UNITED KINGDOM VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	54,446	4	37,626	+ 16,820
Coronary Heart Disease	2	44,042	2	71,728	- 27,686
Lung Disease	3	18,545	6	32,896	- 14,351
Tuberculosis	4	15,086	47	351	+ 14,735
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	14,654	38	1,599	+ 13,055
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,006	3	40,540	- 28,534
Diabetes Mellitus	7	11,759	17	5,842	+ 5,917
Road Traffic Accidents	8	10,155	33	2,169	+ 7,986
Liver Disease	9	8,532	14	7,666	+ 866
Oesophagus Cancer	10	7,923	12	8,727	- 803
Low Birth Weight	11	7,084	40	1,313	+ 5,771
Oral Cancer	12	6,294	30	3,109	+ 3,186
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	6,084	1	98,135	- 92,051
Hypertension	14	5,996	23	5,208	+ 788
Birth Trauma	15	5,435	54	190	+ 5,245
Lung Cancers	16	4,941	5	35,715	- 30,774
Kidney Disease	17	4,399	18	5,471	- 1,071
Congenital Anomalies	18	4,104	35	2,127	+ 1,977
Measles	19	3,661	75	0	+ 3,661
Asthma	20	3,609	41	1,302	+ 2,307
Other Injuries	21	3,096	19	5,464	- 2,368
Drownings	22	2,879	49	301	+ 2,578
Breast Cancer	23	2,763	9	12,718	- 9,956
Stomach Cancer	24	2,759	24	4,999	- 2,240
Suicide	25	2,434	20	5,325	- 2,891
Cervical Cancer	26	2,083	43	1,099	+ 984
Violence	27	1,876	46	868	+ 1,008
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	1,840	7	18,446	- 16,606
Maternal Conditions	29	1,591	64	47	+ 1,544
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,535	13	8,573	- 7,038
Falls	31	1,350	15	7,618	- 6,268
Drug Use	32	1,204	31	2,824	- 1,620
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,186	45	876	+ 310
Liver Cancer	34	1,171	21	5,237	- 4,066
Lymphomas	35	1,082	10	9,350	- 8,268
Malnutrition	36	981	58	116	+ 865
Ovary Cancer	37	905	25	4,019	- 3,113
Meningitis	38	854	52	232	+ 622
Pertussis	39	816	69	3	+ 813
Leukemia	40	769	22	5,211	- 4,442
Prostate Cancer	41	675	8	13,289	- 12,614
Inflammatory/Heart	42	602	29	3,126	- 2,524
Pancreas Cancer	43	574	11	8,995	- 8,422
Epilepsy	44	549	42	1,193	- 644
Endocrine Disorders	45	542	28	3,297	- 2,755
Fires	46	516	48	334	+ 181
Appendicitis	47	512	59	105	+ 407
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	508	36	2,090	- 1,582
Syphilis	49	498	62	49	+ 449
Skin Disease	50	459	34	2,134	- 1,675
Hepatitis B	51	455	65	40	+ 415
Bladder Cancer	52	402	16	6,133	- 5,731
Skin Cancers	53	346	27	3,727	- 3,381
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	331	44	1,014	- 683
HIV/AIDS	55	228	55	188	+ 40
Poisonings	56	219	53	221	- 2
Tetanus	57	183	72	0	+ 182
Uterin Cancer	58	164	32	2,346	- 2,182
Encephalitis	59	151	68	6	+ 145
Alcohol	60	106	39	1,555	- 1,448
Other Neoplasms	61	99	26	3,986	- 3,887
Hepatitis C	62	84	51	267	- 183
War	63	82	67	10	+ 72
Multiple Sclerosis	64	73	37	1,856	- 1,783
Dengue	65	65	73	0	+ 65
Upper Respiratory	66	41	63	48	- 8
Leishmaniasis	67	23	70	0	+ 22
Malaria	68	18	76	0	+ 18
Ascariasis	69	13	80	0	+ 13
Chlamydia	70	9	79	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	6	66	16	- 10
Diphtheria	72	2	74	0	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	83	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	50	277	- 277
Schizophrenia	82	0	60	101	- 101
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	61	54	- 54
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	86	0	57	167	- 167
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Bangladesh

United Kingdom

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.