BULGARIA VS GAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GAMBIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,602	9	1,396	+ 2,206
HIV/AIDS	2	3,023	54	20	+ 3,004
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,706	1	36,513	- 33,807
Stroke	4	2,157	2	21,347	- 19,191
Birth Trauma	5	2,027	47	40	+ 1,988
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,869	17	647	+ 1,222
Malaria	7	1,812	81	0	+ 1,812
Low Birth Weight	8	1,779	37	116	+ 1,662
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,682	51	27	+ 1,655
Tuberculosis	10	1,196	38	104	+ 1,092
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,030	32	160	+ 870
Liver Cancer	12	1,013	16	664	+ 350
Maternal Conditions	13	928	59	6	+ 922
Liver Disease	14	869	8	1,804	- 935
Diabetes Mellitus	15	779	11	1,344	- 565
Kidney Disease	16	714	7	1,855	- 1,141
Endocrine Disorders	17	618	34	146	+ 472
Meningitis	18	615	49	31	+ 583
Lung Disease	19	553	4	3,993	- 3,440
Violence	20	524	41	84	+ 440
Other Injuries	21	522	21	437	+ 85
Hypertension	22	463	3	5,916	- 5,453
Cervical Cancer	23	389	22	422	- 33
Asthma	24	360	50	28	+ 332
Suicide	25	303	15	681	- 378
Malnutrition	26	295	67	1	+ 293
Pertussis	27	265	72	0	+ 265
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	239	33	147	+ 92
Falls	29	223	26	381	- 158
Drownings	30	185	35	129	+ 56
Fires	31	179	36	124	+ 55
Inflammatory/Heart	32	159	24	409	- 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	152	30	276	- 125
Syphilis	34	147	66	2	+ 145
Epilepsy	35	116	39	93	+ 22
Poisonings	36	113	48	38	+ 75
Parkinson's Disease	37	92	29	284	- 192
Lung Cancers	38	90	5	3,288	- 3,198
Drug Use	39	75	42	76	- 1
Breast Cancer	40	71	10	1,358	- 1,287
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	64	43	56	+ 8
Schistosomiasis	42	61	83	0	+ 61
Prostate Cancer	43	55	14	1,016	- 960
Skin Disease	44	50	44	53	- 3
Tetanus	45	49	69	0	+ 49
Hepatitis B	46	37	53	22	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	47	36	12	1,175	- 1,138
Encephalitis	48	36	63	3	+ 33
Measles	49	36	70	0	+ 36
Alcohol	50	32	46	44	- 12
Lymphomas	51	31	19	499	- 468
Colon-Rectum Cancers	52	29	6	2,591	- 2,563
Pancreas Cancer	53	15	13	1,063	- 1,048
Oesophagus Cancer	54	15	31	195	- 181
Appendicitis	55	13	57	7	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	56	12	18	637	- 625
Other Neoplasms	57	7	40	93	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	58	7	45	52	- 44
Leukemia	59	6	20	460	- 454
Leishmaniasis	60	6	71	0	+ 6
Ovary Cancer	61	6	23	420	- 414
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	60	5	- 0
Ascariasis	63	4	79	0	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	64	4	61	4	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	3	56	10	- 7
Uterin Cancer	66	3	27	369	- 367
Diphtheria	67	1	73	0	+ 1
Skin Cancers	68	1	28	328	- 328
War	69	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Oral Cancer	71	1	25	408	- 407
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Gambia

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.