BULGARIA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,943	54	20	+ 6,924
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,447	9	1,396	+ 2,051
Malaria	3	2,521	81	0	+ 2,521
Low Birth Weight	4	1,726	37	116	+ 1,609
Birth Trauma	5	1,665	47	40	+ 1,625
Stroke	6	1,651	2	21,347	- 19,696
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,582	1	36,513	- 34,931
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,392	17	647	+ 745
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,318	51	27	+ 1,291
Tuberculosis	10	1,212	38	104	+ 1,108
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,130	11	1,344	- 214
Congenital Anomalies	12	941	32	160	+ 782
Liver Disease	13	753	8	1,804	- 1,051
Kidney Disease	14	749	7	1,855	- 1,105
Measles	15	684	70	0	+ 683
Hypertension	16	624	3	5,916	- 5,292
Maternal Conditions	17	524	59	6	+ 518
Syphilis	18	506	66	2	+ 504
Meningitis	19	480	49	31	+ 448
Lung Disease	20	455	4	3,993	- 3,538
Pertussis	21	412	72	0	+ 412
Suicide	22	405	15	681	- 276
Other Injuries	23	397	21	437	- 40
Breast Cancer	24	318	10	1,358	- 1,039
Endocrine Disorders	25	276	34	146	+ 130
Asthma	26	246	50	28	+ 218
Inflammatory/Heart	27	238	24	409	- 171
Cervical Cancer	28	212	22	422	- 210
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	210	33	147	+ 62
Drug Use	30	190	42	76	+ 114
Malnutrition	31	182	67	1	+ 180
Falls	32	172	26	381	- 209
Violence	33	169	41	84	+ 84
Liver Cancer	34	163	16	664	- 501
Prostate Cancer	35	162	14	1,016	- 854
Drownings	36	149	35	129	+ 20
Oral Cancer	37	130	25	408	- 277
Epilepsy	38	122	39	93	+ 29
Fires	39	114	36	124	- 10
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	108	6	2,591	- 2,483
Lung Cancers	41	101	5	3,288	- 3,187
Tetanus	42	88	69	0	+ 88
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	83	30	276	- 194
Poisonings	44	79	48	38	+ 42
Lymphomas	45	73	19	499	- 426
Parkinson's Disease	46	66	29	284	- 217
Trypanosomiasis	47	62	80	0	+ 62
Skin Cancers	48	61	28	328	- 267
Stomach Cancer	49	59	12	1,175	- 1,116
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	54	43	56	- 2
Skin Disease	51	49	44	53	- 4
Ovary Cancer	52	48	23	420	- 372
Alcohol	53	45	46	44	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	54	45	31	195	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	55	43	13	1,063	- 1,020
Bladder Cancer	56	32	18	637	- 605
Encephalitis	57	29	63	3	+ 26
Uterin Cancer	58	29	27	369	- 340
Appendicitis	59	21	57	7	+ 14
Schistosomiasis	60	16	83	0	+ 16
Leukemia	61	14	20	460	- 446
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	14	60	5	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	63	12	40	93	- 81
Diphtheria	64	12	73	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	65	11	53	22	- 10
Upper Respiratory	66	6	61	4	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	45	52	- 46
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	1	56	10	- 9
Ascariasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
War	71	1	64	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	62	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	6	- 6
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Equ. Guinea

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.