WORLDHEALTHRANKINGS
live longer live better
Learn Think Feel Do
WorldHealthRankings

World Health Review

Bulgaria
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Bulgaria and Gambia health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Gambia
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bulgaria Population Pyramid
 
Choose Year
Play
Pause
    Gambia Population Pyramid
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
     
    33.1
    33.3
    33.2
    168
    171
    170
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
     
    36.9
    37.7
    37.3
    169
    170
    169
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
     
    43.3
    44.9
    44.1
    163
    164
    164
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
     
    50.3
    52.4
    51.3
    156
    160
    157
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
     
    54.8
    57.1
    55.9
    147
    148
    148
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
     
    58.3
    60.5
    59.3
    152
    153
    153
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
     
    63.4
    67.7
    65.5
    144
    148
    145
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    63.4
    67.7
    144
    148
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    67.2
    71.0
    149
    151
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    67.5
    71.3
    149
    152
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    67.8
    71.5
    147
    152
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    68.2
    71.8
    149
    154
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    68.6
    72.1
    150
    154
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    69.1
    72.5
    151
    156
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    69.7
    73.1
    151
    157
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    70.4
    73.8
    149
    155
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    71.5
    74.6
    149
    155
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    72.7
    75.6
    150
    154
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    74.1
    76.7
    149
    153
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    75.8
    78.0
    148
    154
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    77.8
    79.6
    148
    153
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    80.2
    81.5
    146
    152
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    83.0
    83.8
    143
    153
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    86.0
    86.6
    141
    155
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    89.3
    89.7
    147
    155
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    142.59
    53
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    108.94
    59
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    22.89
    68
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    3.62
    150
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    29.40
    54
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    4.44
    182
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    1.05
    183
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    33.48
    48
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    6.08
    156
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    32.04
    48
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    113.77
    18
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    51.34
    8
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    37.65
    66
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    1.43
    178
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    0.54
    179
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    25.76
    23
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    9.64
    77
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    0.44
    183
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    0.23
    180
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    11.81
    46
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    30.83
    3
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    6.44
    58
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    0.44
    181
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    0.74
    181
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    6.72
    59
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    0.09
    183
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    0.01
    181
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    9.85
    22
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    9.17
    43
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    0.01
    177
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    6.56
    37
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    2.58
    84
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    0.48
    177
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    6.31
    18
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    11.17
    16
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    2.78
    36
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    11.94
    43
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    3.83
    32
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    28.42
    38
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    10.44
    21
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    2.38
    34
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    19.89
    49
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    0.42
    95
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    0.24
    63
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    1.23
    103
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    41.12
    43
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    2.12
    59
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    2.55
    52
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    2.48
    34
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    13.27
    23
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    1,007
    7.83
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    802
    6.24
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    172
    1.34
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    206
    1.60
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    34
    0.26
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    11
    0.09
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    266
    2.07
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    323
    2.51
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    1,340
    10.42
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    26
    0.20
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    290
    2.25
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    14
    0.11
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    6
    0.05
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    21
    0.16
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    113
    0.88
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    377
    2.93
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    695
    5.40
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    4
    0.03
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    12
    0.09
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    2
    0.02
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    194
    1.51
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    145
    1.13
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    2
    0.02
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    59
    0.46
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
    0
    0.00
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    83
    0.65
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    1
    0.01
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    0
    0.00
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    34
    0.26
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    56
    0.44
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    5
    0.04
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    383
    2.98
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    89
    0.69
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    230
    1.79
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    69
    0.54
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    67
    0.52
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    662
    5.15
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    445
    3.46
    39. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    3
    0.02
    40. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    43
    0.33
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    195
    1.52
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    28
    0.22
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    24
    0.19
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    19
    0.15
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    3
    0.02
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    12
    0.09
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    754
    5.86
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    42
    0.33
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    229
    1.78
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    134
    1.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Gambia GAMBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    3.62
    150
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    4.44
    182
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    1.05
    183
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    6.08
    156
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    1.43
    178
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    0.54
    179
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    25.76
    23
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    0.44
    183
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    0.23
    180
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    30.83
    3
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    0.44
    181
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    0.74
    181
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    0.09
    183
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    0.01
    181
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    0.01
    177
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    0.48
    177
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.