BULGARIA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,938	9	1,396	+ 4,542
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	4,146	51	27	+ 4,120
Tuberculosis	3	3,648	38	104	+ 3,544
Malaria	4	2,893	81	0	+ 2,893
Birth Trauma	5	2,870	47	40	+ 2,831
Low Birth Weight	6	2,749	37	116	+ 2,633
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,758	1	36,513	- 34,755
Stroke	8	1,654	2	21,347	- 19,693
Congenital Anomalies	9	1,424	32	160	+ 1,264
HIV/AIDS	10	1,264	54	20	+ 1,245
Meningitis	11	1,251	49	31	+ 1,219
Road Traffic Accidents	12	1,194	17	647	+ 547
Liver Disease	13	1,098	8	1,804	- 706
Measles	14	843	70	0	+ 843
Maternal Conditions	15	674	59	6	+ 668
Pertussis	16	667	72	0	+ 667
Other Injuries	17	650	21	437	+ 213
Diabetes Mellitus	18	645	11	1,344	- 700
Violence	19	527	41	84	+ 443
Kidney Disease	20	521	7	1,855	- 1,333
Endocrine Disorders	21	453	34	146	+ 307
Lung Disease	22	360	4	3,993	- 3,633
Breast Cancer	23	340	10	1,358	- 1,017
Hypertension	24	306	3	5,916	- 5,610
Cervical Cancer	25	303	22	422	- 119
Tetanus	26	239	69	0	+ 239
Asthma	27	235	50	28	+ 207
Falls	28	216	26	381	- 166
Fires	29	204	36	124	+ 80
Suicide	30	201	15	681	- 480
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	194	33	147	+ 47
Drownings	32	189	35	129	+ 60
Poisonings	33	188	48	38	+ 150
Drug Use	34	180	42	76	+ 104
Prostate Cancer	35	169	14	1,016	- 846
Malnutrition	36	169	67	1	+ 168
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	167	30	276	- 109
Syphilis	38	156	66	2	+ 154
Liver Cancer	39	152	16	664	- 512
Lymphomas	40	149	19	499	- 350
Epilepsy	41	143	39	93	+ 50
Inflammatory/Heart	42	138	24	409	- 271
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	119	6	2,591	- 2,472
Diphtheria	44	109	73	0	+ 109
War	45	93	64	3	+ 90
Parkinson's Disease	46	71	29	284	- 213
Leukemia	47	65	20	460	- 395
Oral Cancer	48	64	25	408	- 343
Ovary Cancer	49	61	23	420	- 359
Stomach Cancer	50	61	12	1,175	- 1,114
Pancreas Cancer	51	57	13	1,063	- 1,006
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	56	43	56	- 0
Skin Cancers	53	55	28	328	- 273
Schistosomiasis	54	43	83	0	+ 43
Hepatitis B	55	43	53	22	+ 21
Skin Disease	56	42	44	53	- 11
Lung Cancers	57	37	5	3,288	- 3,251
Alcohol	58	30	46	44	- 15
Encephalitis	59	27	63	3	+ 24
Appendicitis	60	22	57	7	+ 15
Ascariasis	61	20	79	0	+ 20
Uterin Cancer	62	19	27	369	- 350
Bladder Cancer	63	19	18	637	- 618
Oesophagus Cancer	64	16	31	195	- 179
Hepatitis C	65	9	56	10	- 1
Other Neoplasms	66	8	40	93	- 85
Upper Respiratory	67	7	61	4	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	68	5	45	52	- 47
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	5	60	5	- 0
Leishmaniasis	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	71	0	84	0	+ 0
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
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
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

Nigeria

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.