USA VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	271,967	4	158,520	+ 113,447
Coronary Heart Disease	2	219,995	1	504,904	- 284,909
Lung Disease	3	92,636	3	195,387	- 102,751
Tuberculosis	4	75,358	62	546	+ 74,811
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	73,199	37	9,955	+ 63,245
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	59,973	11	60,317	- 345
Diabetes Mellitus	7	58,737	10	61,418	- 2,681
Road Traffic Accidents	8	50,723	17	41,694	+ 9,029
Liver Disease	9	42,618	16	43,402	- 784
Oesophagus Cancer	10	39,579	28	17,829	+ 21,749
Low Birth Weight	11	35,386	39	6,924	+ 28,462
Oral Cancer	12	31,442	35	11,555	+ 19,887
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	30,392	2	287,198	- 256,807
Hypertension	14	29,952	8	65,960	- 36,009
Birth Trauma	15	27,147	54	1,233	+ 25,914
Lung Cancers	16	24,679	5	155,533	- 130,854
Kidney Disease	17	21,976	6	85,861	- 63,885
Congenital Anomalies	18	20,500	34	11,762	+ 8,739
Measles	19	18,286	80	0	+ 18,286
Asthma	20	18,027	46	3,818	+ 14,208
Other Injuries	21	15,464	25	25,997	- 10,533
Drownings	22	14,379	45	4,070	+ 10,309
Breast Cancer	23	13,800	13	48,671	- 34,870
Stomach Cancer	24	13,781	33	13,077	+ 705
Suicide	25	12,158	12	53,099	- 40,941
Cervical Cancer	26	10,403	38	6,984	+ 3,418
Violence	27	9,371	27	18,976	- 9,605
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	9,191	9	61,827	- 52,636
Maternal Conditions	29	7,946	56	779	+ 7,167
Parkinson's Disease	30	7,666	21	34,491	- 26,825
Falls	31	6,746	18	40,418	- 33,672
Drug Use	32	6,015	7	74,435	- 68,419
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,923	47	3,646	+ 2,277
Liver Cancer	34	5,847	23	27,064	- 21,217
Lymphomas	35	5,406	19	40,281	- 34,875
Malnutrition	36	4,901	40	6,762	- 1,861
Ovary Cancer	37	4,523	31	14,591	- 10,068
Meningitis	38	4,268	60	606	+ 3,662
Pertussis	39	4,077	69	16	+ 4,061
Leukemia	40	3,842	24	26,966	- 23,124
Prostate Cancer	41	3,374	20	35,612	- 32,238
Inflammatory/Heart	42	3,009	22	32,529	- 29,520
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,866	15	44,293	- 41,426
Epilepsy	44	2,743	50	3,162	- 419
Endocrine Disorders	45	2,707	14	46,985	- 44,278
Fires	46	2,576	49	3,183	- 607
Appendicitis	47	2,558	63	424	+ 2,134
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,536	48	3,461	- 925
Syphilis	49	2,487	66	49	+ 2,438
Skin Disease	50	2,293	43	5,409	- 3,116
Hepatitis B	51	2,272	59	608	+ 1,664
Bladder Cancer	52	2,008	26	19,622	- 17,614
Skin Cancers	53	1,730	32	14,311	- 12,581
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	1,653	52	2,461	- 808
HIV/AIDS	55	1,141	42	5,660	- 4,520
Poisonings	56	1,092	53	1,674	- 582
Tetanus	57	912	71	2	+ 910
Uterin Cancer	58	821	36	10,063	- 9,242
Encephalitis	59	752	68	25	+ 727
Alcohol	60	531	30	14,659	- 14,128
Other Neoplasms	61	493	29	17,743	- 17,250
Hepatitis C	62	419	41	5,684	- 5,265
War	63	410	55	1,198	- 788
Multiple Sclerosis	64	363	44	5,059	- 4,696
Dengue	65	326	76	0	+ 325
Upper Respiratory	66	203	65	229	- 26
Leishmaniasis	67	113	79	0	+ 113
Malaria	68	92	77	0	+ 92
Ascariasis	69	64	82	0	+ 64
Chlamydia	70	43	84	0	+ 43
Otitis Media	71	28	67	34	- 6
Diphtheria	72	10	75	0	+ 10
Leprosy	73	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Schizophrenia	82	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	83	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	64	286	- 286
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	86	0	61	579	- 579
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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United States

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.