CHINA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	1,126,192	1	2,043,210	- 917,018
Coronary Heart Disease	2	910,982	2	1,771,525	- 860,544
Lung Disease	3	383,599	3	968,607	- 585,008
Tuberculosis	4	312,050	32	34,802	+ 277,248
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	303,113	50	8,719	+ 294,394
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	248,343	12	183,342	+ 65,001
Diabetes Mellitus	7	243,227	14	161,672	+ 81,555
Road Traffic Accidents	8	210,042	8	250,272	- 40,230
Liver Disease	9	176,478	15	145,603	+ 30,875
Oesophagus Cancer	10	163,892	10	242,891	- 78,999
Low Birth Weight	11	146,532	40	21,631	+ 124,901
Oral Cancer	12	130,198	24	54,695	+ 75,502
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	125,850	6	304,455	- 178,605
Hypertension	14	124,028	7	301,183	- 177,155
Birth Trauma	15	112,415	43	17,644	+ 94,771
Lung Cancers	16	102,192	4	714,311	- 612,119
Kidney Disease	17	91,000	11	192,302	- 101,302
Congenital Anomalies	18	84,890	31	36,613	+ 48,277
Measles	19	75,721	62	558	+ 75,163
Asthma	20	74,647	39	23,147	+ 51,499
Other Injuries	21	64,036	25	54,087	+ 9,949
Drownings	22	59,544	26	52,807	+ 6,737
Breast Cancer	23	57,147	19	92,757	- 35,610
Stomach Cancer	24	57,068	5	398,439	- 341,371
Suicide	25	50,346	17	116,324	- 65,978
Cervical Cancer	26	43,077	27	51,650	- 8,573
Violence	27	38,803	47	11,115	+ 27,688
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	38,061	9	248,388	- 210,328
Maternal Conditions	29	32,902	54	3,596	+ 29,306
Parkinson's Disease	30	31,742	20	70,699	- 38,957
Falls	31	27,934	16	138,878	- 110,943
Drug Use	32	24,908	38	24,214	+ 694
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	24,527	21	65,350	- 40,823
Liver Cancer	34	24,212	13	180,952	- 156,740
Lymphomas	35	22,387	23	57,838	- 35,451
Malnutrition	36	20,293	44	12,995	+ 7,299
Ovary Cancer	37	18,730	35	28,078	- 9,348
Meningitis	38	17,672	51	5,704	+ 11,968
Pertussis	39	16,881	64	484	+ 16,397
Leukemia	40	15,909	22	58,145	- 42,236
Prostate Cancer	41	13,971	28	51,056	- 37,085
Inflammatory/Heart	42	12,461	33	29,954	- 17,493
Pancreas Cancer	43	11,870	18	111,537	- 99,667
Epilepsy	44	11,359	46	11,365	- 6
Endocrine Disorders	45	11,208	37	25,613	- 14,404
Fires	46	10,667	48	10,498	+ 169
Appendicitis	47	10,593	60	1,468	+ 9,126
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	10,502	30	37,723	- 27,221
Syphilis	49	10,299	58	1,824	+ 8,475
Skin Disease	50	9,496	52	5,222	+ 4,274
Hepatitis B	51	9,409	56	2,757	+ 6,651
Bladder Cancer	52	8,316	29	37,873	- 29,558
Skin Cancers	53	7,163	41	19,669	- 12,507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	6,843	49	10,108	- 3,265
HIV/AIDS	55	4,724	34	28,746	- 24,021
Poisonings	56	4,521	36	25,762	- 21,241
Tetanus	57	3,778	63	491	+ 3,286
Uterin Cancer	58	3,401	45	11,751	- 8,351
Encephalitis	59	3,115	55	2,796	+ 318
Alcohol	60	2,199	42	19,071	- 16,872
Other Neoplasms	61	2,044	53	4,374	- 2,331
Hepatitis C	62	1,736	66	86	+ 1,650
War	63	1,698	61	900	+ 798
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,504	59	1,734	- 231
Dengue	65	1,348	70	12	+ 1,336
Upper Respiratory	66	841	57	2,663	- 1,822
Leishmaniasis	67	469	78	0	+ 469
Malaria	68	380	75	0	+ 380
Ascariasis	69	264	68	34	+ 231
Chlamydia	70	178	67	55	+ 123
Otitis Media	71	115	69	15	+ 99
Diphtheria	72	43	71	11	+ 32
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	65	400	- 400
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Bangladesh

China

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.