BULGARIA VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	5,517	9	1,396	+ 4,121
Malaria	2	5,075	81	0	+ 5,075
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	3,923	51	27	+ 3,896
Coronary Heart Disease	4	2,995	1	36,513	- 33,518
Stroke	5	2,803	2	21,347	- 18,545
Birth Trauma	6	2,148	47	40	+ 2,108
Low Birth Weight	7	2,075	37	116	+ 1,959
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,920	17	647	+ 1,273
HIV/AIDS	9	1,893	54	20	+ 1,874
Tuberculosis	10	1,795	38	104	+ 1,692
Congenital Anomalies	11	1,139	32	160	+ 980
Meningitis	12	1,052	49	31	+ 1,021
Liver Disease	13	976	8	1,804	- 828
Diabetes Mellitus	14	885	11	1,344	- 460
Kidney Disease	15	805	7	1,855	- 1,050
Other Injuries	16	774	21	437	+ 336
Malnutrition	17	687	67	1	+ 686
Maternal Conditions	18	654	59	6	+ 648
Endocrine Disorders	19	593	34	146	+ 447
Lung Disease	20	588	4	3,993	- 3,405
Hypertension	21	463	3	5,916	- 5,453
Violence	22	459	41	84	+ 375
Breast Cancer	23	458	10	1,358	- 900
Asthma	24	456	50	28	+ 428
Suicide	25	388	15	681	- 293
Pertussis	26	348	72	0	+ 348
Liver Cancer	27	297	16	664	- 366
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	277	33	147	+ 130
Drownings	29	272	35	129	+ 143
Falls	30	241	26	381	- 140
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	229	30	276	- 47
Inflammatory/Heart	32	214	24	409	- 195
Fires	33	205	36	124	+ 81
Prostate Cancer	34	204	14	1,016	- 812
Cervical Cancer	35	196	22	422	- 226
Stomach Cancer	36	172	12	1,175	- 1,002
Epilepsy	37	171	39	93	+ 78
Poisonings	38	162	48	38	+ 124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	143	6	2,591	- 2,448
Drug Use	40	138	42	76	+ 62
Syphilis	41	134	66	2	+ 132
Lymphomas	42	98	19	499	- 401
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	94	43	56	+ 38
Parkinson's Disease	44	87	29	284	- 197
Tetanus	45	76	69	0	+ 76
Schistosomiasis	46	75	83	0	+ 75
Hepatitis B	47	68	53	22	+ 46
Skin Cancers	48	64	28	328	- 265
Lung Cancers	49	63	5	3,288	- 3,225
Oral Cancer	50	61	25	408	- 346
Skin Disease	51	60	44	53	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	52	58	18	637	- 579
Ovary Cancer	53	57	23	420	- 363
Pancreas Cancer	54	46	13	1,063	- 1,017
Alcohol	55	39	46	44	- 6
Encephalitis	56	37	63	3	+ 34
Oesophagus Cancer	57	28	31	195	- 168
Measles	58	27	70	0	+ 27
Leukemia	59	27	20	460	- 432
Uterin Cancer	60	23	27	369	- 347
Appendicitis	61	20	57	7	+ 14
Ascariasis	62	11	79	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	63	10	56	10	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	64	8	61	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	65	8	45	52	- 44
Other Neoplasms	66	8	40	93	- 86
War	67	6	64	3	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	5	60	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	69	3	73	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	74	0	+ 0
Dengue	72	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Sierra Leone

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.