BULGARIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,085	54	20	+ 7,065
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,543	9	1,396	+ 2,147
Tuberculosis	3	3,426	38	104	+ 3,322
Stroke	4	3,225	2	21,347	- 18,123
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,953	1	36,513	- 33,560
Road Traffic Accidents	6	2,101	17	647	+ 1,454
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,752	11	1,344	+ 408
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,560	51	27	+ 1,533
Low Birth Weight	9	1,248	37	116	+ 1,132
Lung Disease	10	1,116	4	3,993	- 2,877
Violence	11	1,088	41	84	+ 1,003
Hypertension	12	1,035	3	5,916	- 4,881
Birth Trauma	13	834	47	40	+ 794
Liver Disease	14	812	8	1,804	- 992
Kidney Disease	15	778	7	1,855	- 1,077
Congenital Anomalies	16	685	32	160	+ 525
Suicide	17	587	15	681	- 94
Malnutrition	18	541	67	1	+ 540
Other Injuries	19	500	21	437	+ 63
Asthma	20	485	50	28	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	425	33	147	+ 277
Inflammatory/Heart	22	391	24	409	- 18
Cervical Cancer	23	321	22	422	- 101
Breast Cancer	24	293	10	1,358	- 1,065
Maternal Conditions	25	266	59	6	+ 260
Drownings	26	265	35	129	+ 136
Meningitis	27	263	49	31	+ 232
Fires	28	263	36	124	+ 139
Skin Cancers	29	261	28	328	- 68
Oral Cancer	30	241	25	408	- 166
Prostate Cancer	31	228	14	1,016	- 787
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	183	30	276	- 93
Endocrine Disorders	33	176	34	146	+ 30
Falls	34	150	26	381	- 231
Lung Cancers	35	142	5	3,288	- 3,146
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	132	6	2,591	- 2,460
Pertussis	37	131	72	0	+ 131
Epilepsy	38	119	39	93	+ 26
Poisonings	39	112	48	38	+ 74
Lymphomas	40	111	19	499	- 389
Liver Cancer	41	109	16	664	- 555
Parkinson's Disease	42	105	29	284	- 179
Syphilis	43	84	66	2	+ 82
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	80	43	56	+ 24
Stomach Cancer	45	79	12	1,175	- 1,096
Drug Use	46	77	42	76	+ 1
Skin Disease	47	75	44	53	+ 22
Alcohol	48	68	46	44	+ 24
Leukemia	49	57	20	460	- 402
Ovary Cancer	50	56	23	420	- 364
Malaria	51	52	81	0	+ 52
Oesophagus Cancer	52	51	31	195	- 145
Pancreas Cancer	53	42	13	1,063	- 1,020
Bladder Cancer	54	38	18	637	- 599
Schistosomiasis	55	33	83	0	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	56	28	27	369	- 342
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	23	60	5	+ 18
Appendicitis	58	21	57	7	+ 15
Encephalitis	59	20	63	3	+ 16
Other Neoplasms	60	19	40	93	- 75
Upper Respiratory	61	15	61	4	+ 11
Tetanus	62	15	69	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	63	11	53	22	- 11
Multiple Sclerosis	64	5	45	52	- 46
Measles	65	5	70	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	1	56	10	- 8
War	67	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	68	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	62	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	6	- 6
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Namibia

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.