BANGLADESH VS BHUTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BHUTAN		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	133,965	2	108,528	+ 25,438
Lung Disease	2	100,018	3	45,699	+ 54,318
Stroke	3	68,706	1	134,166	- 65,461
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	33,773	6	29,586	+ 4,188
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	32,300	5	36,111	- 3,810
Liver Disease	6	31,573	9	21,024	+ 10,548
Diabetes Mellitus	7	31,265	7	28,976	+ 2,289
Kidney Disease	8	28,345	17	10,841	+ 17,504
Tuberculosis	9	26,273	4	37,175	- 10,902
Road Traffic Accidents	10	23,548	8	25,023	- 1,475
Stomach Cancer	11	22,528	24	6,799	+ 15,729
Falls	12	21,156	31	3,328	+ 17,828
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	19,936	13	14,993	+ 4,943
Low Birth Weight	14	15,110	11	17,457	- 2,347
Asthma	15	14,828	20	8,893	+ 5,935
Hypertension	16	14,595	14	14,776	- 181
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	12,889	33	2,922	+ 9,967
HIV/AIDS	18	11,062	55	563	+ 10,499
Birth Trauma	19	9,776	15	13,392	- 3,616
Congenital Anomalies	20	9,587	18	10,113	- 527
Lung Cancers	21	8,399	16	12,174	- 3,775
Oesophagus Cancer	22	8,345	10	19,525	- 11,180
Oral Cancer	23	8,209	12	15,511	- 7,302
Other Injuries	24	8,128	21	7,629	+ 499
Peptic Ulcer Disease	25	7,366	48	1,251	+ 6,115
Suicide	26	6,701	25	5,998	+ 703
Liver Cancer	27	6,660	34	2,884	+ 3,776
Parkinson's Disease	28	5,990	30	3,782	+ 2,209
Cervical Cancer	29	5,812	26	5,132	+ 680
Encephalitis	30	5,345	59	371	+ 4,974
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	4,609	28	4,534	+ 75
Drownings	32	3,873	22	7,094	- 3,221
Pancreas Cancer	33	3,805	43	1,414	+ 2,391
Leukemia	34	3,539	40	1,895	+ 1,644
Violence	35	3,494	27	4,623	- 1,129
Meningitis	36	3,284	38	2,105	+ 1,179
Ovary Cancer	37	2,718	37	2,231	+ 486
Epilepsy	38	2,632	44	1,353	+ 1,279
Endocrine Disorders	39	2,091	45	1,335	+ 756
Syphilis	40	2,026	49	1,227	+ 799
Skin Cancers	41	1,761	53	853	+ 908
Maternal Conditions	42	1,745	29	3,920	- 2,175
Breast Cancer	43	1,510	23	6,808	- 5,298
Fires	44	1,501	46	1,271	+ 230
Inflammatory/Heart	45	1,461	42	1,485	- 23
Skin Disease	46	1,387	50	1,131	+ 255
Drug Use	47	1,307	32	2,967	- 1,660
Bladder Cancer	48	1,238	52	991	+ 247
Alcohol	49	1,139	60	262	+ 877
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,014	54	815	+ 199
Appendicitis	51	959	47	1,262	- 303
Lymphomas	52	923	35	2,667	- 1,744
Hepatitis B	53	772	51	1,121	- 349
Malnutrition	54	661	36	2,418	- 1,757
Prostate Cancer	55	646	41	1,664	- 1,019
Dengue	56	633	65	161	+ 472
Other Neoplasms	57	410	61	243	+ 167
Measles	58	391	19	9,021	- 8,630
Poisonings	59	362	56	539	- 176
Tetanus	60	264	57	450	- 186
Upper Respiratory	61	195	66	100	+ 95
Multiple Sclerosis	62	191	64	179	+ 12
Pertussis	63	181	39	2,011	- 1,830
Hepatitis C	64	176	62	207	- 31
Leishmaniasis	65	176	67	56	+ 120
Ascariasis	66	34	69	31	+ 2
Chlamydia	67	18	70	21	- 3
War	68	17	63	202	- 186
Otitis Media	69	9	71	14	- 4
Diphtheria	70	4	72	5	- 1
Uterin Cancer	71	0	58	405	- 405
Anemia	72	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	74	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	75	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	76	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	77	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	78	0	86	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	81	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	82	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	85	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	86	0	77	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

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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.