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Eritrea
COUNTRY #1
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Compare Eritrea 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
Eritrea Population Pyramid
6,005,492
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
Bulgaria Population Pyramid
5,385,444
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
       
World Rank
       
World Rank
  M F All M F All   M F All M F All
1960
37.6
41.1
39.3
152
148
150
 
67.6
71.0
69.2
12
29
20
1970
41.5
45.3
43.4
154
147
151
 
69.1
73.5
71.3
12
25
15
1980
42.3
46.2
44.2
165
161
163
 
68.5
74.0
71.2
35
40
32
1990
46.4
50.8
48.6
166
164
165
 
68.3
75.2
71.6
52
47
46
2000
39.5
52.7
45.3
182
161
180
 
67.8
74.7
71.1
84
71
78
2010
59.6
64.6
62.1
146
139
142
 
69.9
76.9
73.4
89
73
82
2019
61.3
67.1
64.1
159
151
154
 
71.6
78.6
75.1
82
68
75
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
61.3
67.1
159
151
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age
61.3
67.1
159
151
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age 5
64.2
69.5
171
162
72.2
79.1
89
72
Age 10
64.4
69.7
170
166
72.2
79.1
92
72
Age 15
64.7
69.9
170
167
72.3
79.2
93
72
Age 20
65.1
70.1
170
167
72.5
79.3
96
72
Age 25
65.7
70.5
170
168
72.6
79.3
99
73
Age 30
66.3
70.9
170
169
72.9
79.5
100
74
Age 35
67.0
71.4
171
169
73.1
79.6
101
75
Age 40
67.9
72.1
172
169
73.5
79.8
103
75
Age 45
69.0
72.9
173
173
74.0
80.1
105
78
Age 50
70.4
74.0
173
173
74.8
80.5
108
78
Age 55
72.1
75.3
173
173
75.9
81.1
107
76
Age 60
74.1
76.8
174
174
77.4
82.0
103
74
Age 65
76.6
78.6
173
173
79.3
83.0
97
73
Age 70
79.3
80.7
173
173
81.5
84.1
92
77
Age 75
82.3
83.2
170
171
83.9
85.6
88
84
Age 80
85.5
86.2
164
165
86.5
87.5
104
96
Age 85
89.1
89.5
162
167
89.6
90.1
121
125
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
152.35
5
10.70
157
2. Stroke
139.66
28
116.86
50
3. Coronary Heart Disease
119.40
80
210.78
26
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
102.04
5
0.40
165
5. Liver Disease
61.76
5
15.44
106
6. Road Traffic Accidents
54.13
5
8.59
129
7. Hypertension
52.22
13
32.82
39
8. Diabetes Mellitus
51.06
37
8.11
153
9. Lung Disease
36.46
34
22.97
89
10. Kidney Disease
30.38
57
11.77
137
11. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
17.57
86
12. Malnutrition
26.52
3
0.02
175
13. Tuberculosis
21.74
50
0.95
130
14. Other Injuries
21.49
6
4.55
141
15. Alzheimers & Dementia
20.70
39
0.79
182
16. Maternal Conditions
17.51
10
0.10
144
17. Suicide
17.26
21
6.50
122
18. Asthma
16.35
34
0.20
182
19. Meningitis
15.42
14
0.32
135
20. Malaria
13.87
38
0.00
89
21. Violence
13.64
33
1.00
155
22. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
6.87
108
23. HIV/AIDS
10.85
57
0.31
134
24. Falls
8.77
36
2.99
149
25. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
5.80
39
26. Birth Trauma
7.37
46
0.87
130
27. Peptic Ulcer Disease
7.36
28
1.76
125
28. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
14.25
109
29. Lymphomas
6.91
19
3.82
127
30. Low Birth Weight
6.60
69
2.58
133
31. Congenital Anomalies
6.40
71
3.67
141
32. Leukemia
6.26
4
3.61
89
33. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
16.50
18
34. Inflammatory/Heart
5.74
71
4.28
100
35. Fires
5.00
10
0.97
116
36. Parkinson's Disease
4.91
52
1.44
169
37. Poisonings
4.38
6
0.34
120
38. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
1.46
129
39. Rheumatic Heart Disease
3.69
30
0.36
168
40. Schistosomiasis
3.64
6
0.00
94
41. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
3.32
74
42. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
4.53
114
43. Drownings
3.38
64
1.55
128
44. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
23.63
32
45. Epilepsy
3.11
27
1.03
133
46. Endocrine Disorders
3.00
111
1.33
168
47. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
7.80
66
48. Alcohol
2.33
52
0.43
148
49. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
3.82
30
50. Skin Disease
2.17
55
0.39
149
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Influenza and Pneumonia
3,277
12.90
1,396
1.49
2. Stroke
2,564
10.09
21,347
22.72
3. Diarrhoeal diseases
2,292
9.02
27
0.03
4. Coronary Heart Disease
2,154
8.48
36,513
38.86
5. Road Traffic Accidents
1,326
5.22
647
0.69
6. Liver Disease
1,215
4.78
1,804
1.92
7. Diabetes Mellitus
944
3.71
1,344
1.43
8. Hypertension
926
3.64
5,916
6.30
9. Lung Disease
662
2.61
3,993
4.25
10. Malnutrition
660
2.60
1
0.00
11. Birth Trauma
616
2.42
40
0.04
12. Kidney Disease
578
2.27
1,855
1.97
13. Maternal Conditions
544
2.14
6
0.01
14. Tuberculosis
543
2.14
104
0.11
15. Other Injuries
540
2.13
437
0.47
16. Low Birth Weight
531
2.09
116
0.12
17. Malaria
437
1.72
0
0.00
18. Congenital Anomalies
432
1.70
160
0.17
19. Meningitis
404
1.59
31
0.03
20. Violence
384
1.51
84
0.09
21. Suicide
382
1.50
681
0.72
22. Asthma
326
1.28
28
0.03
23. Breast Cancer
311
1.22
1,358
1.45
24. Alzheimers & Dementia
310
1.22
147
0.16
25. HIV/AIDS
308
1.21
20
0.02
26. Falls
168
0.66
381
0.41
27. Lymphomas
147
0.58
499
0.53
28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
147
0.58
276
0.29
29. Leukemia
144
0.57
460
0.49
30. Cervical Cancer
132
0.52
422
0.45
31. Fires
132
0.52
124
0.13
32. Inflammatory/Heart
123
0.48
409
0.44
33. Drownings
118
0.46
129
0.14
34. Poisonings
114
0.45
38
0.04
35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
113
0.44
2,591
2.76
36. Pertussis
90
0.35
0
0.00
37. Parkinson's Disease
85
0.33
284
0.30
38. Oesophagus Cancer
81
0.32
195
0.21
39. Epilepsy
81
0.32
93
0.10
40. Ovary Cancer
79
0.31
420
0.45
41. Rheumatic Heart Disease
77
0.30
56
0.06
42. Schistosomiasis
73
0.29
0
0.00
43. Oral Cancer
71
0.28
408
0.43
44. Endocrine Disorders
71
0.28
146
0.16
45. Liver Cancer
69
0.27
664
0.71
46. Lung Cancers
62
0.24
3,288
3.50
47. Prostate Cancer
54
0.21
1,016
1.08
48. Stomach Cancer
48
0.19
1,175
1.25
49. Alcohol
45
0.18
44
0.05
50. Skin Disease
45
0.18
53
0.06
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Eritrea ERITREA   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Breast Cancer
28.19
15
17.57
86
2. Cervical Cancer
12.74
69
6.87
108
3. Ovary Cancer
7.50
10
5.80
39
4. Prostate Cancer
6.95
146
14.25
109
5. Lymphomas
6.91
19
3.82
127
6. Leukemia
6.26
4
3.61
89
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
5.79
136
16.50
18
8. Oesophagus Cancer
4.30
43
1.46
129
9. Oral Cancer
3.62
63
3.32
74
10. Liver Cancer
3.56
151
4.53
114
11. Lung Cancers
3.27
154
23.63
32
12. Stomach Cancer
2.50
170
7.80
66
13. Bladder Cancer
2.26
78
3.82
30
14. Uterin Cancer
1.73
126
4.59
23
15. Skin Cancers
1.58
112
2.17
72
16. Pancreas Cancer
1.05
166
7.11
42
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.