MALAYSIA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	27,490	3	21,592	+ 5,898
Coronary Heart Disease	2	22,237	1	36,729	- 14,493
Lung Disease	3	9,363	5	6,633	+ 2,731
Tuberculosis	4	7,617	26	1,227	+ 6,390
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	7,399	20	1,773	+ 5,626
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,062	2	23,477	- 17,415
Diabetes Mellitus	7	5,937	9	4,107	+ 1,830
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,127	4	7,181	- 2,054
Liver Disease	9	4,308	7	5,125	- 818
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,001	41	435	+ 3,566
Low Birth Weight	11	3,577	29	1,020	+ 2,556
Oral Cancer	12	3,178	17	1,865	+ 1,313
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,072	10	3,996	- 924
Hypertension	14	3,027	38	649	+ 2,378
Birth Trauma	15	2,744	42	359	+ 2,385
Lung Cancers	16	2,494	8	4,319	- 1,824
Kidney Disease	17	2,221	6	6,629	- 4,408
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,072	24	1,403	+ 669
Measles	19	1,848	70	0	+ 1,848
Asthma	20	1,822	30	1,013	+ 809
Other Injuries	21	1,563	14	2,222	- 659
Drownings	22	1,453	36	820	+ 634
Breast Cancer	23	1,395	12	3,071	- 1,676
Stomach Cancer	24	1,393	21	1,441	- 49
Suicide	25	1,229	19	1,823	- 594
Cervical Cancer	26	1,051	31	1,010	+ 41
Violence	27	947	34	869	+ 78
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	929	11	3,832	- 2,903
Maternal Conditions	29	803	56	167	+ 636
Parkinson's Disease	30	775	28	1,106	- 331
Falls	31	682	18	1,855	- 1,173
Drug Use	32	608	45	322	+ 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	599	51	246	+ 353
Liver Cancer	34	591	16	1,984	- 1,393
Lymphomas	35	546	25	1,321	- 775
Malnutrition	36	495	49	249	+ 246
Ovary Cancer	37	457	35	827	- 370
Meningitis	38	431	46	301	+ 130
Pertussis	39	412	57	80	+ 332
Leukemia	40	388	23	1,412	- 1,024
Prostate Cancer	41	341	33	903	- 562
Inflammatory/Heart	42	304	27	1,214	- 910
Pancreas Cancer	43	290	32	994	- 704
Epilepsy	44	277	52	226	+ 52
Endocrine Disorders	45	274	37	809	- 536
Fires	46	260	44	336	- 75
Appendicitis	47	259	58	71	+ 187
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	256	22	1,424	- 1,168
Syphilis	49	251	62	19	+ 232
Skin Disease	50	232	15	2,066	- 1,834
Hepatitis B	51	230	54	206	+ 24
Bladder Cancer	52	203	39	467	- 264
Skin Cancers	53	175	50	247	- 72
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	167	60	27	+ 140
HIV/AIDS	55	115	13	2,679	- 2,564
Poisonings	56	110	53	211	- 100
Tetanus	57	92	61	21	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	58	83	43	352	- 269
Encephalitis	59	76	40	452	- 376
Alcohol	60	54	55	181	- 127
Other Neoplasms	61	50	48	265	- 215
Hepatitis C	62	42	64	6	+ 37
War	63	41	63	11	+ 31
Multiple Sclerosis	64	37	59	30	+ 6
Dengue	65	33	47	280	- 247
Upper Respiratory	66	21	65	5	+ 16
Leishmaniasis	67	11	77	0	+ 11
Malaria	68	9	76	0	+ 9
Ascariasis	69	6	67	2	+ 4
Chlamydia	70	4	68	2	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	3	66	3	- 0
Diphtheria	72	1	69	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	73	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 MALAYSIA

Bangladesh

Malaysia

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.