BULGARIA VS NIGER: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGER		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,431	9	1,396	+ 4,035
Malaria	2	4,383	81	0	+ 4,383
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	4,127	51	27	+ 4,101
Low Birth Weight	4	2,461	37	116	+ 2,345
Stroke	5	2,244	2	21,347	- 19,103
Coronary Heart Disease	6	2,119	1	36,513	- 34,394
Birth Trauma	7	2,068	47	40	+ 2,028
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,531	17	647	+ 884
Meningitis	9	1,348	49	31	+ 1,317
Congenital Anomalies	10	1,119	32	160	+ 959
Liver Disease	11	1,060	8	1,804	- 744
Other Injuries	12	985	21	437	+ 548
Tuberculosis	13	953	38	104	+ 850
Maternal Conditions	14	854	59	6	+ 848
Pertussis	15	736	72	0	+ 736
Kidney Disease	16	704	7	1,855	- 1,151
Diabetes Mellitus	17	677	11	1,344	- 667
Measles	18	621	70	0	+ 621
Violence	19	578	41	84	+ 493
Lung Disease	20	559	4	3,993	- 3,434
Malnutrition	21	559	67	1	+ 557
Asthma	22	490	50	28	+ 462
Endocrine Disorders	23	465	34	146	+ 319
Drownings	24	407	35	129	+ 278
Hypertension	25	349	3	5,916	- 5,567
Falls	26	334	26	381	- 47
Suicide	27	316	15	681	- 365
Fires	28	289	36	124	+ 165
Breast Cancer	29	277	10	1,358	- 1,081
HIV/AIDS	30	270	54	20	+ 250
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	269	30	276	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	221	33	147	+ 73
Poisonings	33	199	48	38	+ 161
Inflammatory/Heart	34	198	24	409	- 211
Liver Cancer	35	192	16	664	- 472
Epilepsy	36	174	39	93	+ 81
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	134	6	2,591	- 2,457
Cervical Cancer	38	125	22	422	- 297
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	120	43	56	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	40	109	23	420	- 311
War	41	105	64	3	+ 103
Tetanus	42	96	69	0	+ 96
Lymphomas	43	90	19	499	- 409
Stomach Cancer	44	77	12	1,175	- 1,097
Skin Cancers	45	74	28	328	- 255
Hepatitis B	46	72	53	22	+ 50
Parkinson's Disease	47	71	29	284	- 213
Leukemia	48	66	20	460	- 393
Oral Cancer	49	62	25	408	- 345
Schistosomiasis	50	61	83	0	+ 61
Leishmaniasis	51	61	71	0	+ 61
Skin Disease	52	55	44	53	+ 2
Bladder Cancer	53	42	18	637	- 595
Pancreas Cancer	54	35	13	1,063	- 1,027
Oesophagus Cancer	55	34	31	195	- 161
Appendicitis	56	33	57	7	+ 26
Prostate Cancer	57	33	14	1,016	- 983
Drug Use	58	33	42	76	- 43
Ascariasis	59	32	79	0	+ 32
Alcohol	60	31	46	44	- 13
Encephalitis	61	29	63	3	+ 26
Syphilis	62	28	66	2	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	63	24	61	4	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	64	22	27	369	- 347
Diphtheria	65	16	73	0	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	12	56	10	+ 2
Lung Cancers	67	11	5	3,288	- 3,277
Other Neoplasms	68	6	40	93	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	69	6	45	52	- 46
Rheumatoid Arthritis	70	5	60	5	- 0
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Niger

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.