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Bulgaria
COUNTRY #1
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BULGARIA VS SERBIA

Compare Bulgaria and Serbia 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.

Serbia
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   Serbia SERBIA
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Serbia SERBIA
           
    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
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    		  
    69.7
    75.6
    72.6
    59
    58
    60
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    71.8
    77.1
    74.4
    64
    70
    64
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    		  
    73.5
    78.3
    75.9
    64
    70
    69
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Serbia SERBIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    73.5
    78.3
    64
    70
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    73.9
    78.6
    70
    77
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    73.9
    78.7
    71
    79
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    74.0
    78.7
    72
    79
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    74.1
    78.8
    73
    80
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    74.2
    78.8
    77
    80
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    74.4
    78.9
    80
    85
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    74.6
    79.0
    83
    88
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    74.9
    79.2
    83
    90
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    75.2
    79.4
    87
    91
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    75.8
    79.8
    89
    90
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    76.7
    80.4
    88
    91
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    77.9
    81.1
    88
    93
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    79.6
    82.1
    88
    93
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    81.8
    83.3
    86
    99
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    84.0
    84.9
    86
    101
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    86.5
    87.0
    102
    122
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    89.8
    89.9
    93
    141
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Serbia SERBIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    116.50
    86
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    83.30
    91
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    8.11
    141
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    40.20
    2
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    20.58
    102
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    25.62
    22
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    19.81
    7
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    6.26
    155
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    16.14
    86
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    22.07
    97
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    10.50
    158
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    6.23
    148
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    19.21
    110
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    7.17
    74
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    8.20
    19
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    8.76
    91
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    7.86
    101
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    6.75
    20
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    3.92
    28
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    3.18
    169
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    5.39
    92
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    75.38
    2
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    4.93
    10
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    5.30
    71
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    2.56
    166
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    4.67
    32
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    4.38
    49
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    2.17
    169
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    2.99
    123
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    3.84
    16
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    3.25
    82
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    0.71
    159
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    2.10
    107
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    3.95
    101
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    2.12
    146
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    1.68
    87
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    1.05
    154
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    0.44
    149
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    0.63
    136
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    0.75
    137
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    0.66
    145
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    13.58
    146
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    3.43
    26
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    1.19
    4
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    2.48
    47
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    0.88
    144
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    0.67
    125
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    0.43
    160
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    0.14
    162
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    0.27
    149
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Serbia SERBIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    21,776
    21.26
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    16,241
    15.86
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    1,621
    1.58
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    3,853
    3.76
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    6,539
    6.38
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    3,429
    3.35
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    4,169
    4.07
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    887
    0.87
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    1,832
    1.79
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    2,284
    2.23
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    3,611
    3.53
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    1,203
    1.17
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    1,402
    1.37
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    1,317
    1.29
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    996
    0.97
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    918
    0.90
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    655
    0.64
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    893
    0.87
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    831
    0.81
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    710
    0.69
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    406
    0.40
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    638
    0.62
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    555
    0.54
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    15,274
    14.91
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
    680
    0.66
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    362
    0.35
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    369
    0.36
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    638
    0.62
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    804
    0.79
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    594
    0.58
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    332
    0.32
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    162
    0.16
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    2,876
    2.81
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    309
    0.30
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    73
    0.07
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    64
    0.06
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    187
    0.18
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    100
    0.10
    39. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    601
    0.59
    40. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    223
    0.22
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    108
    0.11
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    72
    0.07
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    78
    0.08
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    113
    0.11
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    146
    0.14
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    341
    0.33
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    45
    0.04
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    23
    0.02
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    35
    0.03
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    390
    0.38
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   Serbia SERBIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    40.20
    2
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    25.62
    22
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    19.81
    7
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    16.14
    86
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    7.17
    74
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    8.20
    19
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    8.76
    91
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    6.75
    20
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    3.92
    28
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    5.39
    92
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    4.93
    10
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    5.30
    71
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    4.67
    32
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    4.38
    49
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    3.84
    16
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    2.10
    107
    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.