BANGLADESH VS BRAZIL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BRAZIL		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	127,097	2	108,528	+ 18,569
Stroke	2	94,454	1	134,166	- 39,713
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	72,603	6	29,586	+ 43,017
Violence	4	52,728	27	4,623	+ 48,105
Diabetes Mellitus	5	45,697	7	28,976	+ 16,721
Lung Disease	6	45,517	3	45,699	- 182
Kidney Disease	7	28,894	17	10,841	+ 18,053
Road Traffic Accidents	8	25,966	8	25,023	+ 943
Lung Cancers	9	24,270	16	12,174	+ 12,096
Alzheimers & Dementia	10	23,548	13	14,993	+ 8,555
Hypertension	11	22,096	14	14,776	+ 7,320
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	17,756	28	4,534	+ 13,222
Liver Disease	13	16,423	9	21,024	- 4,602
Breast Cancer	14	15,914	23	6,808	+ 9,106
Prostate Cancer	15	14,566	41	1,664	+ 12,902
Falls	16	14,448	31	3,328	+ 11,121
Stomach Cancer	17	13,793	24	6,799	+ 6,994
Inflammatory/Heart	18	13,422	42	1,485	+ 11,938
Endocrine Disorders	19	12,977	45	1,335	+ 11,641
Suicide	20	11,147	25	5,998	+ 5,149
Other Injuries	21	10,585	21	7,629	+ 2,956
HIV/AIDS	22	9,627	55	563	+ 9,065
Congenital Anomalies	23	9,442	18	10,113	- 671
Pancreas Cancer	24	9,199	43	1,414	+ 7,785
Liver Cancer	25	8,827	34	2,884	+ 5,943
Oesophagus Cancer	26	8,023	10	19,525	- 11,502
Lymphomas	27	7,954	35	2,667	+ 5,287
Oral Cancer	28	7,629	12	15,511	- 7,882
Cervical Cancer	29	7,291	26	5,132	+ 2,159
Leukemia	30	6,540	40	1,895	+ 4,645
Skin Disease	31	5,504	50	1,131	+ 4,372
Alcohol	32	5,459	60	262	+ 5,197
Low Birth Weight	33	5,275	11	17,457	- 12,182
Malnutrition	34	5,133	36	2,418	+ 2,715
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	4,339	5	36,111	- 31,772
Bladder Cancer	36	4,068	52	991	+ 3,077
Chagas disease	37	3,868	75	0	+ 3,868
Skin Cancers	38	3,857	53	853	+ 3,004
Drownings	39	3,785	22	7,094	- 3,309
Tuberculosis	40	3,753	4	37,175	- 33,423
Parkinson's Disease	41	3,657	30	3,782	- 124
Other Neoplasms	42	3,576	61	243	+ 3,333
Ovary Cancer	43	3,339	37	2,231	+ 1,108
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	3,264	48	1,251	+ 2,013
Birth Trauma	45	2,895	15	13,392	- 10,497
Epilepsy	46	2,502	44	1,353	+ 1,148
Uterin Cancer	47	2,131	58	405	+ 1,726
Asthma	48	1,989	20	8,893	- 6,904
Drug Use	49	1,891	32	2,967	- 1,076
Anemia	50	1,853	81	0	+ 1,853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	51	1,681	33	2,922	- 1,241
Hepatitis C	52	1,499	62	207	+ 1,292
Maternal Conditions	53	1,155	29	3,920	- 2,765
Meningitis	54	1,041	38	2,105	- 1,064
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	841	85	0	+ 841
War	56	836	63	202	+ 633
Appendicitis	57	818	47	1,262	- 444
Fires	58	788	46	1,271	- 483
Hepatitis B	59	594	51	1,121	- 527
Schizophrenia	60	507	82	0	+ 507
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	457	54	815	- 358
Schistosomiasis	62	455	74	0	+ 455
Leishmaniasis	63	331	67	56	+ 275
Multiple Sclerosis	64	273	64	179	+ 94
Osteoarthritis	65	253	86	0	+ 253
Poisonings	66	243	56	539	- 296
Upper Respiratory	67	199	66	100	+ 99
Syphilis	68	171	49	1,227	- 1,056
Leprosy	69	132	73	0	+ 132
Otitis Media	70	72	71	14	+ 58
Tetanus	71	67	57	450	- 383
Encephalitis	72	50	59	371	- 321
Oral conditions	73	47	84	0	+ 47
Malaria	74	34	68	45	- 11
Pertussis	75	23	39	2,011	- 1,988
Dengue	76	11	65	161	- 150
Iodine Deficiency	77	8	77	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	78	6	69	31	- 26
Diphtheria	79	5	72	5	+ 0
Chlamydia	80	4	70	21	- 17
Measles	81	3	19	9,021	- 9,018
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	1	80	0	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	83	1	76	0	+ 1
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	85	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Brazil

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.