BULGARIA VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,398	1	36,513	- 27,115
Stroke	2	4,943	2	21,347	- 16,404
Road Traffic Accidents	3	4,350	17	647	+ 3,703
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1,732	11	1,344	+ 388
Liver Disease	5	1,681	8	1,804	- 123
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,414	9	1,396	+ 18
Kidney Disease	7	1,330	7	1,855	- 525
HIV/AIDS	8	1,211	54	20	+ 1,191
Violence	9	1,202	41	84	+ 1,117
Hypertension	10	1,188	3	5,916	- 4,728
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	1,134	33	147	+ 986
Prostate Cancer	12	1,038	14	1,016	+ 22
Low Birth Weight	13	961	37	116	+ 844
Breast Cancer	14	916	10	1,358	- 442
Lung Disease	15	853	4	3,993	- 3,140
Lung Cancers	16	780	5	3,288	- 2,508
Congenital Anomalies	17	651	32	160	+ 491
Birth Trauma	18	574	47	40	+ 534
Other Injuries	19	558	21	437	+ 121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	534	6	2,591	- 2,058
Liver Cancer	21	416	16	664	- 247
Endocrine Disorders	22	378	34	146	+ 232
Cervical Cancer	23	351	22	422	- 71
Stomach Cancer	24	343	12	1,175	- 831
Suicide	25	332	15	681	- 349
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	316	51	27	+ 290
Pancreas Cancer	27	286	13	1,063	- 777
Parkinson's Disease	28	280	29	284	- 4
Asthma	29	277	50	28	+ 249
Falls	30	273	26	381	- 108
Oral Cancer	31	272	25	408	- 136
Leukemia	32	256	20	460	- 203
Lymphomas	33	235	19	499	- 265
Malnutrition	34	233	67	1	+ 232
Inflammatory/Heart	35	195	24	409	- 214
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	185	30	276	- 91
Drownings	37	155	35	129	+ 26
Tuberculosis	38	152	38	104	+ 48
Maternal Conditions	39	127	59	6	+ 121
Oesophagus Cancer	40	126	31	195	- 69
Skin Cancers	41	108	28	328	- 220
Epilepsy	42	99	39	93	+ 6
Drug Use	43	98	42	76	+ 22
Fires	44	87	36	124	- 37
Meningitis	45	84	49	31	+ 52
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	77	43	56	+ 21
Pertussis	47	76	72	0	+ 76
Alcohol	48	75	46	44	+ 31
Bladder Cancer	49	58	18	637	- 579
Ovary Cancer	50	56	23	420	- 364
Syphilis	51	44	66	2	+ 42
Appendicitis	52	42	57	7	+ 35
Skin Disease	53	31	44	53	- 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	30	60	5	+ 25
Poisonings	55	29	48	38	- 9
Encephalitis	56	28	63	3	+ 25
Uterin Cancer	57	27	27	369	- 342
Other Neoplasms	58	22	40	93	- 71
Schistosomiasis	59	14	83	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	60	11	56	10	+ 1
Tetanus	61	11	69	0	+ 10
Multiple Sclerosis	62	8	45	52	- 44
Hepatitis B	63	7	53	22	- 15
Dengue	64	3	77	0	+ 3
Malaria	65	3	81	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	66	1	84	0	+ 1
War	67	1	64	3	- 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	61	4	- 3
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	79	0	70	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Dominican Rep.

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.