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BULGARIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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Netherlands NETHERLANDS BULGARIA Deaths
Cause Of Death Rnk Deaths Rnk Deaths Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia 1 6,926 33 147 + 6,779
Coronary Heart Disease 2 6,717 1 36,513 - 29,796
Lung Cancers 3 4,190 5 3,288 + 902
Stroke 4 3,705 2 21,347 - 17,643
Lung Disease 5 3,651 4 3,993 - 342
Colon-Rectum Cancers 6 2,225 6 2,591 - 367
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 1,888 9 1,396 + 492
Falls 8 1,576 26 381 + 1,195
Breast Cancer 9 1,349 10 1,358 - 9
Prostate Cancer 10 1,246 14 1,016 + 231
Pancreas Cancer 11 1,143 13 1,063 + 80
Kidney Disease 12 966 7 1,855 - 889
Lymphomas 13 958 19 499 + 459
Diabetes Mellitus 14 911 11 1,344 - 434
Oesophagus Cancer 15 819 31 195 + 624
Parkinson's Disease 16 809 29 284 + 525
Suicide 17 773 15 681 + 92
Other Neoplasms 18 699 40 93 + 606
Other Injuries 19 629 21 437 + 192
Leukemia 20 602 20 460 + 143
Bladder Cancer 21 561 18 637 - 75
Stomach Cancer 22 519 12 1,175 - 655
Inflammatory/Heart 23 458 24 409 + 49
Liver Cancer 24 444 16 664 - 220
Ovary Cancer 25 407 23 420 - 13
Endocrine Disorders 26 402 34 146 + 256
Skin Cancers 27 391 28 328 + 62
Liver Disease 28 357 8 1,804 - 1,447
Hypertension 29 312 3 5,916 - 5,604
Oral Cancer 30 293 25 408 - 115
Road Traffic Accidents 31 260 17 647 - 387
Alcohol 32 234 46 44 + 190
Diarrhoeal diseases 33 223 51 27 + 196
Uterin Cancer 34 216 27 369 - 153
Congenital Anomalies 35 208 32 160 + 48
Skin Disease 36 113 44 53 + 60
Multiple Sclerosis 37 112 45 52 + 61
Epilepsy 38 110 39 93 + 17
Cervical Cancer 39 102 22 422 - 321
Anemia 40 95 52 25 + 70
Rheumatic Heart Disease 41 91 43 56 + 35
Drug Use 42 88 42 76 + 12
Osteoarthritis 43 84 65 2 + 82
Rheumatoid Arthritis 44 82 60 5 + 77
Low Birth Weight 45 64 37 116 - 53
Asthma 46 63 50 28 + 35
Peptic Ulcer Disease 47 50 30 276 - 227
Violence 48 41 41 84 - 43
Drownings 49 37 35 129 - 92
Schizophrenia 50 37 55 15 + 21
Meningitis 51 30 49 31 - 1
Birth Trauma 52 28 47 40 - 12
Fires 53 19 36 124 - 105
Prostatic Hypertrophy 54 16 58 6 + 10
HIV/AIDS 55 12 54 20 - 7
Tuberculosis 56 11 38 104 - 93
Upper Respiratory 57 11 61 4 + 7
Appendicitis 58 10 57 7 + 3
Oral conditions 59 8 62 4 + 4
Hepatitis C 60 8 56 10 - 2
Poisonings 61 7 48 38 - 31
Hepatitis B 62 5 53 22 - 17
Malnutrition 63 5 67 1 + 3
Otitis Media 64 4 74 0 + 4
Maternal Conditions 65 3 59 6 - 3
War 66 1 64 3 - 2
Pertussis 67 0 72 0 + 0
Encephalitis 68 0 63 3 - 3
Syphilis 69 0 66 2 - 1
Leishmaniasis 70 0 71 0 + 0
Diphtheria 71 0 73 0 - 0
Tetanus 72 0 69 0 - 0
Measles 73 0 70 0 - 0
Schistosomiasis 74 0 83 0 - 0
Chagas disease 75 0 82 0 - 0
Trypanosomiasis 76 0 80 0 - 0
Malaria 77 0 81 0 - 0
Chlamydia 78 0 84 0 - 0
Leprosy 79 0 75 0 - 0
Iodine Deficiency 80 0 68 1 - 1
Dengue 81 0 77 0 - 0
Ascariasis 82 0 79 0 - 0
Hookworm Disease 83 0 78 0 - 0
Trichuriasis 84 0 76 0 - 0
Vitamin A Deficiency 85 0 85 0 - 0
Depression 86 0 86 0 - 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BULGARIA

Netherlands

Netherlands

Bulgaria

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.

Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020