VIET NAM VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	84,111	1	159,032	- 74,921
Coronary Heart Disease	2	68,038	2	91,939	- 23,901
Lung Disease	3	28,650	3	35,875	- 7,225
Tuberculosis	4	23,306	15	9,446	+ 13,860
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	22,638	29	4,390	+ 18,249
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	18,548	7	27,836	- 9,289
Diabetes Mellitus	7	18,166	4	33,860	- 15,695
Road Traffic Accidents	8	15,687	5	29,475	- 13,788
Liver Disease	9	13,180	10	23,900	- 10,720
Oesophagus Cancer	10	12,241	33	2,265	+ 9,976
Low Birth Weight	11	10,944	19	7,132	+ 3,812
Oral Cancer	12	9,724	20	7,088	+ 2,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	9,399	6	29,307	- 19,908
Hypertension	14	9,263	12	19,880	- 10,616
Birth Trauma	15	8,396	32	2,340	+ 6,056
Lung Cancers	16	7,632	11	21,294	- 13,662
Kidney Disease	17	6,796	8	25,251	- 18,455
Congenital Anomalies	18	6,340	21	7,064	- 724
Measles	19	5,655	37	1,780	+ 3,875
Asthma	20	5,575	17	8,150	- 2,575
Other Injuries	21	4,783	23	5,539	- 756
Drownings	22	4,447	26	5,097	- 650
Breast Cancer	23	4,268	22	6,187	- 1,919
Stomach Cancer	24	4,262	14	15,134	- 10,872
Suicide	25	3,760	18	7,249	- 3,489
Cervical Cancer	26	3,217	31	2,391	+ 826
Violence	27	2,898	36	1,785	+ 1,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,843	16	8,258	- 5,416
Maternal Conditions	29	2,457	49	773	+ 1,684
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,371	25	5,338	- 2,968
Falls	31	2,086	13	15,427	- 13,340
Drug Use	32	1,860	41	1,366	+ 495
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,832	38	1,708	+ 124
Liver Cancer	34	1,808	9	24,995	- 23,186
Lymphomas	35	1,672	30	2,964	- 1,292
Malnutrition	36	1,516	63	120	+ 1,396
Ovary Cancer	37	1,399	47	864	+ 535
Meningitis	38	1,320	51	624	+ 695
Pertussis	39	1,261	50	705	+ 556
Leukemia	40	1,188	28	4,899	- 3,711
Prostate Cancer	41	1,043	35	1,911	- 868
Inflammatory/Heart	42	931	24	5,357	- 4,426
Pancreas Cancer	43	887	44	929	- 43
Epilepsy	44	848	53	583	+ 266
Endocrine Disorders	45	837	34	2,082	- 1,245
Fires	46	797	52	595	+ 202
Appendicitis	47	791	60	201	+ 590
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	784	43	957	- 172
Syphilis	49	769	56	328	+ 441
Skin Disease	50	709	40	1,515	- 806
Hepatitis B	51	703	55	379	+ 324
Bladder Cancer	52	621	45	896	- 275
Skin Cancers	53	535	54	467	+ 68
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	511	59	224	+ 288
HIV/AIDS	55	353	27	4,993	- 4,640
Poisonings	56	338	48	832	- 494
Tetanus	57	282	58	286	- 4
Uterin Cancer	58	254	42	1,159	- 905
Encephalitis	59	233	39	1,558	- 1,326
Alcohol	60	164	46	867	- 703
Other Neoplasms	61	153	57	325	- 172
Hepatitis C	62	130	64	78	+ 51
War	63	127	65	34	+ 93
Multiple Sclerosis	64	112	61	135	- 23
Dengue	65	101	62	127	- 26
Upper Respiratory	66	63	66	34	+ 29
Leishmaniasis	67	35	78	0	+ 35
Malaria	68	28	67	14	+ 14
Ascariasis	69	20	68	9	+ 11
Chlamydia	70	13	70	1	+ 12
Otitis Media	71	9	71	1	+ 8
Diphtheria	72	3	69	3	- 0
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

Bangladesh

Viet Nam

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.