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United Kingdom
COUNTRY #1
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Compare United Kingdom 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
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
United Kingdom Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    68.2
    74.2
    71.1
    9
    4
    9
     
    67.6
    71.0
    69.2
    12
    29
    20
    1970
    68.9
    75.2
    72.0
    13
    9
    9
     
    69.1
    73.5
    71.3
    12
    25
    15
    1980
    70.7
    76.8
    73.7
    16
    14
    17
     
    68.5
    74.0
    71.2
    35
    40
    32
    1990
    73.1
    78.8
    75.9
    17
    16
    16
     
    68.3
    75.2
    71.6
    52
    47
    46
    2000
    75.3
    80.1
    77.8
    18
    23
    20
     
    67.8
    74.7
    71.1
    84
    71
    78
    2010
    78.1
    82.2
    80.2
    15
    26
    21
     
    69.9
    76.9
    73.4
    89
    73
    82
    2019
    79.8
    83.0
    81.4
    19
    31
    25
     
    71.6
    78.6
    75.1
    82
    68
    75
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    79.8
    83.0
    19
    31
    71.6
    78.6
    82
    68
    Age 5
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    72.2
    79.1
    89
    72
    Age 10
    80.2
    83.3
    19
    30
    72.2
    79.1
    92
    72
    Age 15
    80.2
    83.4
    19
    30
    72.3
    79.2
    93
    72
    Age 20
    80.3
    83.4
    20
    31
    72.5
    79.3
    96
    72
    Age 25
    80.4
    83.5
    21
    31
    72.6
    79.3
    99
    73
    Age 30
    80.6
    83.6
    22
    31
    72.9
    79.5
    100
    74
    Age 35
    80.8
    83.7
    23
    31
    73.1
    79.6
    101
    75
    Age 40
    81.0
    83.8
    22
    31
    73.5
    79.8
    103
    75
    Age 45
    81.3
    84.0
    21
    30
    74.0
    80.1
    105
    78
    Age 50
    81.8
    84.3
    21
    30
    74.8
    80.5
    108
    78
    Age 55
    82.3
    84.7
    22
    31
    75.9
    81.1
    107
    76
    Age 60
    83.0
    85.2
    21
    31
    77.4
    82.0
    103
    74
    Age 65
    83.9
    85.9
    18
    31
    79.3
    83.0
    97
    73
    Age 70
    85.0
    86.8
    20
    31
    81.5
    84.1
    92
    77
    Age 75
    86.5
    87.9
    22
    31
    83.9
    85.6
    88
    84
    Age 80
    88.4
    89.4
    21
    32
    86.5
    87.5
    104
    96
    Age 85
    90.7
    91.3
    40
    40
    89.6
    90.1
    121
    125
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    43.08
    168
    210.78
    26
    2. Alzheimers & Dementia
    42.70
    2
    0.79
    182
    3. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    23.63
    32
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    20.37
    114
    10.70
    157
    5. Stroke
    20.17
    169
    116.86
    50
    6. Lung Disease
    19.80
    107
    22.97
    89
    7. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    17.57
    86
    8. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    14.25
    109
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    16.50
    18
    10. Liver Disease
    7.90
    142
    15.44
    106
    11. Suicide
    6.88
    116
    6.50
    122
    12. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    7.11
    42
    13. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.82
    127
    14. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    1.46
    129
    15. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    5.80
    39
    16. Parkinson's Disease
    4.31
    80
    1.44
    169
    17. Falls
    4.31
    120
    2.99
    149
    18. Drug Use
    4.16
    16
    0.87
    126
    19. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.53
    114
    20. Other Injuries
    3.64
    157
    4.55
    141
    21. Diabetes Mellitus
    3.59
    178
    8.11
    153
    22. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.61
    89
    23. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    3.82
    30
    24. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    7.80
    66
    25. Congenital Anomalies
    3.07
    155
    3.67
    141
    26. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    4.59
    23
    27. Hypertension
    2.97
    167
    32.82
    39
    28. Kidney Disease
    2.86
    179
    11.77
    137
    29. Endocrine Disorders
    2.84
    119
    1.33
    168
    30. Road Traffic Accidents
    2.81
    173
    8.59
    129
    31. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.17
    72
    32. Inflammatory/Heart
    2.47
    151
    4.28
    100
    33. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.32
    74
    34. Low Birth Weight
    2.42
    135
    2.58
    133
    35. Other Neoplasms
    2.38
    45
    0.66
    72
    36. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    6.87
    108
    37. Alcohol
    1.76
    69
    0.43
    148
    38. Multiple Sclerosis
    1.58
    1
    0.50
    35
    39. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.34
