BULGARIA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	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

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.