BULGARIA VS TUNISIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TUNISIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	11,629	1	36,513	- 24,884
Stroke	2	4,790	2	21,347	- 16,557
Hypertension	3	1,590	3	5,916	- 4,326
Kidney Disease	4	1,449	7	1,855	- 406
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	1,411	33	147	+ 1,264
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,086	17	647	+ 439
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	1,076	9	1,396	- 320
Lung Cancers	8	1,041	5	3,288	- 2,247
Diabetes Mellitus	9	998	11	1,344	- 346
Lung Disease	10	987	4	3,993	- 3,006
Liver Disease	11	739	8	1,804	- 1,065
Congenital Anomalies	12	552	32	160	+ 392
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	547	6	2,591	- 2,044
Low Birth Weight	14	520	37	116	+ 404
Breast Cancer	15	440	10	1,358	- 918
Asthma	16	375	50	28	+ 347
Bladder Cancer	17	368	18	637	- 269
Lymphomas	18	347	19	499	- 152
Stomach Cancer	19	328	12	1,175	- 847
Parkinson's Disease	20	264	29	284	- 20
Falls	21	250	26	381	- 131
Birth Trauma	22	245	47	40	+ 206
Prostate Cancer	23	235	14	1,016	- 781
Violence	24	231	41	84	+ 146
Leukemia	25	217	20	460	- 243
Suicide	26	216	15	681	- 465
Other Injuries	27	209	21	437	- 228
Pancreas Cancer	28	203	13	1,063	- 859
Liver Cancer	29	203	16	664	- 461
Inflammatory/Heart	30	168	24	409	- 242
Endocrine Disorders	31	161	34	146	+ 15
HIV/AIDS	32	147	54	20	+ 127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	133	30	276	- 143
Drug Use	34	133	42	76	+ 57
Oral Cancer	35	131	25	408	- 277
Skin Cancers	36	120	28	328	- 208
Fires	37	114	36	124	- 10
Cervical Cancer	38	113	22	422	- 309
Ovary Cancer	39	108	23	420	- 312
Diarrhoeal diseases	40	104	51	27	+ 77
Tuberculosis	41	77	38	104	- 27
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	69	43	56	+ 13
Drownings	43	69	35	129	- 60
Oesophagus Cancer	44	61	31	195	- 134
Epilepsy	45	57	39	93	- 36
Meningitis	46	48	49	31	+ 17
Maternal Conditions	47	47	59	6	+ 41
Poisonings	48	46	48	38	+ 8
Hepatitis B	49	39	53	22	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	50	26	27	369	- 343
Skin Disease	51	23	44	53	- 30
Pertussis	52	23	72	0	+ 23
Encephalitis	53	21	63	3	+ 18
Multiple Sclerosis	54	19	45	52	- 33
Alcohol	55	17	46	44	- 27
Tetanus	56	14	69	0	+ 14
War	57	14	64	3	+ 11
Appendicitis	58	14	57	7	+ 7
Other Neoplasms	59	13	40	93	- 80
Malnutrition	60	13	67	1	+ 12
Syphilis	61	10	66	2	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	5	60	5	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	63	4	83	0	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	64	2	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	65	1	56	10	- 9
Upper Respiratory	66	0	61	4	- 4
Ascariasis	67	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	74	0	+ 0
Leprosy	71	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	72	0	82	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Measles	78	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	68	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	82	0	62	4	- 4
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	55	15	- 15
Anemia	85	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Tunisia

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.