    138
    1.76
    125
    40. Epilepsy
    1.31
    114
    1.03
    133
    41. Violence
    1.22
    144
    1.00
    155
    42. Skin Disease
    1.20
    105
    0.39
    149
    43. Asthma
    0.86
    140
    0.20
    182
    44. Diarrhoeal diseases
    0.86
    147
    0.40
    165
    45. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    0.59
    38
    0.04
    180
    46. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.54
    153
    0.36
    168
    47. Drownings
    0.40
    178
    1.55
    128
    48. Birth Trauma
    0.35
    168
    0.87
    130
    49. Fires
    0.32
    162
    0.97
    116
    50. Hepatitis C
    0.29
    38
    0.09
    92
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Alzheimers & Dementia
    98,135
    19.17
    147
    0.16
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    71,728
    14.01
    36,513
    38.86
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    40,540
    7.92
    1,396
    1.49
    4. Stroke
    37,626
    7.35
    21,347
    22.72
    5. Lung Cancers
    35,715
    6.98
    3,288
    3.50
    6. Lung Disease
    32,896
    6.43
    3,993
    4.25
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    18,446
    3.60
    2,591
    2.76
    8. Prostate Cancer
    13,289
    2.60
    1,016
    1.08
    9. Breast Cancer
    12,718
    2.48
    1,358
    1.45
    10. Lymphomas
    9,350
    1.83
    499
    0.53
    11. Pancreas Cancer
    8,995
    1.76
    1,063
    1.13
    12. Oesophagus Cancer
    8,727
    1.70
    195
    0.21
    13. Parkinson's Disease
    8,573
    1.67
    284
    0.30
    14. Liver Disease
    7,666
    1.50
    1,804
    1.92
    15. Falls
    7,618
    1.49
    381
    0.41
    16. Bladder Cancer
    6,133
    1.20
    637
    0.68
    17. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,842
    1.14
    1,344
    1.43
    18. Kidney Disease
    5,471
    1.07
    1,855
    1.97
    19. Other Injuries
    5,464
    1.07
    437
    0.47
    20. Suicide
    5,325
    1.04
    681
    0.72
    21. Liver Cancer
    5,237
    1.02
    664
    0.71
    22. Leukemia
    5,211
    1.02
    460
    0.49
    23. Hypertension
    5,208
    1.02
    5,916
    6.30
    24. Stomach Cancer
    4,999
    0.98
    1,175
    1.25
    25. Ovary Cancer
    4,019
    0.79
    420
    0.45
    26. Other Neoplasms
    3,986
    0.78
    93
    0.10
    27. Skin Cancers
    3,727
    0.73
    328
    0.35
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    3,297
    0.64
    146
    0.16
    29. Inflammatory/Heart
    3,126
    0.61
    409
    0.44
    30. Oral Cancer
    3,109
    0.61
    408
    0.43
    31. Drug Use
    2,824
    0.55
    76
    0.08
    32. Uterin Cancer
    2,346
    0.46
    369
    0.39
    33. Road Traffic Accidents
    2,169
    0.42
    647
    0.69
    34. Skin Disease
    2,134
    0.42
    53
    0.06
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    2,127
    0.42
    160
    0.17
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,090
    0.41
    276
    0.29
    37. Multiple Sclerosis
    1,856
    0.36
    52
    0.06
    38. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,599
    0.31
    27
    0.03
    39. Alcohol
    1,555
    0.30
    44
    0.05
    40. Low Birth Weight
    1,313
    0.26
    116
    0.12
    41. Asthma
    1,302
    0.25
    28
    0.03
    42. Epilepsy
    1,193
    0.23
    93
    0.10
    43. Cervical Cancer
    1,099
    0.21
    422
    0.45
    44. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1,014
    0.20
    5
    0.01
    45. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    876
    0.17
    56
    0.06
    46. Violence
    868
    0.17
    84
    0.09
    47. Tuberculosis
    351
    0.07
    104
    0.11
    48. Fires
    334
    0.07
    124
    0.13
    49. Drownings
    301
    0.06
    129
    0.14
    50. Anemia
    277
    0.05
    25
    0.03
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      United Kingdom UNITED KINGDOM   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    24.68
    29
    23.63
    32
    2. Breast Cancer
    17.64
    82
    17.57
    86
    3. Prostate Cancer
    16.66
    82
    14.25
    109
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.09
    50
    16.50
    18
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    6.20
    52
    7.11
    42
    6. Lymphomas
    6.17
    37
    3.82
    127
    7. Oesophagus Cancer
    6.08
    28
    1.46
    129
    8. Ovary Cancer
    5.61
    45
    5.80
    39
    9. Liver Cancer
    3.64
    146
    4.53
    114
    10. Leukemia
    3.55
    93
    3.61
    89
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.54
    40
    3.82
    30
    12. Stomach Cancer
    3.32
    143
    7.80
    66
    13. Uterin Cancer
    2.98
    56
    4.59
    23
    14. Skin Cancers
    2.62
    46
    2.17
    72
    15. Oral Cancer
    2.46
    105
    3.32
    74
    16. Cervical Cancer
    2.01
    165
    6.87
    108
    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.