COLOMBIA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,438	3	16,573	+ 22,865
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,902	1	43,066	- 11,164
Lung Disease	3	13,433	4	15,928	- 2,495
Tuberculosis	4	10,928	32	1,272	+ 9,656
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,615	38	747	+ 9,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,697	5	10,773	- 2,077
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,518	11	5,028	+ 3,489
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,355	6	7,765	- 409
Liver Disease	9	6,180	19	2,426	+ 3,754
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,739	36	835	+ 4,904
Low Birth Weight	11	5,131	23	2,095	+ 3,036
Oral Cancer	12	4,559	37	807	+ 3,752
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,407	22	2,157	+ 2,250
Hypertension	14	4,343	8	6,400	- 2,056
Birth Trauma	15	3,937	41	648	+ 3,288
Lung Cancers	16	3,579	10	5,250	- 1,672
Kidney Disease	17	3,187	7	6,834	- 3,647
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,973	16	2,963	+ 10
Measles	19	2,652	78	0	+ 2,651
Asthma	20	2,614	54	191	+ 2,423
Other Injuries	21	2,242	28	1,592	+ 650
Drownings	22	2,085	40	689	+ 1,396
Breast Cancer	23	2,001	13	3,669	- 1,668
Stomach Cancer	24	1,998	9	6,112	- 4,113
Suicide	25	1,763	26	1,965	- 202
Cervical Cancer	26	1,508	20	2,266	- 758
Violence	27	1,359	2	19,268	- 17,909
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,333	12	4,371	- 3,038
Maternal Conditions	29	1,152	46	394	+ 758
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,112	47	383	+ 729
Falls	31	978	29	1,518	- 539
Drug Use	32	872	44	492	+ 381
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	859	63	38	+ 821
Liver Cancer	34	848	24	2,065	- 1,217
Lymphomas	35	784	18	2,603	- 1,819
Malnutrition	36	711	27	1,878	- 1,167
Ovary Cancer	37	656	33	1,122	- 466
Meningitis	38	619	50	244	+ 375
Pertussis	39	591	69	18	+ 573
Leukemia	40	557	21	2,208	- 1,651
Prostate Cancer	41	489	14	3,584	- 3,095
Inflammatory/Heart	42	436	31	1,329	- 893
Pancreas Cancer	43	416	25	2,022	- 1,607
Epilepsy	44	398	43	597	- 200
Endocrine Disorders	45	393	30	1,367	- 975
Fires	46	374	56	127	+ 247
Appendicitis	47	371	52	213	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	368	39	698	- 331
Syphilis	49	361	65	30	+ 330
Skin Disease	50	333	34	1,102	- 769
Hepatitis B	51	329	62	50	+ 279
Bladder Cancer	52	291	42	609	- 318
Skin Cancers	53	251	35	1,028	- 778
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	240	51	242	- 3
HIV/AIDS	55	165	17	2,683	- 2,518
Poisonings	56	158	61	61	+ 98
Tetanus	57	132	71	14	+ 118
Uterin Cancer	58	119	45	423	- 304
Encephalitis	59	109	64	38	+ 71
Alcohol	60	77	68	23	+ 54
Other Neoplasms	61	72	15	3,205	- 3,133
Hepatitis C	62	61	59	65	- 4
War	63	59	49	260	- 200
Multiple Sclerosis	64	53	60	62	- 10
Dengue	65	47	55	133	- 86
Upper Respiratory	66	29	66	27	+ 3
Leishmaniasis	67	16	74	7	+ 9
Malaria	68	13	67	26	- 13
Ascariasis	69	9	76	5	+ 5
Chlamydia	70	6	81	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	73	7	- 3
Diphtheria	72	1	80	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	72	8	- 8
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	57	101	- 101
Schizophrenia	82	0	70	18	- 18
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	75	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	86	0	58	67	- 67
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

Bangladesh

Colombia

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.