BULGARIA VS TONGA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TONGA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	5,666	1	36,513	- 30,847
Diabetes Mellitus	2	4,831	11	1,344	+ 3,486
Stroke	3	3,226	2	21,347	- 18,121
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,227	17	647	+ 1,580
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	1,995	9	1,396	+ 599
Kidney Disease	6	1,875	7	1,855	+ 21
Lung Disease	7	1,715	4	3,993	- 2,278
Lung Cancers	8	1,427	5	3,288	- 1,861
Liver Cancer	9	1,262	16	664	+ 598
Liver Disease	10	1,098	8	1,804	- 706
Breast Cancer	11	865	10	1,358	- 492
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	860	33	147	+ 713
Congenital Anomalies	13	722	32	160	+ 563
Stomach Cancer	14	655	12	1,175	- 520
Prostate Cancer	15	652	14	1,016	- 364
Low Birth Weight	16	580	37	116	+ 463
Asthma	17	497	50	28	+ 470
Cervical Cancer	18	462	22	422	+ 40
Peptic Ulcer Disease	19	386	30	276	+ 110
Other Injuries	20	369	21	437	- 69
Hypertension	21	334	3	5,916	- 5,582
Lymphomas	22	325	19	499	- 174
Colon-Rectum Cancers	23	317	6	2,591	- 2,274
Parkinson's Disease	24	298	29	284	+ 14
Drownings	25	276	35	129	+ 147
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	259	51	27	+ 233
Suicide	27	258	15	681	- 423
Violence	28	232	41	84	+ 147
Meningitis	29	227	49	31	+ 196
Pancreas Cancer	30	217	13	1,063	- 846
Endocrine Disorders	31	189	34	146	+ 43
Falls	32	180	26	381	- 201
Birth Trauma	33	175	47	40	+ 135
Leukemia	34	163	20	460	- 297
Dengue	35	161	77	0	+ 161
Fires	36	157	36	124	+ 33
Malnutrition	37	148	67	1	+ 147
Inflammatory/Heart	38	147	24	409	- 262
Oral Cancer	39	141	25	408	- 267
Rheumatic Heart Disease	40	138	43	56	+ 82
Hepatitis B	41	133	53	22	+ 111
Skin Cancers	42	129	28	328	- 199
Skin Disease	43	125	44	53	+ 72
Ovary Cancer	44	111	23	420	- 309
Maternal Conditions	45	110	59	6	+ 104
Oesophagus Cancer	46	105	31	195	- 90
Uterin Cancer	47	95	27	369	- 274
Bladder Cancer	48	81	18	637	- 556
Poisonings	49	74	48	38	+ 36
Pertussis	50	67	72	0	+ 67
Tuberculosis	51	61	38	104	- 43
Alcohol	52	50	46	44	+ 6
Epilepsy	53	49	39	93	- 45
Syphilis	54	47	66	2	+ 45
Drug Use	55	27	42	76	- 49
Encephalitis	56	22	63	3	+ 18
Other Neoplasms	57	21	40	93	- 72
Appendicitis	58	17	57	7	+ 10
Hepatitis C	59	14	56	10	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	8	60	5	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	61	5	45	52	- 47
War	62	1	64	3	- 2
Tetanus	63	1	69	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	64	1	73	0	+ 1
Measles	65	0	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	4	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	69	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	70	0	75	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	71	0	54	20	- 20
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	71	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	82	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	65	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	6	- 6
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.