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Serbia
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Serbia and Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria
COUNTRY #2
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DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Serbia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    1970
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    1980
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    1990
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
     
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    2000
    69.7
    75.6
    72.6
    59
    58
    60
     
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    2010
    71.8
    77.1
    74.4
    64
    70
    64
     
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    2019
    73.5
    78.3
    75.9
    64
    70
    69
     
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.5
    78.3
    64
    70
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    Age 5
    73.9
    78.6
    70
    77
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    Age 10
    73.9
    78.7
    71
    79
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    Age 15
    74.0
    78.7
    72
    79
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    Age 20
    74.1
    78.8
    73
    80
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    Age 25
    74.2
    78.8
    77
    80
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    Age 30
    74.4
    78.9
    80
    85
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    Age 35
    74.6
    79.0
    83
    88
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    Age 40
    74.9
    79.2
    83
    90
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    Age 45
    75.2
    79.4
    87
    91
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    Age 50
    75.8
    79.8
    89
    90
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    Age 55
    76.7
    80.4
    88
    91
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    Age 60
    77.9
    81.1
    88
    93
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    Age 65
    79.6
    82.1
    88
    93
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    Age 70
    81.8
    83.3
    86
    99
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    Age 75
    84.0
    84.9
    86
    101
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.0
    102
    122
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    Age 85
    89.8
    89.9
    93
    141
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    116.50
    86
    210.78
    26
    2. Stroke
    83.30
    91
    116.86
    50
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    75.38
    2
    4.28
    100
    4. Lung Cancers
    40.20
    2
    23.63
    32
    5. Breast Cancer
    25.62
    22
    17.57
    86
    6. Kidney Disease
    22.07
    97
    11.77
    137
    7. Lung Disease
    20.58
    102
    22.97
    89
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.81
    7
    16.50
    18
    9. Diabetes Mellitus
    19.21
    110
    8.11
    153
    10. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    86
    14.25
    109
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.58
    146
    0.79
    182
    12. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.50
    158
    10.70
    157
    13. Cervical Cancer
    8.76
    91
    6.87
    108
    14. Pancreas Cancer
    8.20
    19
    7.11
    42
    15. Hypertension
    8.11
    141
    32.82
    39
    16. Suicide
    7.86
    101
    6.50
    122
    17. Stomach Cancer
    7.17
    74
    7.80
    66
    18. Ovary Cancer
    6.75
    20
    5.80
    39
    19. Liver Disease
    6.26
    155
    15.44
    106
    20. Road Traffic Accidents
    6.23
    148
    8.59
    129
    21. Liver Cancer
    5.39
    92
    4.53
    114
    22. Lymphomas
    5.30
    71
    3.82
    127
    23. Bladder Cancer
    4.93
    10
    3.82
    30
    24. Leukemia
    4.67
    32
    3.61
    89
    25. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    49
    3.32
    74
    26. Parkinson's Disease
    3.95
    101
    1.44
    169
    27. Uterin Cancer
    3.92
    28
    4.59
    23
    28. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    16
    2.17
    72
    29. Other Neoplasms
    3.43
    26
    0.66
    72
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    3.25
    82
    1.76
    125
    31. Other Injuries
    3.18
    169
    4.55
    141
    32. Low Birth Weight
    2.99
    123
    2.58
    133
    33. Congenital Anomalies
    2.56
    166
    3.67
    141
    34. Alcohol
    2.48
    47
    0.43
    148
    35. Asthma
    2.18
    109
    0.20
    182
    36. Falls
    2.17
    169
    2.99
    149
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    2.12
    146
    1.33
    168
