BULGARIA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	9,023	1	36,513	- 27,490
Stroke	2	6,707	2	21,347	- 14,641
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	5,940	9	1,396	+ 4,544
Lung Cancers	4	4,387	5	3,288	+ 1,099
Lung Disease	5	4,303	4	3,993	+ 310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	3,157	6	2,591	+ 565
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	3,135	33	147	+ 2,987
Stomach Cancer	8	2,776	12	1,175	+ 1,602
Kidney Disease	9	2,465	7	1,855	+ 611
Pancreas Cancer	10	2,038	13	1,063	+ 976
Liver Cancer	11	1,618	16	664	+ 954
Other Injuries	12	1,215	21	437	+ 777
Suicide	13	1,072	15	681	+ 391
Lymphomas	14	1,061	19	499	+ 562
Breast Cancer	15	870	10	1,358	- 488
Other Neoplasms	16	832	40	93	+ 739
Liver Disease	17	781	8	1,804	- 1,022
Parkinson's Disease	18	771	29	284	+ 487
Prostate Cancer	19	744	14	1,016	- 271
Oesophagus Cancer	20	678	31	195	+ 483
Endocrine Disorders	21	632	34	146	+ 486
Bladder Cancer	22	547	18	637	- 90
Falls	23	536	26	381	+ 155
Leukemia	24	529	20	460	+ 69
Drownings	25	463	35	129	+ 334
Oral Cancer	26	459	25	408	+ 51
Inflammatory/Heart	27	453	24	409	+ 44
Hypertension	28	367	3	5,916	- 5,549
Diabetes Mellitus	29	299	11	1,344	- 1,045
Ovary Cancer	30	279	23	420	- 141
Road Traffic Accidents	31	251	17	647	- 396
Cervical Cancer	32	209	22	422	- 213
Uterin Cancer	33	191	27	369	- 179
Tuberculosis	34	190	38	104	+ 87
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	161	30	276	- 115
Skin Disease	36	154	44	53	+ 102
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	150	51	27	+ 124
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	144	60	5	+ 139
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	141	43	56	+ 85
Congenital Anomalies	40	136	32	160	- 23
Hepatitis C	41	122	56	10	+ 113
Asthma	42	106	50	28	+ 78
Malnutrition	43	105	67	1	+ 104
Skin Cancers	44	101	28	328	- 227
Epilepsy	45	86	39	93	- 8
Hepatitis B	46	78	53	22	+ 56
Schizophrenia	47	58	55	15	+ 43
Fires	48	55	36	124	- 69
Anemia	49	48	52	25	+ 23
Drug Use	50	40	42	76	- 36
Alcohol	51	32	46	44	- 13
Meningitis	52	17	49	31	- 14
Violence	53	15	41	84	- 70
Poisonings	54	14	48	38	- 24
Low Birth Weight	55	11	37	116	- 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	9	58	6	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	9	61	4	+ 5
Appendicitis	58	7	57	7	+ 0
Multiple Sclerosis	59	6	45	52	- 46
Oral conditions	60	6	62	4	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	6	47	40	- 34
Osteoarthritis	62	5	65	2	+ 3
HIV/AIDS	63	3	54	20	- 17
Maternal Conditions	64	2	59	6	- 4
Syphilis	65	1	66	2	- 1
War	66	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	67	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	68	0	74	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	69	0	63	3	- 3
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	68	1	- 1
Pertussis	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	75	0	70	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Chlamydia	80	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

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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.