BULGARIA VS LESOTHO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LESOTHO		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	14,516	54	20	+ 14,497
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,787	9	1,396	+ 8,391
Stroke	3	8,577	2	21,347	- 12,770
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	7,168	51	27	+ 7,142
Coronary Heart Disease	5	6,397	1	36,513	- 30,116
Diabetes Mellitus	6	6,088	11	1,344	+ 4,744
Suicide	7	4,687	15	681	+ 4,006
Tuberculosis	8	3,679	38	104	+ 3,575
Lung Disease	9	3,355	4	3,993	- 638
Kidney Disease	10	3,089	7	1,855	+ 1,235
Hypertension	11	3,014	3	5,916	- 2,902
Low Birth Weight	12	2,913	37	116	+ 2,797
Violence	13	2,813	41	84	+ 2,729
Liver Disease	14	2,412	8	1,804	+ 608
Birth Trauma	15	2,184	47	40	+ 2,144
Road Traffic Accidents	16	2,066	17	647	+ 1,419
Asthma	17	2,064	50	28	+ 2,036
Other Injuries	18	1,622	21	437	+ 1,185
Congenital Anomalies	19	1,185	32	160	+ 1,026
Cervical Cancer	20	1,134	22	422	+ 712
Malnutrition	21	1,088	67	1	+ 1,086
Meningitis	22	968	49	31	+ 936
Inflammatory/Heart	23	929	24	409	+ 520
Maternal Conditions	24	890	59	6	+ 884
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	849	30	276	+ 572
Fires	26	818	36	124	+ 694
Endocrine Disorders	27	715	34	146	+ 569
Drownings	28	609	35	129	+ 480
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	591	33	147	+ 444
Epilepsy	30	437	39	93	+ 343
Falls	31	389	26	381	+ 8
Rheumatic Heart Disease	32	382	43	56	+ 326
Poisonings	33	338	48	38	+ 300
Breast Cancer	34	296	10	1,358	- 1,062
Prostate Cancer	35	246	14	1,016	- 770
Lymphomas	36	237	19	499	- 262
Oesophagus Cancer	37	224	31	195	+ 28
Alcohol	38	216	46	44	+ 171
Liver Cancer	39	215	16	664	- 449
Skin Disease	40	213	44	53	+ 160
Parkinson's Disease	41	167	29	284	- 117
Oral Cancer	42	157	25	408	- 250
Lung Cancers	43	155	5	3,288	- 3,132
Pertussis	44	155	72	0	+ 155
Syphilis	45	154	66	2	+ 152
Skin Cancers	46	141	28	328	- 187
Tetanus	47	137	69	0	+ 137
Colon-Rectum Cancers	48	121	6	2,591	- 2,471
Leukemia	49	118	20	460	- 341
Drug Use	50	96	42	76	+ 20
Hepatitis B	51	81	53	22	+ 59
Appendicitis	52	76	57	7	+ 69
Ovary Cancer	53	74	23	420	- 346
Uterin Cancer	54	71	27	369	- 298
Upper Respiratory	55	55	61	4	+ 51
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	55	60	5	+ 50
Encephalitis	57	41	63	3	+ 38
Pancreas Cancer	58	37	13	1,063	- 1,026
Measles	59	36	70	0	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	60	33	12	1,175	- 1,142
Bladder Cancer	61	29	18	637	- 608
Other Neoplasms	62	28	40	93	- 65
Multiple Sclerosis	63	18	45	52	- 34
Hepatitis C	64	7	56	10	- 2
Chlamydia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	66	4	74	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	2	79	0	+ 2
War	68	1	64	3	- 2
Diphtheria	69	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
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

Lesotho

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.