BULGARIA VS SOMALIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOMALIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	11,313	9	1,396	+ 9,917
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	8,005	51	27	+ 7,978
Measles	3	6,031	70	0	+ 6,031
Tuberculosis	4	5,347	38	104	+ 5,243
Birth Trauma	5	4,988	47	40	+ 4,948
Stroke	6	4,479	2	21,347	- 16,869
Coronary Heart Disease	7	3,769	1	36,513	- 32,744
Low Birth Weight	8	3,257	37	116	+ 3,140
Meningitis	9	2,804	49	31	+ 2,772
Malnutrition	10	2,514	67	1	+ 2,513
Road Traffic Accidents	11	2,205	17	647	+ 1,558
Maternal Conditions	12	2,150	59	6	+ 2,144
Liver Disease	13	2,041	8	1,804	+ 237
Other Injuries	14	1,877	21	437	+ 1,439
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,777	32	160	+ 1,617
Diabetes Mellitus	16	1,505	11	1,344	+ 161
Tetanus	17	1,380	69	0	+ 1,379
Hypertension	18	1,377	3	5,916	- 4,539
Lung Disease	19	1,273	4	3,993	- 2,720
Pertussis	20	1,070	72	0	+ 1,070
Kidney Disease	21	1,069	7	1,855	- 786
Malaria	22	1,012	81	0	+ 1,012
Asthma	23	979	50	28	+ 951
War	24	687	64	3	+ 684
Drownings	25	663	35	129	+ 534
Breast Cancer	26	642	10	1,358	- 716
Suicide	27	635	15	681	- 46
Cervical Cancer	28	460	22	422	+ 38
Violence	29	432	41	84	+ 347
Fires	30	422	36	124	+ 298
Poisonings	31	395	48	38	+ 357
Alzheimers & Dementia	32	337	33	147	+ 190
HIV/AIDS	33	318	54	20	+ 298
Lymphomas	34	315	19	499	- 184
Leukemia	35	293	20	460	- 167
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	291	30	276	+ 15
Falls	37	285	26	381	- 96
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	285	6	2,591	- 2,307
Inflammatory/Heart	39	271	24	409	- 138
Oesophagus Cancer	40	269	31	195	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	232	43	56	+ 176
Schistosomiasis	42	227	83	0	+ 227
Epilepsy	43	218	39	93	+ 125
Endocrine Disorders	44	212	34	146	+ 66
Syphilis	45	197	66	2	+ 195
Oral Cancer	46	171	25	408	- 237
Upper Respiratory	47	170	61	4	+ 166
Hepatitis B	48	164	53	22	+ 142
Stomach Cancer	49	161	12	1,175	- 1,013
Ovary Cancer	50	154	23	420	- 266
Leishmaniasis	51	151	71	0	+ 151
Prostate Cancer	52	149	14	1,016	- 867
Liver Cancer	53	133	16	664	- 531
Lung Cancers	54	121	5	3,288	- 3,166
Appendicitis	55	98	57	7	+ 91
Parkinson's Disease	56	96	29	284	- 188
Skin Cancers	57	85	28	328	- 243
Skin Disease	58	79	44	53	+ 26
Alcohol	59	79	46	44	+ 34
Diphtheria	60	78	73	0	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	61	78	18	637	- 559
Pancreas Cancer	62	56	13	1,063	- 1,007
Encephalitis	63	47	63	3	+ 44
Uterin Cancer	64	41	27	369	- 329
Drug Use	65	28	42	76	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	18	60	5	+ 13
Hepatitis C	67	18	56	10	+ 8
Otitis Media	68	16	74	0	+ 16
Ascariasis	69	15	79	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	70	6	40	93	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	71	4	45	52	- 48
Chlamydia	72	3	84	0	+ 3
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
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

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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.