POLAND VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	30,815	2	32,693	- 1,878
Coronary Heart Disease	2	24,927	1	117,700	- 92,773
Lung Disease	3	10,496	6	13,677	- 3,180
Tuberculosis	4	8,538	41	597	+ 7,942
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	8,294	37	839	+ 7,455
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,795	4	19,998	- 13,203
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,655	8	8,947	- 2,292
Road Traffic Accidents	8	5,747	22	3,555	+ 2,193
Liver Disease	9	4,829	10	7,912	- 3,083
Oesophagus Cancer	10	4,484	33	1,803	+ 2,682
Low Birth Weight	11	4,009	42	579	+ 3,431
Oral Cancer	12	3,563	25	3,377	+ 186
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	3,444	21	3,701	- 258
Hypertension	14	3,394	15	4,937	- 1,543
Birth Trauma	15	3,076	57	52	+ 3,024
Lung Cancers	16	2,796	3	25,781	- 22,984
Kidney Disease	17	2,490	20	4,065	- 1,575
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,323	36	916	+ 1,406
Measles	19	2,072	72	0	+ 2,072
Asthma	20	2,043	43	540	+ 1,502
Other Injuries	21	1,752	28	2,527	- 774
Drownings	22	1,629	39	636	+ 993
Breast Cancer	23	1,564	9	7,967	- 6,403
Stomach Cancer	24	1,562	12	5,910	- 4,349
Suicide	25	1,378	18	4,282	- 2,904
Cervical Cancer	26	1,179	32	1,907	- 728
Violence	27	1,062	49	294	+ 768
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,041	5	14,610	- 13,569
Maternal Conditions	29	900	63	10	+ 891
Parkinson's Disease	30	869	34	1,500	- 632
Falls	31	764	16	4,712	- 3,947
Drug Use	32	682	48	321	+ 361
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	671	40	612	+ 59
Liver Cancer	34	663	29	2,290	- 1,627
Lymphomas	35	613	19	4,141	- 3,529
Malnutrition	36	555	50	291	+ 265
Ovary Cancer	37	512	27	2,929	- 2,417
Meningitis	38	484	53	171	+ 313
Pertussis	39	462	71	0	+ 462
Leukemia	40	435	24	3,456	- 3,020
Prostate Cancer	41	382	11	6,489	- 6,107
Inflammatory/Heart	42	341	23	3,495	- 3,154
Pancreas Cancer	43	325	13	5,430	- 5,105
Epilepsy	44	311	35	1,145	- 834
Endocrine Disorders	45	307	38	831	- 524
Fires	46	292	45	474	- 182
Appendicitis	47	290	55	69	+ 221
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	287	26	3,091	- 2,804
Syphilis	49	282	69	0	+ 281
Skin Disease	50	260	46	469	- 209
Hepatitis B	51	257	56	52	+ 205
Bladder Cancer	52	228	17	4,700	- 4,473
Skin Cancers	53	196	31	2,155	- 1,959
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	187	47	369	- 182
HIV/AIDS	55	129	54	115	+ 14
Poisonings	56	124	51	205	- 81
Tetanus	57	103	67	2	+ 102
Uterin Cancer	58	93	30	2,163	- 2,070
Encephalitis	59	85	64	6	+ 79
Alcohol	60	60	14	5,238	- 5,178
Other Neoplasms	61	56	7	9,256	- 9,200
Hepatitis C	62	47	52	188	- 141
War	63	46	66	4	+ 43
Multiple Sclerosis	64	41	44	502	- 461
Dengue	65	37	84	0	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	66	23	60	19	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	67	13	75	0	+ 13
Malaria	68	10	78	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	7	82	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	68	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	72	1	70	0	+ 1
Leprosy	73	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	62	12	- 12
Schizophrenia	82	0	58	30	- 30
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	65	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

Bangladesh

Poland

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.