BRAZIL VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	175,009	2	123,207	+ 51,802
Coronary Heart Disease	2	141,566	1	165,788	- 24,222
Lung Disease	3	59,611	6	59,373	+ 238
Tuberculosis	4	48,492	40	4,895	+ 43,597
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	47,103	35	5,659	+ 41,444
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	38,592	3	94,705	- 56,113
Diabetes Mellitus	7	37,797	5	59,608	- 21,811
Road Traffic Accidents	8	32,640	8	33,871	- 1,230
Liver Disease	9	27,424	13	21,422	+ 6,002
Oesophagus Cancer	10	25,469	26	10,466	+ 15,003
Low Birth Weight	11	22,771	33	6,881	+ 15,890
Oral Cancer	12	20,233	28	9,951	+ 10,281
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	19,557	10	30,717	- 11,160
Hypertension	14	19,274	11	28,822	- 9,548
Birth Trauma	15	17,469	45	3,777	+ 13,692
Lung Cancers	16	15,881	9	31,659	- 15,778
Kidney Disease	17	14,141	7	37,690	- 23,549
Congenital Anomalies	18	13,192	23	12,317	+ 875
Measles	19	11,767	81	4	+ 11,763
Asthma	20	11,600	48	2,595	+ 9,005
Other Injuries	21	9,951	21	13,807	- 3,856
Drownings	22	9,253	39	4,937	+ 4,316
Breast Cancer	23	8,881	14	20,759	- 11,878
Stomach Cancer	24	8,868	17	17,992	- 9,124
Suicide	25	7,824	20	14,540	- 6,716
Cervical Cancer	26	6,694	29	9,511	- 2,817
Violence	27	6,030	4	68,779	- 62,749
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	5,915	12	23,161	- 17,247
Maternal Conditions	29	5,113	53	1,507	+ 3,606
Parkinson's Disease	30	4,933	41	4,770	+ 162
Falls	31	4,341	16	18,847	- 14,506
Drug Use	32	3,871	49	2,467	+ 1,404
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	3,812	51	2,193	+ 1,619
Liver Cancer	34	3,763	25	11,514	- 7,752
Lymphomas	35	3,479	27	10,376	- 6,897
Malnutrition	36	3,154	34	6,695	- 3,542
Ovary Cancer	37	2,911	43	4,355	- 1,445
Meningitis	38	2,746	54	1,359	+ 1,388
Pertussis	39	2,623	75	30	+ 2,593
Leukemia	40	2,472	30	8,531	- 6,059
Prostate Cancer	41	2,171	15	19,001	- 16,830
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,936	18	17,508	- 15,571
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,845	24	11,999	- 10,154
Epilepsy	44	1,765	46	3,263	- 1,498
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,742	19	16,927	- 15,185
Fires	46	1,658	58	1,028	+ 630
Appendicitis	47	1,646	57	1,067	+ 579
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,632	44	4,258	- 2,626
Syphilis	49	1,600	68	223	+ 1,378
Skin Disease	50	1,476	31	7,179	- 5,703
Hepatitis B	51	1,462	59	775	+ 687
Bladder Cancer	52	1,292	36	5,306	- 4,014
Skin Cancers	53	1,113	38	5,032	- 3,918
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,063	61	596	+ 467
HIV/AIDS	55	734	22	12,558	- 11,824
Poisonings	56	703	66	317	+ 386
Tetanus	57	587	71	88	+ 499
Uterin Cancer	58	528	47	2,780	- 2,252
Encephalitis	59	484	72	65	+ 419
Alcohol	60	342	32	7,121	- 6,779
Other Neoplasms	61	318	42	4,665	- 4,347
Hepatitis C	62	270	52	1,955	- 1,685
War	63	264	56	1,090	- 826
Multiple Sclerosis	64	234	64	356	- 122
Dengue	65	210	76	14	+ 196
Upper Respiratory	66	131	67	260	- 129
Leishmaniasis	67	73	63	432	- 359
Malaria	68	59	74	44	+ 15
Ascariasis	69	41	78	7	+ 34
Chlamydia	70	28	80	5	+ 22
Otitis Media	71	18	70	94	- 76
Diphtheria	72	7	79	7	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	69	173	- 173
Schistosomiasis	74	0	62	593	- 593
Chagas disease	75	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	83	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	10	- 10
Trichuriasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	81	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	661	- 661
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	73	62	- 62
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	86	0	65	330	- 330
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

Bangladesh

Brazil

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.