BULGARIA VS ZIMBABWE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZIMBABWE		BULGARIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,905	54	20	+ 7,885
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,263	9	1,396	+ 2,867
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,359	1	36,513	- 33,154
Road Traffic Accidents	4	2,388	17	647	+ 1,741
Stroke	5	2,027	2	21,347	- 19,320
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	1,817	51	27	+ 1,791
Low Birth Weight	7	1,597	37	116	+ 1,480
Birth Trauma	8	1,347	47	40	+ 1,307
Diabetes Mellitus	9	1,322	11	1,344	- 22
Malnutrition	10	948	67	1	+ 946
Congenital Anomalies	11	877	32	160	+ 717
Kidney Disease	12	875	7	1,855	- 979
Suicide	13	818	15	681	+ 137
Cervical Cancer	14	800	22	422	+ 378
Malaria	15	792	81	0	+ 792
Tuberculosis	16	791	38	104	+ 687
Liver Disease	17	768	8	1,804	- 1,036
Violence	18	758	41	84	+ 673
Maternal Conditions	19	692	59	6	+ 686
Other Injuries	20	655	21	437	+ 217
Asthma	21	605	50	28	+ 577
Meningitis	22	524	49	31	+ 493
Lung Disease	23	460	4	3,993	- 3,533
Hypertension	24	453	3	5,916	- 5,463
Inflammatory/Heart	25	414	24	409	+ 5
Lymphomas	26	380	19	499	- 120
Drownings	27	378	35	129	+ 249
Breast Cancer	28	332	10	1,358	- 1,026
Oesophagus Cancer	29	317	31	195	+ 122
Fires	30	313	36	124	+ 189
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	304	33	147	+ 156
Prostate Cancer	32	248	14	1,016	- 767
Stomach Cancer	33	221	12	1,175	- 954
Endocrine Disorders	34	219	34	146	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	217	30	276	- 59
Rheumatic Heart Disease	36	214	43	56	+ 158
Poisonings	37	204	48	38	+ 166
Liver Cancer	38	202	16	664	- 462
Epilepsy	39	201	39	93	+ 107
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	200	6	2,591	- 2,392
Falls	41	184	26	381	- 197
Pertussis	42	166	72	0	+ 166
Lung Cancers	43	113	5	3,288	- 3,175
Skin Cancers	44	104	28	328	- 224
Leukemia	45	96	20	460	- 363
Parkinson's Disease	46	89	29	284	- 194
Pancreas Cancer	47	86	13	1,063	- 977
Drug Use	48	84	42	76	+ 8
Oral Cancer	49	82	25	408	- 326
Uterin Cancer	50	72	27	369	- 297
Ovary Cancer	51	69	23	420	- 352
Skin Disease	52	68	44	53	+ 16
Schistosomiasis	53	68	83	0	+ 68
Bladder Cancer	54	49	18	637	- 587
Syphilis	55	49	66	2	+ 48
Encephalitis	56	46	63	3	+ 43
Tetanus	57	40	69	0	+ 40
Appendicitis	58	26	57	7	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	59	26	61	4	+ 22
Hepatitis B	60	22	53	22	+ 1
Alcohol	61	19	46	44	- 25
Other Neoplasms	62	15	40	93	- 79
Measles	63	12	70	0	+ 12
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	10	60	5	+ 6
War	65	10	64	3	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	6	56	10	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	67	6	45	52	- 46
Otitis Media	68	1	74	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	69	1	84	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	70	1	79	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	71	1	80	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	72	1	73	0	+ 1
Dengue	73	0	77	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	75	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
Anemia	84	0	52	25	- 25
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	15	- 15
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Zimbabwe

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.