NIGERIA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	188,287	8	57,744	+ 130,543
Coronary Heart Disease	2	152,306	7	61,374	+ 90,933
Lung Disease	3	64,134	22	12,569	+ 51,565
Tuberculosis	4	52,171	3	127,335	- 75,164
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	50,677	2	144,724	- 94,047
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,520	1	207,281	- 165,761
Diabetes Mellitus	7	40,665	18	22,497	+ 18,168
Road Traffic Accidents	8	35,117	12	41,693	- 6,577
Liver Disease	9	29,505	13	38,326	- 8,820
Oesophagus Cancer	10	27,401	64	560	+ 26,841
Low Birth Weight	11	24,499	6	95,959	- 71,460
Oral Cancer	12	21,768	48	2,238	+ 19,529
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	21,041	31	6,786	+ 14,255
Hypertension	14	20,736	24	10,692	+ 10,044
Birth Trauma	15	18,795	5	100,186	- 81,392
Lung Cancers	16	17,085	57	1,295	+ 15,790
Kidney Disease	17	15,214	20	18,189	- 2,975
Congenital Anomalies	18	14,193	9	49,696	- 35,504
Measles	19	12,660	14	29,439	- 16,779
Asthma	20	12,480	27	8,192	+ 4,288
Other Injuries	21	10,706	17	22,696	- 11,990
Drownings	22	9,955	32	6,584	+ 3,371
Breast Cancer	23	9,554	23	11,884	- 2,330
Stomach Cancer	24	9,541	50	2,129	+ 7,412
Suicide	25	8,417	30	7,019	+ 1,399
Cervical Cancer	26	7,202	25	10,574	- 3,372
Violence	27	6,487	19	18,407	- 11,920
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	6,363	43	4,152	+ 2,211
Maternal Conditions	29	5,501	15	23,540	- 18,039
Parkinson's Disease	30	5,307	46	2,473	+ 2,834
Falls	31	4,670	28	7,528	- 2,858
Drug Use	32	4,164	34	6,273	- 2,109
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	4,101	52	1,946	+ 2,155
Liver Cancer	34	4,048	39	5,289	- 1,241
Lymphomas	35	3,743	40	5,202	- 1,459
Malnutrition	36	3,393	36	5,896	- 2,503
Ovary Cancer	37	3,131	49	2,133	+ 999
Meningitis	38	2,955	11	43,651	- 40,697
Pertussis	39	2,822	16	23,282	- 20,460
Leukemia	40	2,660	47	2,257	+ 403
Prostate Cancer	41	2,336	35	5,914	- 3,579
Inflammatory/Heart	42	2,083	42	4,826	- 2,743
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,985	51	1,975	+ 10
Epilepsy	44	1,899	41	5,001	- 3,102
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,874	21	15,799	- 13,925
Fires	46	1,783	29	7,132	- 5,348
Appendicitis	47	1,771	60	760	+ 1,011
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,756	37	5,846	- 4,090
Syphilis	49	1,722	38	5,449	- 3,727
Skin Disease	50	1,588	56	1,468	+ 119
Hepatitis B	51	1,573	55	1,488	+ 85
Bladder Cancer	52	1,390	63	670	+ 720
Skin Cancers	53	1,198	53	1,933	- 736
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,144	69	165	+ 979
HIV/AIDS	55	790	10	44,124	- 43,334
Poisonings	56	756	33	6,570	- 5,814
Tetanus	57	632	26	8,355	- 7,723
Uterin Cancer	58	569	62	679	- 110
Encephalitis	59	521	59	937	- 416
Alcohol	60	368	58	1,031	- 664
Other Neoplasms	61	342	66	290	+ 52
Hepatitis C	62	290	65	304	- 13
War	63	284	45	3,245	- 2,961
Multiple Sclerosis	64	251	68	179	+ 72
Dengue	65	225	73	2	+ 224
Upper Respiratory	66	141	67	259	- 118
Leishmaniasis	67	78	70	23	+ 56
Malaria	68	64	4	100,963	- 100,899
Ascariasis	69	44	61	685	- 641
Chlamydia	70	30	71	14	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	19	72	3	+ 16
Diphtheria	72	7	44	3,800	- 3,792
Leprosy	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	1,508	- 1,508
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Bangladesh

Nigeria

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.