SOUTH KOREA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	41,421	3	25,596	+ 15,825
Coronary Heart Disease	2	33,506	1	28,043	+ 5,463
Lung Disease	3	14,109	11	8,526	+ 5,582
Tuberculosis	4	11,477	24	1,950	+ 9,527
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	11,148	35	929	+ 10,220
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	9,134	2	26,650	- 17,516
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,946	13	6,812	+ 2,134
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,725	15	4,399	+ 3,326
Liver Disease	9	6,491	14	6,348	+ 142
Oesophagus Cancer	10	6,028	28	1,733	+ 4,295
Low Birth Weight	11	5,389	45	370	+ 5,019
Oral Cancer	12	4,789	29	1,457	+ 3,332
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,629	6	12,145	- 7,516
Hypertension	14	4,562	17	3,711	+ 851
Birth Trauma	15	4,135	54	88	+ 4,046
Lung Cancers	16	3,759	4	20,293	- 16,534
Kidney Disease	17	3,347	9	10,107	- 6,760
Congenital Anomalies	18	3,122	41	518	+ 2,604
Measles	19	2,785	83	0	+ 2,785
Asthma	20	2,745	32	1,150	+ 1,595
Other Injuries	21	2,355	18	3,634	- 1,279
Drownings	22	2,190	42	501	+ 1,689
Breast Cancer	23	2,102	21	2,880	- 778
Stomach Cancer	24	2,099	10	8,625	- 6,526
Suicide	25	1,852	5	14,636	- 12,784
Cervical Cancer	26	1,584	34	1,065	+ 519
Violence	27	1,427	44	386	+ 1,041
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,400	8	10,180	- 8,780
Maternal Conditions	29	1,210	61	34	+ 1,176
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,167	16	3,951	- 2,784
Falls	31	1,027	20	2,934	- 1,907
Drug Use	32	916	50	154	+ 762
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	902	48	224	+ 678
Liver Cancer	34	891	7	11,589	- 10,699
Lymphomas	35	823	19	3,477	- 2,654
Malnutrition	36	746	53	88	+ 658
Ovary Cancer	37	689	30	1,330	- 641
Meningitis	38	650	58	51	+ 599
Pertussis	39	621	67	6	+ 615
Leukemia	40	585	23	2,140	- 1,555
Prostate Cancer	41	514	22	2,316	- 1,802
Inflammatory/Heart	42	458	31	1,325	- 867
Pancreas Cancer	43	437	12	6,994	- 6,557
Epilepsy	44	418	40	524	- 107
Endocrine Disorders	45	412	25	1,891	- 1,478
Fires	46	392	47	263	+ 129
Appendicitis	47	390	57	54	+ 336
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	386	38	540	- 153
Syphilis	49	379	62	27	+ 352
Skin Disease	50	349	36	704	- 355
Hepatitis B	51	346	39	526	- 180
Bladder Cancer	52	306	27	1,768	- 1,462
Skin Cancers	53	263	37	585	- 321
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	252	51	150	+ 102
HIV/AIDS	55	174	55	84	+ 89
Poisonings	56	166	52	115	+ 51
Tetanus	57	139	69	5	+ 134
Uterin Cancer	58	125	43	420	- 295
Encephalitis	59	115	65	19	+ 96
Alcohol	60	81	33	1,081	- 1,000
Other Neoplasms	61	75	26	1,807	- 1,732
Hepatitis C	62	64	49	168	- 104
War	63	62	68	5	+ 58
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	66	11	+ 45
Dengue	65	50	77	0	+ 50
Upper Respiratory	66	31	63	26	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	67	17	79	0	+ 17
Malaria	68	14	71	1	+ 13
Ascariasis	69	10	74	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	70	7	84	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	4	70	5	- 0
Diphtheria	72	2	73	0	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	82	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	46	329	- 329
Schizophrenia	82	0	56	77	- 77
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	21	- 21
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	86	0	60	41	- 41
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Bangladesh

South Korea

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.