BULGARIA VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	5,800	2	21,347	- 15,547
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,989	11	1,344	+ 3,645
Coronary Heart Disease	3	4,146	1	36,513	- 32,367
Violence	4	3,565	41	84	+ 3,481
Prostate Cancer	5	2,122	14	1,016	+ 1,106
Kidney Disease	6	1,905	7	1,855	+ 50
HIV/AIDS	7	1,819	54	20	+ 1,800
Hypertension	8	1,563	3	5,916	- 4,353
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	1,411	33	147	+ 1,263
Lung Cancers	10	1,135	5	3,288	- 2,153
Lung Disease	11	1,085	4	3,993	- 2,908
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,067	17	647	+ 420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	1,048	6	2,591	- 1,543
Breast Cancer	14	993	10	1,358	- 365
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	944	9	1,396	- 452
Cervical Cancer	16	860	22	422	+ 438
Lymphomas	17	603	19	499	+ 103
Low Birth Weight	18	578	37	116	+ 461
Stomach Cancer	19	554	12	1,175	- 621
Endocrine Disorders	20	424	34	146	+ 277
Liver Disease	21	372	8	1,804	- 1,432
Skin Disease	22	349	44	53	+ 296
Congenital Anomalies	23	333	32	160	+ 174
Inflammatory/Heart	24	320	24	409	- 89
Parkinson's Disease	25	318	29	284	+ 34
Leukemia	26	310	20	460	- 150
Pancreas Cancer	27	285	13	1,063	- 778
Uterin Cancer	28	255	27	369	- 115
Liver Cancer	29	243	16	664	- 421
Ovary Cancer	30	233	23	420	- 187
Other Injuries	31	218	21	437	- 219
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	198	30	276	- 78
Falls	33	197	26	381	- 184
Oesophagus Cancer	34	177	31	195	- 18
Suicide	35	168	15	681	- 513
Asthma	36	157	50	28	+ 129
Birth Trauma	37	156	47	40	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	38	143	18	637	- 494
Oral Cancer	39	141	25	408	- 267
Malnutrition	40	115	67	1	+ 113
Epilepsy	41	110	39	93	+ 17
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	83	51	27	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	43	83	59	6	+ 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	64	43	56	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	45	45	40	93	- 49
Fires	46	37	36	124	- 87
Meningitis	47	37	49	31	+ 6
Drug Use	48	31	42	76	- 45
Encephalitis	49	31	63	3	+ 28
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	27	60	5	+ 22
Drownings	51	25	35	129	- 104
Skin Cancers	52	24	28	328	- 304
Appendicitis	53	22	57	7	+ 15
Tuberculosis	54	19	38	104	- 85
Alcohol	55	18	46	44	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	56	8	45	52	- 44
Poisonings	57	6	48	38	- 32
Dengue	58	3	77	0	+ 3
Hepatitis B	59	2	53	22	- 20
Syphilis	60	2	66	2	+ 0
War	61	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	62	1	84	0	+ 1
Tetanus	63	1	69	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	64	0	56	10	- 9
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	4	- 4
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Pertussis	67	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	68	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	72	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Measles	77	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	2	- 2
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

Jamaica

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.