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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 SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Bulgaria and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    210.78
    26
    83.76
    128
    2. Stroke
    116.86
    50
    80.50
    93
    3. Hypertension
    32.82
    39
    33.86
    36
    4. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    18.34
    64
    5. Lung Disease
    22.97
    89
    31.41
    47
    6. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    18.21
    76
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    8.90
    89
    8. Liver Disease
    15.44
    106
    18.41
    95
    9. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    35.20
    22
    10. Kidney Disease
    11.77
    137
    35.72
    35
    11. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.70
    157
    83.23
    40
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    8.59
    129
    22.70
    61
    13. Diabetes Mellitus
    8.11
    153
    74.67
    16
    14. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    3.68
    137
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    4.98
    65
    16. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    20.99
    37
    17. Suicide
    6.50
    122
    23.49
    8
    18. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    3.85
    115
    19. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    2.15
    99
    20. Other Injuries
    4.55
    141
    10.77
    57
    21. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    5.46
    87
    22. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.28
    100
    12.75
    17
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    2.19
    83
    24. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    6.08
    39
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.67
    141
    6.23
    83
    26. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    3.34
    108
    27. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    3.18
    80
    28. Falls
    2.99
    149
    2.99
    150
    29. Low Birth Weight
    2.58
    133
    7.16
    63
    30. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    2.47
    53
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.76
    125
    4.52
    65
    32. Drownings
    1.55
    128
    4.06
    44
    33. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    8.50
    16
    34. Parkinson's Disease
    1.44
    169
    3.36
    130
    35. Endocrine Disorders
    1.33
    168
    11.70
    14
    36. Epilepsy
    1.03
    133
    3.28
    22
    37. Violence
    1.00
    155
    37.54
    8
    38. Fires
    0.97
    116
    6.64
    4
    39. Tuberculosis
    0.95
    130
    39.83
    26
    40. Birth Trauma
    0.87
    130
    3.36
    78
    41. Drug Use
    0.87
    126
    1.52
    67
    42. Alzheimers & Dementia
    0.79
    182
    16.44
    118
    43. Other Neoplasms
    0.66
    72
    0.65
    75
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.50
    35
    0.22
    80
    45. Alcohol
    0.43
    148
    1.93
    61
    46. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.40
    165
    33.37
    46
    47. Skin Disease
    0.39
    149
    2.91
    30
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.36
    168
    2.04
    70
    49. Poisonings
    0.34
    120
    1.62
    54
    50. Meningitis
    0.32
    135
    6.74
    41
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    36,513
    38.86
    32,739
    7.20
    2. Stroke
    21,347
    22.72
    30,693
    6.75
    3. Hypertension
    5,916
    6.30
    12,789
    2.81
    4. Lung Disease
    3,993
    4.25
    11,895
    2.62
    5. Lung Cancers
    3,288
    3.50
    7,705
    1.70
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2,591
    2.76
    3,587
    0.79
    7. Kidney Disease
    1,855
    1.97
    15,302
    3.37
    8. Liver Disease
    1,804
    1.92
    9,013
    1.98
    9. Influenza and Pneumonia
    1,396
    1.49
    39,341
    8.65
    10. Breast Cancer
    1,358
    1.45
    4,533
    1.00
    11. Diabetes Mellitus
    1,344
    1.43
    30,188
    6.64
    12. Stomach Cancer
    1,175
    1.25
    1,535
    0.34
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1,063
    1.13
    2,007
    0.44
    14. Prostate Cancer
    1,016
    1.08
    4,374
    0.96
    15. Suicide
    681
    0.72
    13,774
    3.03
    16. Liver Cancer
    664
    0.71
    2,383
    0.52
    17. Road Traffic Accidents
    647
    0.69
    13,014
    2.86
    18. Bladder Cancer
    637
    0.68
    829
    0.18
    19. Lymphomas
    499
    0.53
    2,818
    0.62
    20. Leukemia
    460
    0.49
    1,464
    0.32
    21. Other Injuries
    437
    0.47
    6,014
    1.32
    22. Cervical Cancer
    422
    0.45
    5,555
    1.22
    23. Ovary Cancer
    420
    0.45
    951
    0.21
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    409
    0.44
    5,408
    1.19
    25. Oral Cancer
    408
    0.43
    1,406
    0.31
    26. Falls
    381
    0.41
    1,399
    0.31
    27. Uterin Cancer
    369
    0.39
    512
    0.11
    28. Skin Cancers
    328
    0.35
    993
    0.22
    29. Parkinson's Disease
    284
    0.30
    1,077
    0.24
    30. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    276
    0.29
    1,894
    0.42
    31. Oesophagus Cancer
    195
    0.21
    3,486
    0.77
    32. Congenital Anomalies
    160
    0.17
    4,351
    0.96
    33. Alzheimers & Dementia
    147
    0.16
    4,676
    1.03
    34. Endocrine Disorders
    146
    0.16
    5,890
    1.30
    35. Drownings
    129
    0.14
    2,403
    0.53
    36. Fires
    124
    0.13
    3,618
    0.80
    37. Low Birth Weight
    116
    0.12
    6,250
    1.37
    38. Tuberculosis
    104
    0.11
    21,965
    4.83
    39. Other Neoplasms
    93
    0.10
    267
    0.06
    40. Epilepsy
    93
    0.10
    1,870
    0.41
    41. Violence
    84
    0.09
    21,000
    4.62
    42. Drug Use
    76
    0.08
    770
    0.17
    43. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    56
    0.06
    1,015
    0.22
    44. Skin Disease
    53
    0.06
    1,101
    0.24
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    52
    0.06
    113
    0.02
    46. Alcohol
    44
    0.05
    987
    0.22
    47. Birth Trauma
    40
    0.04
    3,004
    0.66
    48. Poisonings
    38
    0.04
    975
    0.21
    49. Meningitis
    31
    0.03
    3,660
    0.81
    50. Asthma
    28
    0.03
    5,966
    1.31
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bulgaria BULGARIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    23.63
    32
    18.34
    64
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.57
    86
    18.21
    76
    3. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    16.50
    18
    8.90
    89
    4. Prostate Cancer
    14.25
    109
    35.20
    22
    5. Stomach Cancer
    7.80
    66
    3.68
    137
    6. Pancreas Cancer
    7.11
    42
    4.98
    65
    7. Cervical Cancer
    6.87
    108
    20.99
    37
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.80
    39
    3.85
    115
    9. Uterin Cancer
    4.59
    23
    2.15
    99
    10. Liver Cancer
    4.53
    114
    5.46
    87
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.82
    30
    2.19
    83
    12. Lymphomas
    3.82
    127
    6.08
    39
    13. Leukemia
    3.61
    89
    3.34
    108
    14. Oral Cancer
    3.32
    74
    3.18
    80
    15. Skin Cancers
    2.17
    72
    2.47
    53
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    1.46
    129
    8.50
    16
    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.