CUBA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		CUBA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	8,721	2	10,725	- 2,004
Coronary Heart Disease	2	7,055	1	22,079	- 15,024
Lung Disease	3	2,971	6	5,492	- 2,522
Tuberculosis	4	2,417	60	45	+ 2,372
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	2,347	43	206	+ 2,141
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	1,923	3	8,564	- 6,641
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,884	13	1,791	+ 93
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,627	19	1,007	+ 619
Liver Disease	9	1,367	11	1,873	- 507
Oesophagus Cancer	10	1,269	22	879	+ 390
Low Birth Weight	11	1,135	48	98	+ 1,036
Oral Cancer	12	1,008	23	876	+ 132
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	975	5	5,841	- 4,867
Hypertension	14	960	7	3,469	- 2,508
Birth Trauma	15	871	59	49	+ 822
Lung Cancers	16	791	4	5,985	- 5,193
Kidney Disease	17	705	14	1,700	- 995
Congenital Anomalies	18	657	37	368	+ 290
Measles	19	586	76	0	+ 586
Asthma	20	578	40	301	+ 277
Other Injuries	21	496	12	1,869	- 1,373
Drownings	22	461	42	231	+ 230
Breast Cancer	23	443	15	1,673	- 1,230
Stomach Cancer	24	442	20	991	- 549
Suicide	25	390	16	1,638	- 1,248
Cervical Cancer	26	334	29	666	- 332
Violence	27	300	32	584	- 283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	295	9	2,958	- 2,663
Maternal Conditions	29	255	61	43	+ 211
Parkinson's Disease	30	246	27	691	- 445
Falls	31	216	10	2,810	- 2,593
Drug Use	32	193	51	82	+ 111
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	190	44	162	+ 28
Liver Cancer	34	188	24	815	- 628
Lymphomas	35	173	18	1,089	- 916
Malnutrition	36	157	55	64	+ 94
Ovary Cancer	37	145	39	323	- 178
Meningitis	38	137	50	83	+ 54
Pertussis	39	131	73	0	+ 131
Leukemia	40	123	30	633	- 510
Prostate Cancer	41	108	8	3,365	- 3,257
Inflammatory/Heart	42	97	17	1,156	- 1,060
Pancreas Cancer	43	92	21	905	- 813
Epilepsy	44	88	46	108	- 20
Endocrine Disorders	45	87	36	412	- 326
Fires	46	83	58	55	+ 28
Appendicitis	47	82	47	104	- 22
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	81	35	420	- 338
Syphilis	49	80	69	1	+ 79
Skin Disease	50	74	41	258	- 185
Hepatitis B	51	73	56	59	+ 14
Bladder Cancer	52	64	26	734	- 670
Skin Cancers	53	55	33	514	- 458
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	53	49	87	- 34
HIV/AIDS	55	37	34	471	- 435
Poisonings	56	35	62	17	+ 18
Tetanus	57	29	71	1	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	58	26	31	602	- 576
Encephalitis	59	24	66	6	+ 18
Alcohol	60	17	28	675	- 658
Other Neoplasms	61	16	25	769	- 753
Hepatitis C	62	13	45	112	- 99
War	63	13	68	1	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	64	12	57	55	- 44
Dengue	65	10	74	0	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	66	7	65	6	+ 1
Leishmaniasis	67	4	83	0	+ 4
Malaria	68	3	82	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	2	70	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	70	1	84	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	63	11	- 10
Diphtheria	72	0	75	0	+ 0
Leprosy	73	0	67	2	- 2
Schistosomiasis	74	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	52	77	- 77
Schizophrenia	82	0	54	68	- 68
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	6	- 6
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	53	75	- 75
Osteoarthritis	86	0	38	326	- 326
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CUBA

Bangladesh

Cuba

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.