BANGLADESH VS BELGIUM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BELGIUM		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	215,217	2	108,528	+ 106,689
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	132,618	13	14,993	+ 117,625
Stroke	3	104,330	1	134,166	- 29,836
Lung Cancers	4	95,448	16	12,174	+ 83,273
Lung Disease	5	90,675	3	45,699	+ 44,976
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	79,961	6	29,586	+ 50,375
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	46,882	28	4,534	+ 42,348
Kidney Disease	8	41,573	17	10,841	+ 30,732
Breast Cancer	9	36,433	23	6,808	+ 29,625
Suicide	10	29,733	25	5,998	+ 23,735
Other Injuries	11	28,258	21	7,629	+ 20,629
Other Neoplasms	12	25,741	61	243	+ 25,497
Prostate Cancer	13	25,695	41	1,664	+ 24,031
Pancreas Cancer	14	25,485	43	1,414	+ 24,070
Falls	15	24,726	31	3,328	+ 21,398
Lymphomas	16	21,863	35	2,667	+ 19,196
Liver Disease	17	20,180	9	21,024	- 844
Endocrine Disorders	18	20,164	45	1,335	+ 18,829
Parkinson's Disease	19	19,402	30	3,782	+ 15,621
Diabetes Mellitus	20	17,878	7	28,976	- 11,099
Leukemia	21	16,892	40	1,895	+ 14,997
Bladder Cancer	22	15,190	52	991	+ 14,199
Inflammatory/Heart	23	14,936	42	1,485	+ 13,452
Liver Cancer	24	13,742	34	2,884	+ 10,858
Oesophagus Cancer	25	12,650	10	19,525	- 6,875
Stomach Cancer	26	12,156	24	6,799	+ 5,358
Hypertension	27	10,416	14	14,776	- 4,359
Oral Cancer	28	9,502	12	15,511	- 6,009
Road Traffic Accidents	29	9,380	8	25,023	- 15,643
Ovary Cancer	30	9,191	37	2,231	+ 6,959
Skin Cancers	31	7,355	53	853	+ 6,502
Alcohol	32	7,037	60	262	+ 6,775
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	5,882	5	36,111	- 30,229
Uterin Cancer	34	5,410	58	405	+ 5,005
Skin Disease	35	5,345	50	1,131	+ 4,214
Epilepsy	36	4,898	44	1,353	+ 3,545
Rheumatic Heart Disease	37	4,124	33	2,922	+ 1,202
Malnutrition	38	4,095	36	2,418	+ 1,677
Drug Use	39	4,048	32	2,967	+ 1,081
Congenital Anomalies	40	3,970	18	10,113	- 6,143
Cervical Cancer	41	3,419	26	5,132	- 1,712
Peptic Ulcer Disease	42	2,994	48	1,251	+ 1,743
Anemia	43	2,801	81	0	+ 2,801
Violence	44	2,106	27	4,623	- 2,517
Multiple Sclerosis	45	2,070	64	179	+ 1,890
Asthma	46	1,798	20	8,893	- 7,095
Drownings	47	1,108	22	7,094	- 5,986
Fires	48	1,056	46	1,271	- 215
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,022	54	815	+ 207
Low Birth Weight	50	981	11	17,457	- 16,475
Osteoarthritis	51	824	86	0	+ 824
Hepatitis C	52	747	62	207	+ 540
Birth Trauma	53	661	15	13,392	- 12,731
Tuberculosis	54	642	4	37,175	- 36,533
Poisonings	55	579	56	539	+ 40
Schizophrenia	56	557	82	0	+ 557
HIV/AIDS	57	509	55	563	- 54
Meningitis	58	401	38	2,105	- 1,704
Upper Respiratory	59	310	66	100	+ 210
Prostatic Hypertrophy	60	282	85	0	+ 282
Oral conditions	61	267	84	0	+ 267
Appendicitis	62	235	47	1,262	- 1,027
Hepatitis B	63	233	51	1,121	- 888
Maternal Conditions	64	84	29	3,920	- 3,835
Otitis Media	65	25	71	14	+ 12
Encephalitis	66	18	59	371	- 353
War	67	17	63	202	- 185
Pertussis	68	12	39	2,011	- 1,999
Diphtheria	69	0	72	5	- 5
Syphilis	70	0	49	1,227	- 1,227
Chlamydia	71	0	70	21	- 21
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Tetanus	78	0	57	450	- 450
Measles	79	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	31	- 31
Dengue	83	0	65	161	- 161
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Belgium

Bangladesh

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.