BULGARIA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	8,079	54	20	+ 8,060
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,415	9	1,396	+ 3,019
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,674	1	36,513	- 32,839
Stroke	4	3,444	2	21,347	- 17,903
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,388	11	1,344	+ 2,043
Tuberculosis	6	2,465	38	104	+ 2,361
Violence	7	2,356	41	84	+ 2,272
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,778	51	27	+ 1,751
Kidney Disease	9	1,717	7	1,855	- 137
Suicide	10	1,546	15	681	+ 865
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,460	17	647	+ 813
Hypertension	12	1,435	3	5,916	- 4,481
Lung Disease	13	1,335	4	3,993	- 2,658
Liver Disease	14	1,011	8	1,804	- 792
Lung Cancers	15	865	5	3,288	- 2,423
Low Birth Weight	16	701	37	116	+ 585
Other Injuries	17	675	21	437	+ 237
Asthma	18	669	50	28	+ 642
Endocrine Disorders	19	661	34	146	+ 515
Cervical Cancer	20	623	22	422	+ 201
Inflammatory/Heart	21	607	24	409	+ 198
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	525	33	147	+ 377
Breast Cancer	23	509	10	1,358	- 849
Prostate Cancer	24	491	14	1,016	- 525
Congenital Anomalies	25	488	32	160	+ 329
Meningitis	26	411	49	31	+ 379
Fires	27	406	36	124	+ 282
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	402	6	2,591	- 2,189
Oesophagus Cancer	29	391	31	195	+ 196
Birth Trauma	30	337	47	40	+ 297
Lymphomas	31	316	19	499	- 183
Drownings	32	270	35	129	+ 141
Liver Cancer	33	267	16	664	- 396
Malnutrition	34	267	67	1	+ 266
Pancreas Cancer	35	225	13	1,063	- 837
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	213	30	276	- 64
Epilepsy	37	210	39	93	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	38	191	59	6	+ 185
Stomach Cancer	39	172	12	1,175	- 1,002
Leukemia	40	164	20	460	- 295
Oral Cancer	41	158	25	408	- 250
Falls	42	157	26	381	- 224
Pertussis	43	128	72	0	+ 128
Syphilis	44	127	66	2	+ 125
Skin Disease	45	124	44	53	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	46	121	29	284	- 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	114	43	56	+ 58
Skin Cancers	48	111	28	328	- 217
Alcohol	49	111	46	44	+ 67
Poisonings	50	109	48	38	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	51	107	23	420	- 313
Bladder Cancer	52	93	18	637	- 544
Drug Use	53	86	42	76	+ 10
Uterin Cancer	54	57	27	369	- 312
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	42	60	5	+ 37
Appendicitis	56	31	57	7	+ 24
Measles	57	30	70	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	58	30	40	93	- 63
Encephalitis	59	26	63	3	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	60	25	61	4	+ 21
Hepatitis B	61	16	53	22	- 6
Multiple Sclerosis	62	13	45	52	- 39
Malaria	63	9	81	0	+ 9
War	64	7	64	3	+ 5
Tetanus	65	4	69	0	+ 4
Schistosomiasis	66	4	83	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	67	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	2	84	0	+ 2
Diphtheria	69	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	70	1	56	10	- 9
Ascariasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Schizophrenia	80	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	62	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	58	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

South Africa

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.