BANGLADESH VS AFGHANISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	AFGHANISTAN		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	169,005	2	108,528	+ 60,477
War	2	107,721	63	202	+ 107,519
Stroke	3	80,142	1	134,166	- 54,025
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	61,596	6	29,586	+ 32,010
Low Birth Weight	5	53,107	11	17,457	+ 35,651
Birth Trauma	6	45,085	15	13,392	+ 31,693
Tuberculosis	7	41,370	4	37,175	+ 4,194
Hypertension	8	33,616	14	14,776	+ 18,840
Maternal Conditions	9	32,825	29	3,920	+ 28,905
Kidney Disease	10	27,709	17	10,841	+ 16,868
Road Traffic Accidents	11	25,367	8	25,023	+ 345
Diabetes Mellitus	12	24,175	7	28,976	- 4,801
Diarrhoeal diseases	13	23,358	5	36,111	- 12,753
Congenital Anomalies	14	21,026	18	10,113	+ 10,913
Lung Disease	15	19,551	3	45,699	- 26,148
Liver Disease	16	19,340	9	21,024	- 1,684
Asthma	17	14,308	20	8,893	+ 5,415
Other Injuries	18	13,629	21	7,629	+ 6,001
Violence	19	13,525	27	4,623	+ 8,902
Meningitis	20	11,040	38	2,105	+ 8,934
Pertussis	21	8,861	39	2,011	+ 6,850
Breast Cancer	22	7,661	23	6,808	+ 853
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,421	13	14,993	- 7,572
Suicide	24	6,612	25	5,998	+ 614
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	6,328	48	1,251	+ 5,076
Stomach Cancer	26	6,309	24	6,799	- 489
Oral Cancer	27	6,170	12	15,511	- 9,341
Endocrine Disorders	28	5,735	45	1,335	+ 4,399
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,526	10	19,525	- 13,999
Tetanus	30	5,274	57	450	+ 4,824
Encephalitis	31	5,004	59	371	+ 4,633
Lung Cancers	32	4,524	16	12,174	- 7,651
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,376	33	2,922	+ 1,454
Drownings	34	4,188	22	7,094	- 2,906
Epilepsy	35	4,174	44	1,353	+ 2,820
Lymphomas	36	3,978	35	2,667	+ 1,311
Falls	37	3,807	31	3,328	+ 479
Hepatitis B	38	3,631	51	1,121	+ 2,510
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	3,117	28	4,534	- 1,417
Liver Cancer	40	2,763	34	2,884	- 121
Parkinson's Disease	41	2,639	30	3,782	- 1,143
Leukemia	42	2,566	40	1,895	+ 671
Malnutrition	43	2,478	36	2,418	+ 60
Cervical Cancer	44	2,274	26	5,132	- 2,858
Inflammatory/Heart	45	2,215	42	1,485	+ 731
HIV/AIDS	46	1,951	55	563	+ 1,388
Poisonings	47	1,613	56	539	+ 1,074
Ovary Cancer	48	1,553	37	2,231	- 679
Measles	49	1,473	19	9,021	- 7,547
Fires	50	1,463	46	1,271	+ 192
Drug Use	51	1,380	32	2,967	- 1,588
Appendicitis	52	1,255	47	1,262	- 7
Uterin Cancer	53	1,213	58	405	+ 808
Bladder Cancer	54	1,143	52	991	+ 153
Prostate Cancer	55	1,085	41	1,664	- 580
Pancreas Cancer	56	964	43	1,414	- 450
Malaria	57	780	68	45	+ 734
Alcohol	58	630	60	262	+ 368
Skin Cancers	59	609	53	853	- 244
Syphilis	60	396	49	1,227	- 831
Skin Disease	61	395	50	1,131	- 736
Multiple Sclerosis	62	353	64	179	+ 174
Other Neoplasms	63	121	61	243	- 123
Hepatitis C	64	117	62	207	- 90
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	107	54	815	- 708
Ascariasis	66	71	69	31	+ 39
Diphtheria	67	69	72	5	+ 64
Upper Respiratory	68	39	66	100	- 61
Chlamydia	69	6	70	21	- 15
Leishmaniasis	70	6	67	56	- 50
Otitis Media	71	2	71	14	- 11
Dengue	72	0	65	161	- 160
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.