BULGARIA VS MALAWI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MALAWI		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,001	54	20	+ 3,982
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,412	9	1,396	+ 1,016
Malaria	3	1,966	81	0	+ 1,966
Road Traffic Accidents	4	1,939	17	647	+ 1,292
Stroke	5	1,851	2	21,347	- 19,496
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,802	51	27	+ 1,775
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,536	1	36,513	- 34,977
Low Birth Weight	8	1,352	37	116	+ 1,236
Birth Trauma	9	1,110	47	40	+ 1,071
Liver Disease	10	1,016	8	1,804	- 788
Tuberculosis	11	933	38	104	+ 829
Cervical Cancer	12	896	22	422	+ 474
Congenital Anomalies	13	782	32	160	+ 622
Diabetes Mellitus	14	706	11	1,344	- 638
Maternal Conditions	15	578	59	6	+ 572
Oesophagus Cancer	16	574	31	195	+ 379
Hypertension	17	560	3	5,916	- 5,356
Meningitis	18	559	49	31	+ 527
Kidney Disease	19	488	7	1,855	- 1,366
Malnutrition	20	467	67	1	+ 466
Lung Disease	21	418	4	3,993	- 3,575
Other Injuries	22	395	21	437	- 43
Suicide	23	314	15	681	- 367
Lymphomas	24	261	19	499	- 238
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	244	33	147	+ 96
Asthma	26	220	50	28	+ 192
Breast Cancer	27	187	10	1,358	- 1,171
Falls	28	175	26	381	- 206
Syphilis	29	150	66	2	+ 148
Drownings	30	143	35	129	+ 14
Pertussis	31	136	72	0	+ 136
Violence	32	127	41	84	+ 42
Bladder Cancer	33	121	18	637	- 516
Fires	34	118	36	124	- 6
Inflammatory/Heart	35	115	24	409	- 294
Skin Cancers	36	103	28	328	- 225
Poisonings	37	101	48	38	+ 63
Liver Cancer	38	99	16	664	- 565
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	87	30	276	- 189
Prostate Cancer	40	84	14	1,016	- 931
Epilepsy	41	81	39	93	- 12
Endocrine Disorders	42	80	34	146	- 66
Oral Cancer	43	78	25	408	- 329
Colon-Rectum Cancers	44	73	6	2,591	- 2,518
Stomach Cancer	45	64	12	1,175	- 1,110
Parkinson's Disease	46	62	29	284	- 221
Tetanus	47	55	69	0	+ 55
Ovary Cancer	48	49	23	420	- 371
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	48	43	56	- 8
Schistosomiasis	50	45	83	0	+ 45
Lung Cancers	51	41	5	3,288	- 3,247
Alcohol	52	35	46	44	- 9
Skin Disease	53	32	44	53	- 21
Appendicitis	54	29	57	7	+ 23
Hepatitis B	55	27	53	22	+ 6
Leukemia	56	26	20	460	- 434
Upper Respiratory	57	19	61	4	+ 14
Encephalitis	58	15	63	3	+ 12
Drug Use	59	15	42	76	- 61
Pancreas Cancer	60	12	13	1,063	- 1,051
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	9	60	5	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	62	7	27	369	- 362
Other Neoplasms	63	5	40	93	- 88
Hepatitis C	64	5	56	10	- 5
Dengue	65	3	77	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	45	52	- 49
Measles	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	68	2	74	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
War	71	1	64	3	- 2
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	80	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	81	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
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

Malawi

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.