BULGARIA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,615	1	36,513	- 31,898
Stroke	2	3,440	2	21,347	- 17,908
Lung Disease	3	3,064	4	3,993	- 929
Diabetes Mellitus	4	3,060	11	1,344	+ 1,716
Tuberculosis	5	2,680	38	104	+ 2,576
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,752	9	1,396	+ 356
Malaria	7	1,651	81	0	+ 1,651
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,549	51	27	+ 1,523
Asthma	9	1,244	50	28	+ 1,216
Low Birth Weight	10	1,122	37	116	+ 1,005
Birth Trauma	11	1,015	47	40	+ 975
Road Traffic Accidents	12	746	17	647	+ 99
Hypertension	13	740	3	5,916	- 5,176
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	724	43	56	+ 667
Violence	15	654	41	84	+ 569
Congenital Anomalies	16	642	32	160	+ 482
Breast Cancer	17	516	10	1,358	- 842
Kidney Disease	18	464	7	1,855	- 1,391
Cervical Cancer	19	449	22	422	+ 27
Other Injuries	20	437	21	437	- 1
Liver Cancer	21	435	16	664	- 229
Liver Disease	22	422	8	1,804	- 1,382
Lung Cancers	23	420	5	3,288	- 2,868
HIV/AIDS	24	413	54	20	+ 393
Oral Cancer	25	392	25	408	- 16
Falls	26	339	26	381	- 42
Fires	27	329	36	124	+ 205
Stomach Cancer	28	302	12	1,175	- 873
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	300	6	2,591	- 2,291
Maternal Conditions	30	284	59	6	+ 278
Skin Cancers	31	281	28	328	- 47
Lymphomas	32	238	19	499	- 261
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	232	33	147	+ 84
Meningitis	34	219	49	31	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	204	30	276	- 73
Prostate Cancer	36	192	14	1,016	- 823
Suicide	37	175	15	681	- 506
Leukemia	38	171	20	460	- 289
Pertussis	39	167	72	0	+ 167
Drownings	40	162	35	129	+ 33
Measles	41	160	70	0	+ 160
Syphilis	42	158	66	2	+ 156
Inflammatory/Heart	43	154	24	409	- 255
Oesophagus Cancer	44	134	31	195	- 61
Parkinson's Disease	45	125	29	284	- 159
Ovary Cancer	46	121	23	420	- 299
Endocrine Disorders	47	103	34	146	- 43
Malnutrition	48	91	67	1	+ 89
Skin Disease	49	85	44	53	+ 32
Poisonings	50	82	48	38	+ 44
Epilepsy	51	75	39	93	- 19
Pancreas Cancer	52	72	13	1,063	- 991
Alcohol	53	63	46	44	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	54	56	18	637	- 581
Uterin Cancer	55	55	27	369	- 315
Tetanus	56	32	69	0	+ 32
Encephalitis	57	21	63	3	+ 17
Hepatitis B	58	18	53	22	- 4
Appendicitis	59	14	57	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	60	10	40	93	- 83
Drug Use	61	9	42	76	- 67
Hepatitis C	62	5	56	10	- 4
Ascariasis	63	5	79	0	+ 5
Dengue	64	4	77	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	4	60	5	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	3	45	52	- 48
Diphtheria	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	68	1	61	4	- 3
War	69	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	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
Depression	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
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

New Guinea

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.