BULGARIA VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,652	1	36,513	- 32,861
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,471	9	1,396	+ 2,075
Stroke	3	3,333	2	21,347	- 18,014
Lung Cancers	4	2,643	5	3,288	- 645
Suicide	5	1,906	15	681	+ 1,225
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	1,582	33	147	+ 1,434
Liver Cancer	7	1,509	16	664	+ 845
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	1,326	6	2,591	- 1,266
Kidney Disease	9	1,316	7	1,855	- 538
Stomach Cancer	10	1,123	12	1,175	- 51
Lung Disease	11	1,110	4	3,993	- 2,883
Pancreas Cancer	12	911	13	1,063	- 152
Diabetes Mellitus	13	887	11	1,344	- 457
Liver Disease	14	827	8	1,804	- 977
Road Traffic Accidents	15	573	17	647	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	16	515	29	284	+ 231
Hypertension	17	483	3	5,916	- 5,433
Other Injuries	18	473	21	437	+ 36
Lymphomas	19	453	19	499	- 47
Falls	20	382	26	381	+ 1
Breast Cancer	21	375	10	1,358	- 983
Prostate Cancer	22	302	14	1,016	- 714
Leukemia	23	279	20	460	- 181
Tuberculosis	24	254	38	104	+ 150
Endocrine Disorders	25	246	34	146	+ 100
Other Neoplasms	26	235	40	93	+ 142
Bladder Cancer	27	230	18	637	- 407
Oesophagus Cancer	28	226	31	195	+ 30
Oral Cancer	29	190	25	408	- 218
Ovary Cancer	30	173	23	420	- 247
Inflammatory/Heart	31	173	24	409	- 237
Asthma	32	150	50	28	+ 122
Alcohol	33	141	46	44	+ 96
Cervical Cancer	34	139	22	422	- 283
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	121	51	27	+ 94
Skin Disease	36	92	44	53	+ 39
Skin Cancers	37	76	28	328	- 252
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	70	30	276	- 206
Hepatitis B	39	69	53	22	+ 47
Epilepsy	40	68	39	93	- 25
Congenital Anomalies	41	67	32	160	- 92
Drownings	42	65	35	129	- 64
Uterin Cancer	43	55	27	369	- 315
Violence	44	50	41	84	- 34
Low Birth Weight	45	48	37	116	- 68
Anemia	46	43	52	25	+ 18
Fires	47	34	36	124	- 90
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	29	43	56	- 27
Hepatitis C	49	22	56	10	+ 12
Drug Use	50	20	42	76	- 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	20	60	5	+ 15
Poisonings	52	15	48	38	- 23
Malnutrition	53	12	67	1	+ 10
Birth Trauma	54	11	47	40	- 28
HIV/AIDS	55	11	54	20	- 9
Schizophrenia	56	10	55	15	- 5
Appendicitis	57	7	57	7	+ 0
Meningitis	58	7	49	31	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	6	58	6	+ 0
Osteoarthritis	60	5	65	2	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	61	4	59	6	- 2
Syphilis	62	3	66	2	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	4	- 1
Oral conditions	64	3	62	4	- 1
Encephalitis	65	2	63	3	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	66	1	45	52	- 50
Pertussis	67	1	72	0	+ 1
War	68	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Malaria	71	0	81	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	73	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	82	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

South Korea

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.