BULGARIA VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	3,451	38	104	+ 3,347
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,359	9	1,396	+ 1,963
Measles	3	3,186	70	0	+ 3,186
Malaria	4	3,028	81	0	+ 3,028
Road Traffic Accidents	5	2,396	17	647	+ 1,749
HIV/AIDS	6	2,394	54	20	+ 2,374
Coronary Heart Disease	7	2,351	1	36,513	- 34,162
Low Birth Weight	8	2,061	37	116	+ 1,944
Birth Trauma	9	1,998	47	40	+ 1,958
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	1,986	51	27	+ 1,959
Stroke	11	1,969	2	21,347	- 19,379
Maternal Conditions	12	1,085	59	6	+ 1,079
Liver Disease	13	1,071	8	1,804	- 733
Congenital Anomalies	14	1,039	32	160	+ 880
Diabetes Mellitus	15	811	11	1,344	- 533
Kidney Disease	16	759	7	1,855	- 1,095
Meningitis	17	689	49	31	+ 657
Violence	18	595	41	84	+ 510
Cervical Cancer	19	591	22	422	+ 169
Liver Cancer	20	548	16	664	- 116
Syphilis	21	492	66	2	+ 490
Other Injuries	22	474	21	437	+ 37
Hypertension	23	462	3	5,916	- 5,454
Malnutrition	24	441	67	1	+ 440
Prostate Cancer	25	371	14	1,016	- 645
Lung Disease	26	366	4	3,993	- 3,627
Breast Cancer	27	306	10	1,358	- 1,051
Endocrine Disorders	28	306	34	146	+ 160
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	293	33	147	+ 145
Suicide	30	274	15	681	- 407
Asthma	31	249	50	28	+ 221
Pertussis	32	246	72	0	+ 246
Falls	33	194	26	381	- 187
Fires	34	191	36	124	+ 67
Drownings	35	158	35	129	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	157	30	276	- 119
Stomach Cancer	37	152	12	1,175	- 1,023
Inflammatory/Heart	38	144	24	409	- 266
Lymphomas	39	117	19	499	- 383
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	112	6	2,591	- 2,480
Poisonings	41	102	48	38	+ 64
Epilepsy	42	101	39	93	+ 8
Parkinson's Disease	43	90	29	284	- 194
Lung Cancers	44	82	5	3,288	- 3,206
Schistosomiasis	45	64	83	0	+ 64
Skin Cancers	46	64	28	328	- 265
Ovary Cancer	47	63	23	420	- 357
Oral Cancer	48	63	25	408	- 345
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	62	43	56	+ 6
Drug Use	50	53	42	76	- 23
Skin Disease	51	51	44	53	- 1
Hepatitis B	52	49	53	22	+ 27
Pancreas Cancer	53	47	13	1,063	- 1,016
Tetanus	54	39	69	0	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	55	35	27	369	- 334
Encephalitis	56	34	63	3	+ 31
Alcohol	57	32	46	44	- 13
Leukemia	58	29	20	460	- 431
Bladder Cancer	59	24	18	637	- 613
Oesophagus Cancer	60	19	31	195	- 176
Appendicitis	61	15	57	7	+ 9
Other Neoplasms	62	7	40	93	- 86
Multiple Sclerosis	63	5	45	52	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	5	60	5	+ 0
Hepatitis C	65	5	56	10	- 5
Ascariasis	66	5	79	0	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	67	3	61	4	- 1
Diphtheria	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
War	70	1	64	3	- 2
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Liberia

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.