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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
BULGARIA VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Bulgaria and Afghanistan 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.

Afghanistan
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
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    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
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    149.10
    25
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    65.86
    4
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    6.90
    122
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    37.01
    32
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    20.24
    48
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    4.09
    169
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    27.20
    67
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    4.49
    167
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    46.10
    15
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    49.80
    62
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    19.81
    76
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    40.94
    58
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    10.39
    42
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    1.54
    153
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    5.73
    117
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    5.96
    129
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    4.07
    106
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    3.66
    32
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    13.02
    36
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    4.22
    119
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    3.32
    130
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    1.95
    98
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    4.32
    108
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    6.42
    70
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    1.95
    154
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    8.18
    9
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    5.13
    99
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    12.07
    17
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    1.03
    138
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    10.64
    9
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    2.78
    78
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    8.78
    13
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    5.98
    24
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    4.30
    80
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    2.70
    37
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    9.87
    52
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    1.60
    89
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    41.14
    24
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    10.16
    24
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    1.36
    77
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    22.34
    26
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    0.20
    166
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    0.42
    41
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    0.68
    133
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    9.72
    68
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    0.77
    121
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    5.86
    17
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    1.58
    56
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    5.20
    48
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    40,195
    17.35
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    19,060
    8.23
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    7,995
    3.45
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    4,650
    2.01
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    1,076
    0.46
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    741
    0.32
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    6,590
    2.85
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    4,600
    1.99
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    14,649
    6.32
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    1,822
    0.79
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    5,750
    2.48
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    1,501
    0.65
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    229
    0.10
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    258
    0.11
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    1,573
    0.68
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    657
    0.28
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    6,033
    2.60
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    272
    0.12
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    946
    0.41
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    610
    0.26
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    3,241
    1.40
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    541
    0.23
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    369
    0.16
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    527
    0.23
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
    1,467
    0.63
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    905
    0.39
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    289
    0.12
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    145
    0.06
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    628
    0.27
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    1,505
    0.65
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    1,314
    0.57
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    5,001
    2.16
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    1,765
    0.76
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    1,364
    0.59
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    996
    0.43
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    348
    0.15
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    12,631
    5.45
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    9,839
    4.25
    39. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    29
    0.01
    40. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    993
    0.43
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    3,217
    1.39
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    328
    0.14
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    1,041
    0.45
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    94
    0.04
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    84
    0.04
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    150
    0.06
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    10,723
    4.63
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    384
    0.17
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    2,626
    1.13
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    3,403
    1.47
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    6.90
    122
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    20.24
    48
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    4.09
    169
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    4.49
    167
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    10.39
    42
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    1.54
    153
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    5.73
    117
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    4.07
    106
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    3.66
    32
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    4.22
    119
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    1.95
    98
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    4.32
    108
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    1.95
    154
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    8.18
    9
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    1.03
    138
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    8.78
    13
    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.