UGANDA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	39,195	6	11,181	+ 28,014
Coronary Heart Disease	2	31,705	9	8,784	+ 22,921
Lung Disease	3	13,351	22	3,051	+ 10,300
Tuberculosis	4	10,860	10	7,255	+ 3,606
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	10,549	5	12,103	- 1,554
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	8,643	2	18,865	- 10,222
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,465	14	4,794	+ 3,671
Road Traffic Accidents	8	7,310	4	13,012	- 5,702
Liver Disease	9	6,142	13	5,122	+ 1,020
Oesophagus Cancer	10	5,704	28	1,674	+ 4,030
Low Birth Weight	11	5,100	8	9,673	- 4,574
Oral Cancer	12	4,531	40	731	+ 3,800
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	4,380	30	1,286	+ 3,094
Hypertension	14	4,317	21	3,120	+ 1,196
Birth Trauma	15	3,912	7	10,405	- 6,492
Lung Cancers	16	3,557	46	441	+ 3,116
Kidney Disease	17	3,167	19	3,168	- 1
Congenital Anomalies	18	2,954	11	6,641	- 3,686
Measles	19	2,635	51	343	+ 2,292
Asthma	20	2,598	27	1,745	+ 853
Other Injuries	21	2,229	20	3,130	- 901
Drownings	22	2,072	31	1,238	+ 835
Breast Cancer	23	1,989	32	1,128	+ 861
Stomach Cancer	24	1,986	45	515	+ 1,471
Suicide	25	1,752	24	2,033	- 281
Cervical Cancer	26	1,499	15	4,378	- 2,879
Violence	27	1,350	12	6,175	- 4,824
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,325	35	919	+ 406
Maternal Conditions	29	1,145	17	3,641	- 2,496
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,105	48	351	+ 753
Falls	31	972	33	1,127	- 154
Drug Use	32	867	57	233	+ 634
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	854	50	348	+ 506
Liver Cancer	34	843	29	1,522	- 680
Lymphomas	35	779	26	1,762	- 982
Malnutrition	36	706	18	3,317	- 2,611
Ovary Cancer	37	652	44	519	+ 133
Meningitis	38	615	16	3,718	- 3,103
Pertussis	39	588	25	1,909	- 1,322
Leukemia	40	554	42	599	- 45
Prostate Cancer	41	486	34	950	- 464
Inflammatory/Heart	42	434	37	859	- 426
Pancreas Cancer	43	413	47	358	+ 55
Epilepsy	44	395	43	599	- 203
Endocrine Disorders	45	390	38	761	- 371
Fires	46	371	36	872	- 501
Appendicitis	47	369	58	211	+ 158
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	366	41	687	- 321
Syphilis	49	358	23	2,235	- 1,877
Skin Disease	50	330	55	242	+ 88
Hepatitis B	51	327	61	123	+ 204
Bladder Cancer	52	289	59	181	+ 109
Skin Cancers	53	249	49	349	- 99
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	238	64	55	+ 183
HIV/AIDS	55	164	1	21,188	- 21,024
Poisonings	56	157	39	745	- 588
Tetanus	57	131	53	271	- 139
Uterin Cancer	58	118	56	234	- 115
Encephalitis	59	108	62	122	- 14
Alcohol	60	77	54	256	- 180
Other Neoplasms	61	71	66	37	+ 34
Hepatitis C	62	60	67	30	+ 30
War	63	59	63	88	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	52	69	16	+ 36
Dengue	65	47	74	1	+ 46
Upper Respiratory	66	29	60	144	- 114
Leishmaniasis	67	16	68	28	- 12
Malaria	68	13	3	13,576	- 13,563
Ascariasis	69	9	70	16	- 7
Chlamydia	70	6	73	6	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	4	71	11	- 7
Diphtheria	72	1	72	11	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	52	286	- 286
Chagas disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	65	50	- 50
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	78	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	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	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 UGANDA

Bangladesh

Uganda

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.