DR CONGO VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	91,781	6	36,596	+ 55,185
Coronary Heart Disease	2	74,242	7	34,713	+ 39,529
Lung Disease	3	31,262	14	13,527	+ 17,735
Tuberculosis	4	25,431	2	43,759	- 18,328
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	24,703	5	41,301	- 16,598
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	20,239	1	73,546	- 53,307
Diabetes Mellitus	7	19,822	16	12,902	+ 6,920
Road Traffic Accidents	8	17,118	10	30,256	- 13,139
Liver Disease	9	14,382	13	15,044	- 662
Oesophagus Cancer	10	13,357	53	790	+ 12,567
Low Birth Weight	11	11,942	8	34,668	- 22,727
Oral Cancer	12	10,611	51	1,003	+ 9,608
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	10,256	28	4,548	+ 5,709
Hypertension	14	10,108	12	15,743	- 5,635
Birth Trauma	15	9,161	9	33,075	- 23,914
Lung Cancers	16	8,328	47	1,158	+ 7,171
Kidney Disease	17	7,416	20	9,077	- 1,660
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,918	11	16,256	- 9,338
Measles	19	6,171	3	42,254	- 36,083
Asthma	20	6,083	24	7,733	- 1,650
Other Injuries	21	5,219	22	8,272	- 3,053
Drownings	22	4,853	34	3,454	+ 1,399
Breast Cancer	23	4,657	35	3,416	+ 1,242
Stomach Cancer	24	4,651	37	2,579	+ 2,072
Suicide	25	4,103	26	5,812	- 1,709
Cervical Cancer	26	3,511	27	4,823	- 1,312
Violence	27	3,162	18	11,120	- 7,958
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	3,102	36	2,966	+ 135
Maternal Conditions	29	2,681	19	10,513	- 7,831
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,587	49	1,035	+ 1,552
Falls	31	2,277	33	3,483	- 1,206
Drug Use	32	2,030	59	638	+ 1,391
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,999	43	1,728	+ 271
Liver Cancer	34	1,973	31	3,840	- 1,867
Lymphomas	35	1,825	38	2,061	- 237
Malnutrition	36	1,654	21	8,910	- 7,257
Ovary Cancer	37	1,526	58	656	+ 871
Meningitis	38	1,440	17	11,568	- 10,128
Pertussis	39	1,376	23	7,921	- 6,545
Leukemia	40	1,296	41	1,871	- 575
Prostate Cancer	41	1,139	30	3,948	- 2,810
Inflammatory/Heart	42	1,016	29	4,045	- 3,029
Pancreas Cancer	43	967	50	1,017	- 49
Epilepsy	44	926	44	1,727	- 801
Endocrine Disorders	45	913	25	7,380	- 6,466
Fires	46	869	39	2,007	- 1,138
Appendicitis	47	863	56	703	+ 160
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	856	40	1,923	- 1,067
Syphilis	49	839	32	3,751	- 2,912
Skin Disease	50	774	54	781	- 7
Hepatitis B	51	767	61	456	+ 311
Bladder Cancer	52	678	65	270	+ 408
Skin Cancers	53	584	55	765	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	558	66	217	+ 340
HIV/AIDS	55	385	15	13,286	- 12,901
Poisonings	56	368	42	1,729	- 1,360
Tetanus	57	308	46	1,166	- 858
Uterin Cancer	58	277	63	352	- 75
Encephalitis	59	254	57	680	- 426
Alcohol	60	179	60	635	- 456
Other Neoplasms	61	167	67	88	+ 79
Hepatitis C	62	141	69	69	+ 73
War	63	138	45	1,658	- 1,520
Multiple Sclerosis	64	123	71	44	+ 79
Dengue	65	110	74	1	+ 109
Upper Respiratory	66	69	62	370	- 302
Leishmaniasis	67	38	52	869	- 830
Malaria	68	31	4	41,813	- 41,782
Ascariasis	69	22	68	80	- 58
Chlamydia	70	15	73	15	- 0
Otitis Media	71	9	72	38	- 29
Diphtheria	72	3	70	47	- 43
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	48	1,071	- 1,071
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	64	347	- 347
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Bangladesh

DR Congo

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.