    38. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    107
    1.46
    129
    39. Epilepsy
    1.68
    87
    1.03
    133
    40. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.19
    4
    0.50
    35
    41. Violence
    1.05
    154
    1.00
    155
    42. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.88
    144
    0.40
    165
    43. Anemia
    0.79
    17
    0.15
    49
    44. Schizophrenia
    0.77
    3
    0.14
    38
    45. Birth Trauma
    0.75
    137
    0.87
    130
    46. Drownings
    0.71
    159
    1.55
    128
    47. Skin Disease
    0.67
    125
    0.39
    149
    48. Drug Use
    0.66
    145
    0.87
    126
    49. Tuberculosis
    0.63
    136
    0.95
    130
    50. Fires
    0.44
    149
    0.97
    116
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    21,776
    21.26
    36,513
    38.86
    2. Stroke
    16,241
    15.86
    21,347
    22.72
    3. Inflammatory/Heart
    15,274
    14.91
    409
    0.44
    4. Lung Cancers
    6,539
    6.38
    3,288
    3.50
    5. Kidney Disease
    4,169
    4.07
    1,855
    1.97
    6. Lung Disease
    3,853
    3.76
    3,993
    4.25
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    3,611
    3.53
    1,344
    1.43
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,429
    3.35
    2,591
    2.76
    9. Alzheimers & Dementia
    2,876
    2.81
    147
    0.16
    10. Breast Cancer
    2,284
    2.23
    1,358
    1.45
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,832
    1.79
    1,396
    1.49
    12. Hypertension
    1,621
    1.58
    5,916
    6.30
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,402
    1.37
    1,063
    1.13
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,317
    1.29
    1,016
    1.08
    15. Stomach Cancer
    1,203
    1.17
    1,175
    1.25
    16. Suicide
    996
    0.97
    681
    0.72
    17. Liver Cancer
    918
    0.90
    664
    0.71
    18. Bladder Cancer
    893
    0.87
    637
    0.68
    19. Liver Disease
    887
    0.87
    1,804
    1.92
    20. Lymphomas
    831
    0.81
    499
    0.53
    21. Parkinson's Disease
    804
    0.79
    284
    0.30
    22. Leukemia
    710
    0.69
    460
    0.49
    23. Oral Cancer
    680
    0.66
    408
    0.43
    24. Road Traffic Accidents
    655
    0.64
    647
    0.69
    25. Skin Cancers
    638
    0.62
    328
    0.35
    26. Cervical Cancer
    638
    0.62
    422
    0.45
    27. Other Neoplasms
    601
    0.59
    93
    0.10
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    594
    0.58
    276
    0.29
    29. Ovary Cancer
    555
    0.54
    420
    0.45
    30. Other Injuries
    406
    0.40
    437
    0.47
    31. Asthma
    390
    0.38
    28
    0.03
    32. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.36
    369
    0.39
    33. Falls
    362
    0.35
    381
    0.41
    34. Alcohol
    341
    0.33
    44
    0.05
    35. Oesophagus Cancer
    332
    0.32
    195
    0.21
    36. Endocrine Disorders
    309
    0.30
    146
    0.16
    37. Epilepsy
    223
    0.22
    93
    0.10
    38. Low Birth Weight
    187
    0.18
    116
    0.12
    39. Diarrhoeal diseases
    167
    0.16
    27
    0.03
    40. Congenital Anomalies
    162
    0.16
    160
    0.17
    41. Anemia
    152
    0.15
    25
    0.03
    42. Multiple Sclerosis
    146
    0.14
    52
    0.06
    43. Skin Disease
    113
    0.11
    53
    0.06
    44. Schizophrenia
    109
    0.11
    15
    0.02
    45. Violence
    108
    0.11
    84
    0.09
    46. Tuberculosis
    100
    0.10
    104
    0.11
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    78
    0.08
    56
    0.06
    48. Drownings
    73
    0.07
    129
    0.14
    49. Drug Use
    72
    0.07
    76
    0.08
    50. Fires
    64
    0.06
    124
    0.13
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Serbia SERBIA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    40.20
    2
    23.63
    32
    2. Breast Cancer
    25.62
    22
    17.57
    86
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    19.81
    7
    16.50
    18
    4. Prostate Cancer
    16.14
    86
    14.25
    109
    5. Cervical Cancer
    8.76
    91
    6.87
    108
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    8.20
    19
    7.11
    42
    7. Stomach Cancer
    7.17
    74
    7.80
    66
    8. Ovary Cancer
    6.75
    20
    5.80
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.39
    92
    4.53
    114
    10. Lymphomas
    5.30
    71
    3.82
    127
    11. Bladder Cancer
    4.93
    10
    3.82
    30
    12. Leukemia
    4.67
    32
    3.61
    89
    13. Oral Cancer
    4.38
    49
    3.32
    74
    14. Uterin Cancer
    3.92
    28
    4.59
    23
    15. Skin Cancers
    3.84
    16
    2.17
    72
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    2.10
    107
    1.46
    129
    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.