BULGARIA VS NO MACEDONIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NO MACEDONIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	17,533	2	21,347	- 3,814
Coronary Heart Disease	2	14,037	1	36,513	- 22,476
Inflammatory/Heart	3	13,496	24	409	+ 13,087
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,505	11	1,344	+ 2,160
Lung Cancers	5	3,350	5	3,288	+ 62
Lung Disease	6	2,562	4	3,993	- 1,431
Hypertension	7	1,993	3	5,916	- 3,923
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,780	6	2,591	- 812
Kidney Disease	9	1,637	7	1,855	- 217
Stomach Cancer	10	1,445	12	1,175	+ 271
Breast Cancer	11	1,227	10	1,358	- 131
Pancreas Cancer	12	846	13	1,063	- 216
Liver Cancer	13	826	16	664	+ 162
Prostate Cancer	14	823	14	1,016	- 193
Liver Disease	15	691	8	1,804	- 1,113
Suicide	16	622	15	681	- 59
Other Injuries	17	581	21	437	+ 144
Bladder Cancer	18	516	18	637	- 121
Influenza and Pneumonia	19	497	9	1,396	- 899
Parkinson's Disease	20	446	29	284	+ 163
Skin Cancers	21	400	28	328	+ 72
Leukemia	22	363	20	460	- 96
Uterin Cancer	23	343	27	369	- 26
Road Traffic Accidents	24	340	17	647	- 307
Lymphomas	25	304	19	499	- 195
Ovary Cancer	26	297	23	420	- 123
Falls	27	247	26	381	- 134
Low Birth Weight	28	233	37	116	+ 117
Oral Cancer	29	228	25	408	- 179
Alzheimers & Dementia	30	225	33	147	+ 78
Cervical Cancer	31	215	22	422	- 207
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	178	30	276	- 98
Asthma	33	168	50	28	+ 141
Oesophagus Cancer	34	144	31	195	- 51
Tuberculosis	35	101	38	104	- 3
Violence	36	98	41	84	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	37	91	32	160	- 69
Epilepsy	38	73	39	93	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	39	67	45	52	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	40	60	40	93	- 33
Drownings	41	57	35	129	- 72
Alcohol	42	44	46	44	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	41	43	56	- 15
Endocrine Disorders	44	39	34	146	- 107
Poisonings	45	36	48	38	- 2
Fires	46	35	36	124	- 89
Drug Use	47	29	42	76	- 47
Birth Trauma	48	23	47	40	- 17
Hepatitis B	49	23	53	22	+ 1
Pertussis	50	12	72	0	+ 12
Meningitis	51	11	49	31	- 20
Anemia	52	11	52	25	- 14
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	58	6	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	54	6	59	6	+ 0
Appendicitis	55	4	57	7	- 2
Diarrhoeal diseases	56	3	51	27	- 23
Skin Disease	57	3	44	53	- 50
Malnutrition	58	2	67	1	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	2	63	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	1	60	5	- 4
HIV/AIDS	61	1	54	20	- 18
Syphilis	62	1	66	2	- 1
War	63	1	64	3	- 2
Leishmaniasis	64	0	71	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	65	0	61	4	- 4
Diphtheria	66	0	73	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	67	0	56	10	- 10
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	70	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	75	0	69	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Otitis Media	80	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	81	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	83	0	62	4	- 4
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

No Macedonia

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.