BULGARIA VS RUSSIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RUSSIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	27,103	1	36,513	- 9,410
Stroke	2	15,760	2	21,347	- 5,588
Lung Cancers	3	2,618	5	3,288	- 670
Inflammatory/Heart	4	2,604	24	409	+ 2,194
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	2,337	33	147	+ 2,190
Liver Disease	6	2,190	8	1,804	+ 386
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,053	6	2,591	- 538
Suicide	8	1,764	15	681	+ 1,083
Lung Disease	9	1,763	4	3,993	- 2,230
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	1,561	9	1,396	+ 165
Stomach Cancer	11	1,415	12	1,175	+ 241
Alcohol	12	1,348	46	44	+ 1,304
Breast Cancer	13	1,119	10	1,358	- 238
Other Injuries	14	1,085	21	437	+ 647
HIV/AIDS	15	1,024	54	20	+ 1,005
Pancreas Cancer	16	977	13	1,063	- 86
Hypertension	17	884	3	5,916	- 5,032
Diabetes Mellitus	18	884	11	1,344	- 461
Road Traffic Accidents	19	843	17	647	+ 196
Prostate Cancer	20	679	14	1,016	- 336
Falls	21	564	26	381	+ 183
Kidney Disease	22	558	7	1,855	- 1,297
Violence	23	551	41	84	+ 467
Liver Cancer	24	538	16	664	- 126
Oral Cancer	25	524	25	408	+ 116
Parkinson's Disease	26	451	29	284	+ 168
Drug Use	27	439	42	76	+ 363
Peptic Ulcer Disease	28	430	30	276	+ 154
Lymphomas	29	430	19	499	- 70
Tuberculosis	30	406	38	104	+ 302
Leukemia	31	397	20	460	- 63
Ovary Cancer	32	391	23	420	- 29
Oesophagus Cancer	33	358	31	195	+ 163
Cervical Cancer	34	358	22	422	- 65
Uterin Cancer	35	331	27	369	- 39
Drownings	36	319	35	129	+ 190
Fires	37	308	36	124	+ 184
Bladder Cancer	38	304	18	637	- 333
Skin Cancers	39	270	28	328	- 58
Poisonings	40	268	48	38	+ 230
Congenital Anomalies	41	202	32	160	+ 43
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	133	43	56	+ 77
Skin Disease	43	132	44	53	+ 79
Low Birth Weight	44	104	37	116	- 13
Endocrine Disorders	45	97	34	146	- 50
Asthma	46	85	50	28	+ 57
Encephalitis	47	52	63	3	+ 49
Meningitis	48	50	49	31	+ 19
Multiple Sclerosis	49	40	45	52	- 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	36	60	5	+ 31
Other Neoplasms	51	35	40	93	- 58
Epilepsy	52	35	39	93	- 59
Birth Trauma	53	34	47	40	- 5
Appendicitis	54	20	57	7	+ 13
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	19	51	27	- 7
Maternal Conditions	56	13	59	6	+ 7
Malnutrition	57	12	67	1	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	58	8	61	4	+ 4
War	59	6	64	3	+ 3
Hepatitis B	60	2	53	22	- 20
Chlamydia	61	1	84	0	+ 1
Syphilis	62	1	66	2	- 1
Tetanus	63	0	69	0	- 0
Otitis Media	64	0	74	0	+ 0
Pertussis	65	0	72	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	56	10	- 10
Diphtheria	67	0	73	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	68	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	70	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	71	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	55	15	- 15
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Russia

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.