BULGARIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	7,414	1	36,513	- 29,099
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	6,074	33	147	+ 5,926
Stroke	3	4,161	2	21,347	- 17,187
Lung Cancers	4	3,175	5	3,288	- 113
Lung Disease	5	2,715	4	3,993	- 1,278
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	2,433	6	2,591	- 159
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,968	9	1,396	+ 572
Kidney Disease	8	1,395	7	1,855	- 459
Hypertension	9	1,308	3	5,916	- 4,609
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,115	11	1,344	- 229
Breast Cancer	11	1,014	10	1,358	- 344
Pancreas Cancer	12	969	13	1,063	- 94
Prostate Cancer	13	921	14	1,016	- 95
Stomach Cancer	14	832	12	1,175	- 343
Other Injuries	15	794	21	437	+ 357
Lymphomas	16	765	19	499	+ 266
Bladder Cancer	17	749	18	637	+ 112
Liver Cancer	18	731	16	664	+ 68
Inflammatory/Heart	19	715	24	409	+ 306
Parkinson's Disease	20	709	29	284	+ 425
Endocrine Disorders	21	698	34	146	+ 552
Other Neoplasms	22	681	40	93	+ 588
Liver Disease	23	607	8	1,804	- 1,197
Leukemia	24	541	20	460	+ 81
Suicide	25	518	15	681	- 163
Falls	26	466	26	381	+ 85
Oral Cancer	27	371	25	408	- 37
Ovary Cancer	28	291	23	420	- 129
Oesophagus Cancer	29	289	31	195	+ 93
Skin Disease	30	264	44	53	+ 211
Road Traffic Accidents	31	262	17	647	- 385
Skin Cancers	32	259	28	328	- 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	231	43	56	+ 175
Uterin Cancer	34	231	27	369	- 138
Asthma	35	163	50	28	+ 135
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	153	51	27	+ 126
Anemia	37	131	52	25	+ 106
Congenital Anomalies	38	124	32	160	- 36
Cervical Cancer	39	123	22	422	- 299
Epilepsy	40	118	39	93	+ 25
Drug Use	41	111	42	76	+ 35
Hepatitis C	42	94	56	10	+ 84
HIV/AIDS	43	77	54	20	+ 58
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	68	30	276	- 208
Drownings	45	64	35	129	- 65
Alcohol	46	48	46	44	+ 4
Malnutrition	47	43	67	1	+ 42
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	42	60	5	+ 37
Multiple Sclerosis	49	41	45	52	- 11
Tuberculosis	50	39	38	104	- 65
Violence	51	38	41	84	- 47
Low Birth Weight	52	36	37	116	- 80
Osteoarthritis	53	30	65	2	+ 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	29	58	6	+ 23
Fires	55	26	36	124	- 97
Schizophrenia	56	26	55	15	+ 11
Poisonings	57	24	48	38	- 13
Hepatitis B	58	23	53	22	+ 1
Meningitis	59	18	49	31	- 13
Birth Trauma	60	16	47	40	- 24
Appendicitis	61	11	57	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	62	7	61	4	+ 3
Oral conditions	63	6	62	4	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	2	59	6	- 4
Leishmaniasis	65	2	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	74	0	+ 1
Syphilis	67	1	66	2	- 0
War	68	1	64	3	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	69	1	68	1	- 0
Encephalitis	70	1	63	3	- 3
Chagas disease	71	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	83	0	+ 0
Leprosy	75	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	77	0	77	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	70	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	86	0	- 0
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.