BULGARIA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	4,323	9	1,396	+ 2,926
Tuberculosis	2	2,572	38	104	+ 2,468
Measles	3	2,483	70	0	+ 2,483
Malaria	4	2,457	81	0	+ 2,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,427	51	27	+ 2,401
Stroke	6	2,151	2	21,347	- 19,196
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,040	1	36,513	- 34,473
Low Birth Weight	8	2,038	37	116	+ 1,921
Birth Trauma	9	1,944	47	40	+ 1,904
Road Traffic Accidents	10	1,778	17	647	+ 1,131
Congenital Anomalies	11	955	32	160	+ 796
Hypertension	12	925	3	5,916	- 4,991
Liver Disease	13	884	8	1,804	- 920
Lung Disease	14	795	4	3,993	- 3,198
HIV/AIDS	15	781	54	20	+ 761
Diabetes Mellitus	16	758	11	1,344	- 586
Meningitis	17	680	49	31	+ 649
Violence	18	654	41	84	+ 569
Maternal Conditions	19	618	59	6	+ 612
Kidney Disease	20	533	7	1,855	- 1,321
Malnutrition	21	524	67	1	+ 522
Other Injuries	22	486	21	437	+ 49
Pertussis	23	466	72	0	+ 466
Asthma	24	455	50	28	+ 427
Endocrine Disorders	25	434	34	146	+ 288
Suicide	26	342	15	681	- 339
Cervical Cancer	27	283	22	422	- 139
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	267	33	147	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	29	238	24	409	- 172
Prostate Cancer	30	232	14	1,016	- 783
Liver Cancer	31	226	16	664	- 438
Syphilis	32	220	66	2	+ 219
Falls	33	205	26	381	- 176
Drownings	34	203	35	129	+ 74
Breast Cancer	35	201	10	1,358	- 1,157
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	174	6	2,591	- 2,417
Stomach Cancer	37	152	12	1,175	- 1,023
Lymphomas	38	121	19	499	- 378
Fires	39	118	36	124	- 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	113	30	276	- 163
Leukemia	41	110	20	460	- 350
Poisonings	42	102	48	38	+ 64
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	102	43	56	+ 45
Epilepsy	44	101	39	93	+ 8
War	45	97	64	3	+ 95
Tetanus	46	69	69	0	+ 68
Lung Cancers	47	68	5	3,288	- 3,220
Schistosomiasis	48	63	83	0	+ 63
Parkinson's Disease	49	61	29	284	- 223
Pancreas Cancer	50	60	13	1,063	- 1,003
Oral Cancer	51	59	25	408	- 349
Leishmaniasis	52	51	71	0	+ 51
Oesophagus Cancer	53	46	31	195	- 149
Skin Disease	54	46	44	53	- 7
Skin Cancers	55	45	28	328	- 283
Appendicitis	56	41	57	7	+ 35
Encephalitis	57	40	63	3	+ 37
Ovary Cancer	58	39	23	420	- 382
Drug Use	59	38	42	76	- 38
Alcohol	60	37	46	44	- 7
Hepatitis B	61	27	53	22	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	22	61	4	+ 18
Uterin Cancer	63	21	27	369	- 349
Trypanosomiasis	64	20	80	0	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	65	16	18	637	- 621
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	13	60	5	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	67	5	40	93	- 88
Ascariasis	68	5	79	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	69	4	56	10	- 6
Diphtheria	70	3	73	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	71	3	45	52	- 49
Otitis Media	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	73	1	84	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	52	25	- 25
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

DR 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.