BULGARIA VS SAMOA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAMOA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,814	1	36,513	- 28,699
Stroke	2	4,808	2	21,347	- 16,539
Diabetes Mellitus	3	3,498	11	1,344	+ 2,154
Lung Disease	4	1,849	4	3,993	- 2,144
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,723	9	1,396	+ 327
Kidney Disease	6	1,705	7	1,855	- 150
Hypertension	7	969	3	5,916	- 4,947
Liver Disease	8	889	8	1,804	- 915
Lung Cancers	9	859	5	3,288	- 2,428
Road Traffic Accidents	10	834	17	647	+ 187
Suicide	11	803	15	681	+ 122
Asthma	12	675	50	28	+ 647
Breast Cancer	13	623	10	1,358	- 735
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	615	33	147	+ 468
Congenital Anomalies	15	571	32	160	+ 412
Low Birth Weight	16	532	37	116	+ 415
Stomach Cancer	17	519	12	1,175	- 655
Measles	18	504	70	0	+ 504
Drownings	19	429	35	129	+ 300
Other Injuries	20	417	21	437	- 20
Diarrhoeal diseases	21	387	51	27	+ 360
Colon-Rectum Cancers	22	384	6	2,591	- 2,207
Rheumatic Heart Disease	23	368	43	56	+ 312
Prostate Cancer	24	345	14	1,016	- 670
Ovary Cancer	25	324	23	420	- 97
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	283	30	276	+ 7
Falls	27	256	26	381	- 125
Parkinson's Disease	28	237	29	284	- 46
Inflammatory/Heart	29	233	24	409	- 176
Liver Cancer	30	219	16	664	- 445
Endocrine Disorders	31	196	34	146	+ 50
Cervical Cancer	32	190	22	422	- 232
Lymphomas	33	181	19	499	- 318
Violence	34	180	41	84	+ 96
Birth Trauma	35	176	47	40	+ 136
Uterin Cancer	36	172	27	369	- 198
Maternal Conditions	37	171	59	6	+ 165
Bladder Cancer	38	155	18	637	- 482
Oral Cancer	39	142	25	408	- 266
Pancreas Cancer	40	120	13	1,063	- 942
Skin Disease	41	112	44	53	+ 59
Leukemia	42	103	20	460	- 357
Malnutrition	43	92	67	1	+ 90
Meningitis	44	78	49	31	+ 47
Epilepsy	45	76	39	93	- 18
Alcohol	46	69	46	44	+ 25
Skin Cancers	47	64	28	328	- 265
Fires	48	58	36	124	- 66
Syphilis	49	57	66	2	+ 56
Tuberculosis	50	56	38	104	- 47
Oesophagus Cancer	51	31	31	195	- 164
Poisonings	52	27	48	38	- 11
Other Neoplasms	53	21	40	93	- 72
Encephalitis	54	19	63	3	+ 15
Drug Use	55	18	42	76	- 58
Appendicitis	56	13	57	7	+ 6
Hepatitis B	57	11	53	22	- 11
Pertussis	58	7	72	0	+ 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	7	60	5	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	60	6	45	52	- 46
Dengue	61	4	77	0	+ 4
Tetanus	62	2	69	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	63	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	64	1	56	10	- 9
War	65	1	64	3	- 2
Ascariasis	66	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	67	0	84	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	68	0	61	4	- 4
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	71	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	73	0	54	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	55	15	- 15
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Samoa

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.