BULGARIA VS PERU: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PERU		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	3,189	9	1,396	+ 1,793
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,865	1	36,513	- 33,648
Stroke	3	1,607	2	21,347	- 19,741
Kidney Disease	4	1,505	7	1,855	- 349
Liver Disease	5	1,326	8	1,804	- 477
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,209	33	147	+ 1,062
Stomach Cancer	7	1,055	12	1,175	- 119
Diabetes Mellitus	8	923	11	1,344	- 421
Road Traffic Accidents	9	918	17	647	+ 271
Lung Cancers	10	659	5	3,288	- 2,629
Prostate Cancer	11	659	14	1,016	- 357
Violence	12	627	41	84	+ 542
Other Injuries	13	598	21	437	+ 161
Colon-Rectum Cancers	14	550	6	2,591	- 2,042
Lung Disease	15	524	4	3,993	- 3,469
Liver Cancer	16	515	16	664	- 149
Tuberculosis	17	495	38	104	+ 391
Lymphomas	18	469	19	499	- 31
Congenital Anomalies	19	415	32	160	+ 256
Breast Cancer	20	410	10	1,358	- 948
Cervical Cancer	21	400	22	422	- 22
Leukemia	22	385	20	460	- 75
Pancreas Cancer	23	334	13	1,063	- 728
Low Birth Weight	24	307	37	116	+ 190
Falls	25	267	26	381	- 114
Parkinson's Disease	26	264	29	284	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	27	231	51	27	+ 204
Hypertension	28	221	3	5,916	- 5,695
Malnutrition	29	209	67	1	+ 208
Suicide	30	188	15	681	- 493
HIV/AIDS	31	177	54	20	+ 157
Skin Cancers	32	163	28	328	- 165
Ovary Cancer	33	148	23	420	- 272
Drug Use	34	132	42	76	+ 56
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	127	30	276	- 150
Drownings	36	121	35	129	- 8
Birth Trauma	37	112	47	40	+ 72
Oral Cancer	38	108	25	408	- 300
Inflammatory/Heart	39	103	24	409	- 307
Endocrine Disorders	40	99	34	146	- 47
Bladder Cancer	41	96	18	637	- 541
Oesophagus Cancer	42	82	31	195	- 113
Maternal Conditions	43	72	59	6	+ 66
Alcohol	44	67	46	44	+ 23
Uterin Cancer	45	63	27	369	- 306
Encephalitis	46	58	63	3	+ 55
Epilepsy	47	54	39	93	- 39
Pertussis	48	54	72	0	+ 54
Fires	49	50	36	124	- 74
Asthma	50	43	50	28	+ 15
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	41	43	56	- 15
Syphilis	52	38	66	2	+ 36
Appendicitis	53	35	57	7	+ 29
Skin Disease	54	32	44	53	- 20
Poisonings	55	26	48	38	- 12
Meningitis	56	24	49	31	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	22	60	5	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	58	11	40	93	- 82
Chagas disease	59	10	82	0	+ 10
Tetanus	60	10	69	0	+ 10
Malaria	61	7	81	0	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	62	7	45	52	- 45
Upper Respiratory	63	2	61	4	- 2
Hepatitis B	64	2	53	22	- 20
Hepatitis C	65	1	56	10	- 9
Dengue	66	1	77	0	+ 1
War	67	1	64	3	- 2
Chlamydia	68	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	73	0	70	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
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

Peru

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.