BULGARIA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	5,620	54	20	+ 5,601
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,103	9	1,396	+ 1,707
Stroke	3	2,592	2	21,347	- 18,755
Malaria	4	2,570	81	0	+ 2,570
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,046	51	27	+ 2,020
Tuberculosis	6	1,937	38	104	+ 1,834
Birth Trauma	7	1,651	47	40	+ 1,611
Low Birth Weight	8	1,584	37	116	+ 1,467
Liver Disease	9	1,468	8	1,804	- 336
Coronary Heart Disease	10	1,445	1	36,513	- 35,068
Road Traffic Accidents	11	1,192	17	647	+ 545
Congenital Anomalies	12	1,026	32	160	+ 866
Hypertension	13	853	3	5,916	- 5,063
Diabetes Mellitus	14	781	11	1,344	- 563
Malnutrition	15	751	67	1	+ 750
Meningitis	16	644	49	31	+ 613
Cervical Cancer	17	587	22	422	+ 164
Kidney Disease	18	574	7	1,855	- 1,280
Other Injuries	19	564	21	437	+ 126
Suicide	20	425	15	681	- 256
Lung Disease	21	415	4	3,993	- 3,578
Maternal Conditions	22	387	59	6	+ 381
Violence	23	376	41	84	+ 292
Syphilis	24	289	66	2	+ 287
Pertussis	25	242	72	0	+ 242
Asthma	26	242	50	28	+ 214
Drownings	27	225	35	129	+ 96
Falls	28	194	26	381	- 187
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	192	33	147	+ 45
Prostate Cancer	30	183	14	1,016	- 832
Lymphomas	31	179	19	499	- 321
Fires	32	178	36	124	+ 54
Inflammatory/Heart	33	163	24	409	- 246
Poisonings	34	149	48	38	+ 111
Breast Cancer	35	119	10	1,358	- 1,238
Oesophagus Cancer	36	117	31	195	- 78
Endocrine Disorders	37	115	34	146	- 31
Epilepsy	38	108	39	93	+ 15
Leukemia	39	85	20	460	- 375
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	80	30	276	- 196
Lung Cancers	41	74	5	3,288	- 3,214
Stomach Cancer	42	67	12	1,175	- 1,107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	66	6	2,591	- 2,525
Tetanus	44	62	69	0	+ 62
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	62	43	56	+ 6
Liver Cancer	46	58	16	664	- 606
Parkinson's Disease	47	53	29	284	- 230
Oral Cancer	48	51	25	408	- 357
Alcohol	49	46	46	44	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	50	43	18	637	- 594
Schistosomiasis	51	42	83	0	+ 42
Skin Disease	52	41	44	53	- 12
Drug Use	53	40	42	76	- 36
Skin Cancers	54	35	28	328	- 293
Hepatitis B	55	34	53	22	+ 12
Appendicitis	56	27	57	7	+ 21
Ovary Cancer	57	27	23	420	- 393
Leishmaniasis	58	24	71	0	+ 24
Encephalitis	59	23	63	3	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	60	22	61	4	+ 18
Measles	61	16	70	0	+ 15
Pancreas Cancer	62	14	13	1,063	- 1,049
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	10	60	5	+ 5
Uterin Cancer	64	10	27	369	- 360
Other Neoplasms	65	6	40	93	- 87
Hepatitis C	66	6	56	10	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	4	45	52	- 47
Ascariasis	68	3	79	0	+ 3
War	69	2	64	3	- 1
Otitis Media	70	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	71	1	84	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	73	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	68	1	- 1
Chagas disease	79	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	55	15	- 15
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	52	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	58	6	- 6
Osteoarthritis	85	0	65	2	- 2
Oral conditions	86	0	62	4	- 4
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Zambia

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.