BULGARIA VS NEW ZEALAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW ZEALAND		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	6,696	1	36,513	- 29,817
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	3,984	33	147	+ 3,837
Stroke	3	3,125	2	21,347	- 18,222
Lung Cancers	4	2,462	5	3,288	- 826
Lung Disease	5	2,385	4	3,993	- 1,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,964	6	2,591	- 627
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,209	9	1,396	- 187
Diabetes Mellitus	8	1,010	11	1,344	- 334
Prostate Cancer	9	971	14	1,016	- 45
Breast Cancer	10	968	10	1,358	- 389
Falls	11	824	26	381	+ 442
Skin Cancers	12	804	28	328	+ 475
Lymphomas	13	799	19	499	+ 300
Pancreas Cancer	14	713	13	1,063	- 349
Suicide	15	694	15	681	+ 13
Road Traffic Accidents	16	602	17	647	- 45
Kidney Disease	17	568	7	1,855	- 1,287
Leukemia	18	514	20	460	+ 54
Parkinson's Disease	19	464	29	284	+ 180
Hypertension	20	429	3	5,916	- 5,487
Endocrine Disorders	21	426	34	146	+ 280
Stomach Cancer	22	424	12	1,175	- 750
Inflammatory/Heart	23	411	24	409	+ 2
Liver Cancer	24	378	16	664	- 285
Oesophagus Cancer	25	367	31	195	+ 171
Bladder Cancer	26	351	18	637	- 286
Other Neoplasms	27	322	40	93	+ 229
Other Injuries	28	287	21	437	- 151
Ovary Cancer	29	272	23	420	- 148
Congenital Anomalies	30	231	32	160	+ 71
Oral Cancer	31	215	25	408	- 193
Liver Disease	32	207	8	1,804	- 1,597
Uterin Cancer	33	190	27	369	- 180
Skin Disease	34	155	44	53	+ 102
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	148	43	56	+ 92
Asthma	36	119	50	28	+ 91
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	106	51	27	+ 80
Low Birth Weight	38	103	37	116	- 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	92	30	276	- 184
Drug Use	40	91	42	76	+ 15
Cervical Cancer	41	80	22	422	- 342
Violence	42	75	41	84	- 9
Epilepsy	43	72	39	93	- 21
Drownings	44	71	35	129	- 58
Alcohol	45	68	46	44	+ 23
Rheumatoid Arthritis	46	62	60	5	+ 57
Multiple Sclerosis	47	57	45	52	+ 5
Hepatitis C	48	39	56	10	+ 29
Osteoarthritis	49	32	65	2	+ 30
Prostatic Hypertrophy	50	29	58	6	+ 23
Anemia	51	23	52	25	- 2
Tuberculosis	52	23	38	104	- 81
Fires	53	22	36	124	- 102
Birth Trauma	54	19	47	40	- 21
Malnutrition	55	18	67	1	+ 17
Hepatitis B	56	18	53	22	- 4
HIV/AIDS	57	14	54	20	- 6
Poisonings	58	12	48	38	- 26
Meningitis	59	12	49	31	- 20
Schizophrenia	60	11	55	15	- 5
Oral conditions	61	10	62	4	+ 6
Appendicitis	62	8	57	7	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	63	6	59	6	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	5	61	4	+ 1
Pertussis	65	1	72	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	66	1	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	67	1	74	0	+ 1
War	68	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	0	69	0	+ 0
Syphilis	70	0	66	2	- 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	77	0	- 0
Ascariasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Malaria	78	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	80	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Measles	82	0	70	0	- 0
Diphtheria	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	68	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

New Zealand

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.