AFGHANISTAN VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	31,909	3	19,060	+ 12,849
Coronary Heart Disease	2	25,811	1	40,195	- 14,383
Lung Disease	3	10,869	15	4,650	+ 6,219
Tuberculosis	4	8,841	7	9,839	- 998
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,588	13	5,555	+ 3,033
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	7,036	4	14,649	- 7,613
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,891	12	5,750	+ 1,142
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,951	11	6,033	- 82
Liver Disease	9	5,000	16	4,600	+ 401
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,644	29	1,314	+ 3,329
Low Birth Weight	11	4,152	5	12,631	- 8,479
Oral Cancer	12	3,689	27	1,467	+ 2,222
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,566	23	1,765	+ 1,801
Hypertension	14	3,514	8	7,995	- 4,481
Birth Trauma	15	3,185	6	10,723	- 7,538
Lung Cancers	16	2,895	32	1,076	+ 1,820
Kidney Disease	17	2,578	10	6,590	- 4,012
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,405	14	5,001	- 2,595
Measles	19	2,145	49	350	+ 1,795
Asthma	20	2,115	17	3,403	- 1,288
Other Injuries	21	1,814	18	3,241	- 1,427
Drownings	22	1,687	34	996	+ 691
Breast Cancer	23	1,619	22	1,822	- 203
Stomach Cancer	24	1,617	26	1,501	+ 116
Suicide	25	1,426	24	1,573	- 146
Cervical Cancer	26	1,221	44	541	+ 680
Violence	27	1,099	19	3,217	- 2,117
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,078	39	741	+ 337
Maternal Conditions	29	932	9	7,807	- 6,875
Parkinson's Disease	30	899	41	628	+ 272
Falls	31	791	37	905	- 114
Drug Use	32	706	51	328	+ 378
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	695	33	1,041	- 346
Liver Cancer	34	686	40	657	+ 29
Lymphomas	35	634	36	946	- 312
Malnutrition	36	575	43	589	- 14
Ovary Cancer	37	531	48	369	+ 161
Meningitis	38	501	20	2,626	- 2,125
Pertussis	39	478	21	2,107	- 1,629
Leukemia	40	451	42	610	- 160
Prostate Cancer	41	396	55	258	+ 138
Inflammatory/Heart	42	353	45	527	- 174
Pancreas Cancer	43	336	56	229	+ 107
Epilepsy	44	322	35	993	- 671
Endocrine Disorders	45	318	28	1,364	- 1,046
Fires	46	302	50	348	- 46
Appendicitis	47	300	52	298	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	298	25	1,505	- 1,207
Syphilis	49	292	60	94	+ 198
Skin Disease	50	269	61	94	+ 175
Hepatitis B	51	267	38	863	- 597
Bladder Cancer	52	236	54	272	- 36
Skin Cancers	53	203	59	145	+ 58
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	194	65	25	+ 168
HIV/AIDS	55	134	46	464	- 330
Poisonings	56	128	47	384	- 255
Tetanus	57	107	30	1,254	- 1,147
Uterin Cancer	58	96	53	289	- 192
Encephalitis	59	88	31	1,190	- 1,102
Alcohol	60	62	58	150	- 88
Other Neoplasms	61	58	63	29	+ 29
Hepatitis C	62	49	64	28	+ 21
War	63	48	2	25,620	- 25,571
Multiple Sclerosis	64	43	62	84	- 41
Dengue	65	38	72	0	+ 38
Upper Respiratory	66	24	68	9	+ 15
Leishmaniasis	67	13	70	1	+ 12
Malaria	68	11	57	185	- 175
Ascariasis	69	7	66	17	- 9
Chlamydia	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	71	1	+ 3
Diphtheria	72	1	67	16	- 15
Leprosy	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Bangladesh

Afghanistan

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.