BULGARIA VS MICRONESIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	MICRONESIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	13,159	1	36,513	- 23,354
Diabetes Mellitus	2	8,357	11	1,344	+ 7,013
Stroke	3	8,111	2	21,347	- 13,236
Kidney Disease	4	3,830	7	1,855	+ 1,975
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	3,526	9	1,396	+ 2,130
Lung Disease	6	2,807	4	3,993	- 1,186
Suicide	7	2,187	15	681	+ 1,506
Hypertension	8	1,847	3	5,916	- 4,070
Liver Disease	9	1,615	8	1,804	- 189
Lung Cancers	10	1,562	5	3,288	- 1,726
Drownings	11	1,173	35	129	+ 1,044
Breast Cancer	12	1,156	10	1,358	- 201
Asthma	13	1,083	50	28	+ 1,055
Low Birth Weight	14	1,019	37	116	+ 903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	934	43	56	+ 878
Diarrhoeal diseases	16	914	51	27	+ 888
Other Injuries	17	906	21	437	+ 469
Congenital Anomalies	18	904	32	160	+ 745
Tuberculosis	19	852	38	104	+ 748
Stomach Cancer	20	800	12	1,175	- 375
Birth Trauma	21	737	47	40	+ 697
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	574	6	2,591	- 2,017
Cervical Cancer	23	567	22	422	+ 145
Liver Cancer	24	556	16	664	- 108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	451	30	276	+ 174
Alzheimers & Dementia	26	444	33	147	+ 297
Falls	27	419	26	381	+ 38
Inflammatory/Heart	28	410	24	409	+ 1
Prostate Cancer	29	375	14	1,016	- 640
Endocrine Disorders	30	361	34	146	+ 215
Violence	31	359	41	84	+ 274
Leukemia	32	342	20	460	- 118
Parkinson's Disease	33	318	29	284	+ 34
Maternal Conditions	34	250	59	6	+ 244
Pancreas Cancer	35	247	13	1,063	- 816
Lymphomas	36	245	19	499	- 255
Pertussis	37	240	72	0	+ 240
Oral Cancer	38	230	25	408	- 178
Meningitis	39	217	49	31	+ 186
Syphilis	40	206	66	2	+ 204
Uterin Cancer	41	195	27	369	- 174
Skin Disease	42	187	44	53	+ 134
Epilepsy	43	186	39	93	+ 92
Malnutrition	44	181	67	1	+ 180
Ovary Cancer	45	157	23	420	- 263
Alcohol	46	155	46	44	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	47	149	31	195	- 47
Fires	48	137	36	124	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	49	106	18	637	- 531
Poisonings	50	69	48	38	+ 31
Skin Cancers	51	62	28	328	- 267
Drug Use	52	42	42	76	- 34
Encephalitis	53	41	63	3	+ 37
Appendicitis	54	30	57	7	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	55	25	40	93	- 68
Measles	56	24	70	0	+ 23
Hepatitis B	57	20	53	22	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	58	12	17	647	- 635
Tetanus	59	11	69	0	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	10	60	5	+ 5
Dengue	61	9	77	0	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	62	9	45	52	- 42
Hepatitis C	63	2	56	10	- 7
Diphtheria	64	2	73	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	65	2	79	0	+ 2
War	66	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	67	1	84	0	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	68	1	61	4	- 3
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	68	1	- 1
HIV/AIDS	74	0	54	20	- 20
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Micronesia

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.