BULGARIA VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	10,014	1	36,513	- 26,499
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	5,696	33	147	+ 5,549
Lung Disease	3	3,875	4	3,993	- 118
Stroke	4	3,144	2	21,347	- 18,203
Lung Cancers	5	3,085	5	3,288	- 203
Kidney Disease	6	1,703	7	1,855	- 152
Drug Use	7	1,476	42	76	+ 1,400
Hypertension	8	1,308	3	5,916	- 4,608
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	1,226	6	2,591	- 1,365
Diabetes Mellitus	10	1,218	11	1,344	- 126
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	1,196	9	1,396	- 200
Suicide	12	1,053	15	681	+ 372
Breast Cancer	13	965	10	1,358	- 392
Endocrine Disorders	14	932	34	146	+ 786
Pancreas Cancer	15	879	13	1,063	- 184
Liver Disease	16	861	8	1,804	- 943
Road Traffic Accidents	17	827	17	647	+ 180
Falls	18	802	26	381	+ 420
Lymphomas	19	799	19	499	+ 300
Prostate Cancer	20	706	14	1,016	- 309
Parkinson's Disease	21	684	29	284	+ 400
Inflammatory/Heart	22	645	24	409	+ 236
Liver Cancer	23	537	16	664	- 127
Leukemia	24	535	20	460	+ 75
Other Injuries	25	516	21	437	+ 78
Bladder Cancer	26	389	18	637	- 248
Violence	27	376	41	84	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	28	354	31	195	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	29	352	40	93	+ 259
Alcohol	30	291	46	44	+ 247
Ovary Cancer	31	289	23	420	- 131
Skin Cancers	32	284	28	328	- 45
Stomach Cancer	33	259	12	1,175	- 915
Congenital Anomalies	34	233	32	160	+ 74
Oral Cancer	35	229	25	408	- 178
Uterin Cancer	36	200	27	369	- 170
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	197	51	27	+ 171
Cervical Cancer	38	139	22	422	- 284
Low Birth Weight	39	137	37	116	+ 21
Malnutrition	40	134	67	1	+ 133
Hepatitis C	41	113	56	10	+ 103
HIV/AIDS	42	112	54	20	+ 93
Skin Disease	43	107	44	53	+ 54
Multiple Sclerosis	44	100	45	52	+ 49
Drownings	45	81	35	129	- 48
Asthma	46	76	50	28	+ 48
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	72	43	56	+ 16
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	69	30	276	- 208
Fires	49	63	36	124	- 61
Epilepsy	50	63	39	93	- 31
Anemia	51	62	52	25	+ 37
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	49	60	5	+ 44
Poisonings	53	33	48	38	- 5
Birth Trauma	54	24	47	40	- 15
War	55	24	64	3	+ 21
Maternal Conditions	56	15	59	6	+ 9
Schizophrenia	57	14	55	15	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	13	58	6	+ 7
Hepatitis B	59	12	53	22	- 10
Meningitis	60	12	49	31	- 19
Osteoarthritis	61	11	65	2	+ 10
Tuberculosis	62	11	38	104	- 93
Appendicitis	63	8	57	7	+ 2
Oral conditions	64	6	62	4	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	65	5	61	4	+ 0
Syphilis	66	1	66	2	- 1
Otitis Media	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	68	1	63	3	- 3
Pertussis	69	0	72	0	+ 0
Chagas disease	70	0	82	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	69	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	83	0	+ 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	68	1	- 1
Leprosy	74	0	75	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	73	0	+ 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	+ 0
Malaria	77	0	81	0	+ 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	80	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	76	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

United States

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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.