3	59	6	- 3
Otitis Media	65	2	74	0	+ 2
War	66	1	64	3	- 2
Encephalitis	67	1	63	3	- 3
Tetanus	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	69	0	84	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	2	- 1
Measles	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Pertussis	72	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Denmark

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.