BELGIUM VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	9,526	3	7,408	+ 2,118
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,706	1	15,281	- 7,575
Lung Disease	3	3,245	5	6,438	- 3,193
Tuberculosis	4	2,639	54	46	+ 2,594
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,564	33	418	+ 2,146
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	2,101	6	5,677	- 3,577
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,057	20	1,269	+ 788
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,777	29	666	+ 1,111
Liver Disease	9	1,493	17	1,433	+ 60
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,386	25	898	+ 488
Low Birth Weight	11	1,239	50	70	+ 1,170
Oral Cancer	12	1,101	28	675	+ 427
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	1,065	2	9,416	- 8,351
Hypertension	14	1,049	27	740	+ 310
Birth Trauma	15	951	53	47	+ 904
Lung Cancers	16	864	4	6,777	- 5,912
Kidney Disease	17	770	8	2,952	- 2,182
Congenital Anomalies	18	718	40	282	+ 436
Measles	19	640	79	0	+ 640
Asthma	20	631	46	128	+ 504
Other Injuries	21	542	11	2,006	- 1,465
Drownings	22	504	47	79	+ 425
Breast Cancer	23	483	9	2,587	- 2,103
Stomach Cancer	24	483	26	863	- 380
Suicide	25	426	10	2,111	- 1,685
Cervical Cancer	26	364	41	243	+ 122
Violence	27	328	44	149	+ 179
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	322	7	3,329	- 3,007
Maternal Conditions	29	278	64	6	+ 272
Parkinson's Disease	30	268	19	1,378	- 1,109
Falls	31	236	15	1,756	- 1,519
Drug Use	32	211	39	287	- 77
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	207	37	293	- 85
Liver Cancer	34	205	24	976	- 771
Lymphomas	35	189	16	1,552	- 1,363
Malnutrition	36	172	38	291	- 119
Ovary Cancer	37	158	30	653	- 494
Meningitis	38	149	58	28	+ 121
Pertussis	39	143	68	1	+ 142
Leukemia	40	135	21	1,199	- 1,065
Prostate Cancer	41	118	13	1,824	- 1,706
Inflammatory/Heart	42	105	23	1,060	- 955
Pancreas Cancer	43	100	14	1,809	- 1,709
Epilepsy	44	96	36	348	- 252
Endocrine Disorders	45	95	18	1,432	- 1,337
Fires	46	90	48	75	+ 15
Appendicitis	47	90	62	17	+ 73
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	89	42	213	- 124
Syphilis	49	87	70	0	+ 87
Skin Disease	50	80	35	380	- 299
Hepatitis B	51	80	63	17	+ 63
Bladder Cancer	52	70	22	1,078	- 1,008
Skin Cancers	53	61	31	522	- 462
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	58	49	73	- 15
HIV/AIDS	55	40	57	36	+ 4
Poisonings	56	38	55	41	- 3
Tetanus	57	32	78	0	+ 32
Uterin Cancer	58	29	34	384	- 355
Encephalitis	59	26	66	1	+ 25
Alcohol	60	19	32	500	- 481
Other Neoplasms	61	17	12	1,828	- 1,810
Hepatitis C	62	15	52	53	- 38
War	63	14	67	1	+ 13
Multiple Sclerosis	64	13	45	147	- 134
Dengue	65	11	83	0	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	66	7	59	22	- 15
Leishmaniasis	67	4	73	0	+ 4
Malaria	68	3	75	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	72	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	43	199	- 199
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	40	- 40
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	19	- 19
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	86	0	51	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Bangladesh

Belgium

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.