BULGARIA VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,650	1	36,513	- 32,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,435	9	1,396	+ 2,039
Diabetes Mellitus	3	2,576	11	1,344	+ 1,231
Kidney Disease	4	2,332	7	1,855	+ 478
Liver Disease	5	2,112	8	1,804	+ 308
Stroke	6	1,801	2	21,347	- 19,546
Violence	7	1,639	41	84	+ 1,554
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,496	17	647	+ 849
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	972	51	27	+ 946
Other Injuries	10	916	21	437	+ 479
Malnutrition	11	736	67	1	+ 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	727	33	147	+ 580
Lung Disease	13	706	4	3,993	- 3,287
Alcohol	14	668	46	44	+ 624
Liver Cancer	15	656	16	664	- 8
Low Birth Weight	16	616	37	116	+ 500
Stomach Cancer	17	583	12	1,175	- 591
Congenital Anomalies	18	563	32	160	+ 404
Birth Trauma	19	545	47	40	+ 505
Falls	20	510	26	381	+ 128
HIV/AIDS	21	436	54	20	+ 416
Suicide	22	386	15	681	- 295
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	382	30	276	+ 106
Prostate Cancer	24	314	14	1,016	- 701
Cervical Cancer	25	300	22	422	- 122
Hypertension	26	252	3	5,916	- 5,664
Leukemia	27	223	20	460	- 237
Breast Cancer	28	184	10	1,358	- 1,174
Endocrine Disorders	29	180	34	146	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	30	174	59	6	+ 168
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	172	6	2,591	- 2,419
Drownings	32	172	35	129	+ 43
Epilepsy	33	172	39	93	+ 79
Parkinson's Disease	34	146	29	284	- 138
Lung Cancers	35	145	5	3,288	- 3,142
Asthma	36	124	50	28	+ 96
Tuberculosis	37	112	38	104	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	38	105	13	1,063	- 958
Poisonings	39	102	48	38	+ 64
Drug Use	40	101	42	76	+ 25
Meningitis	41	101	49	31	+ 69
Skin Disease	42	86	44	53	+ 33
Lymphomas	43	85	19	499	- 414
Inflammatory/Heart	44	84	24	409	- 326
Fires	45	77	36	124	- 47
Skin Cancers	46	72	28	328	- 256
Appendicitis	47	61	57	7	+ 54
Oesophagus Cancer	48	53	31	195	- 142
Oral Cancer	49	53	25	408	- 355
Ovary Cancer	50	49	23	420	- 371
Encephalitis	51	39	63	3	+ 35
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	30	60	5	+ 26
Pertussis	53	26	72	0	+ 26
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	23	43	56	- 33
Bladder Cancer	55	21	18	637	- 615
Other Neoplasms	56	16	40	93	- 78
Upper Respiratory	57	13	61	4	+ 9
Dengue	58	12	77	0	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	59	10	27	369	- 359
Multiple Sclerosis	60	8	45	52	- 44
Chagas disease	61	7	82	0	+ 7
Tetanus	62	4	69	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	63	3	79	0	+ 3
Syphilis	64	1	66	2	- 1
Hepatitis B	65	1	53	22	- 21
Hepatitis C	66	1	56	10	- 9
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
War	68	1	64	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	69	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	72	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	76	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
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

Guatemala

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.