BANGLADESH VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	156,168	6	29,586	+ 126,582
Tuberculosis	2	140,419	4	37,175	+ 103,244
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	139,826	5	36,111	+ 103,715
HIV/AIDS	4	112,027	55	563	+ 111,464
Stroke	5	98,030	1	134,166	- 36,136
Malaria	6	97,900	68	45	+ 97,855
Coronary Heart Disease	7	86,572	2	108,528	- 21,956
Low Birth Weight	8	66,506	11	17,457	+ 49,049
Birth Trauma	9	65,426	15	13,392	+ 52,034
Road Traffic Accidents	10	53,432	8	25,023	+ 28,409
Measles	11	48,514	19	9,021	+ 39,493
Hypertension	12	37,382	14	14,776	+ 22,607
Maternal Conditions	13	35,058	29	3,920	+ 31,138
Liver Disease	14	34,429	9	21,024	+ 13,405
Diabetes Mellitus	15	34,071	7	28,976	+ 5,095
Meningitis	16	30,292	38	2,105	+ 28,186
Violence	17	30,108	27	4,623	+ 25,485
Lung Disease	18	28,542	3	45,699	- 17,157
Congenital Anomalies	19	23,152	18	10,113	+ 13,039
Asthma	20	22,712	20	8,893	+ 13,819
Kidney Disease	21	21,201	17	10,841	+ 10,359
Malnutrition	22	20,619	36	2,418	+ 18,201
Other Injuries	23	18,525	21	7,629	+ 10,896
Suicide	24	17,462	25	5,998	+ 11,464
Endocrine Disorders	25	12,627	45	1,335	+ 11,292
Breast Cancer	26	10,276	23	6,808	+ 3,467
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	9,468	48	1,251	+ 8,217
War	28	9,360	63	202	+ 9,157
Tetanus	29	8,368	57	450	+ 7,918
Inflammatory/Heart	30	8,056	42	1,485	+ 6,571
Pertussis	31	7,917	39	2,011	+ 5,905
Cervical Cancer	32	6,869	26	5,132	+ 1,737
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	6,086	13	14,993	- 8,907
Drownings	34	6,038	22	7,094	- 1,056
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	5,788	33	2,922	+ 2,866
Falls	36	5,412	31	3,328	+ 2,084
Schistosomiasis	37	5,052	74	0	+ 5,052
Prostate Cancer	38	4,667	41	1,664	+ 3,003
Fires	39	4,233	46	1,271	+ 2,962
Poisonings	40	4,000	56	539	+ 3,461
Syphilis	41	3,585	49	1,227	+ 2,358
Lymphomas	42	3,553	35	2,667	+ 885
Epilepsy	43	3,546	44	1,353	+ 2,193
Liver Cancer	44	3,482	34	2,884	+ 598
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	3,477	28	4,534	- 1,058
Oral Cancer	46	2,718	12	15,511	- 12,793
Leukemia	47	2,631	40	1,895	+ 736
Parkinson's Disease	48	2,007	30	3,782	- 1,775
Stomach Cancer	49	1,955	24	6,799	- 4,844
Ovary Cancer	50	1,911	37	2,231	- 321
Appendicitis	51	1,845	47	1,262	+ 583
Alcohol	52	1,843	60	262	+ 1,581
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,438	10	19,525	- 18,087
Skin Disease	54	1,437	50	1,131	+ 306
Lung Cancers	55	1,397	16	12,174	- 10,777
Leishmaniasis	56	1,358	67	56	+ 1,303
Drug Use	57	1,309	32	2,967	- 1,659
Skin Cancers	58	1,279	53	853	+ 425
Trypanosomiasis	59	1,183	76	0	+ 1,183
Pancreas Cancer	60	1,092	43	1,414	- 322
Hepatitis B	61	985	51	1,121	- 136
Encephalitis	62	836	59	371	+ 465
Upper Respiratory	63	728	66	100	+ 628
Bladder Cancer	64	695	52	991	- 295
Uterin Cancer	65	583	58	405	+ 178
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	448	54	815	- 367
Diphtheria	67	317	72	5	+ 312
Otitis Media	68	185	71	14	+ 171
Hepatitis C	69	167	62	207	- 39
Other Neoplasms	70	144	61	243	- 100
Ascariasis	71	143	69	31	+ 111
Multiple Sclerosis	72	114	64	179	- 66
Chlamydia	73	56	70	21	+ 34
Dengue	74	1	65	161	- 160
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Central Africa

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.