BANGLADESH VS CHINA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CHINA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	243,413	1	134,166	+ 109,247
Coronary Heart Disease	2	211,047	2	108,528	+ 102,519
Lung Disease	3	115,393	3	45,699	+ 69,694
Lung Cancers	4	85,098	16	12,174	+ 72,923
Stomach Cancer	5	47,467	24	6,799	+ 40,668
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	36,271	13	14,993	+ 21,278
Hypertension	7	35,881	14	14,776	+ 21,105
Road Traffic Accidents	8	29,816	8	25,023	+ 4,793
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	29,591	28	4,534	+ 25,057
Oesophagus Cancer	10	28,936	10	19,525	+ 9,411
Kidney Disease	11	22,910	17	10,841	+ 12,068
Influenza and Pneumonia	12	21,842	6	29,586	- 7,744
Liver Cancer	13	21,557	34	2,884	+ 18,673
Diabetes Mellitus	14	19,260	7	28,976	- 9,716
Liver Disease	15	17,346	9	21,024	- 3,678
Falls	16	16,545	31	3,328	+ 13,217
Suicide	17	13,858	25	5,998	+ 7,860
Pancreas Cancer	18	13,288	43	1,414	+ 11,874
Breast Cancer	19	11,050	23	6,808	+ 4,242
Parkinson's Disease	20	8,423	30	3,782	+ 4,641
Rheumatic Heart Disease	21	7,785	33	2,922	+ 4,863
Leukemia	22	6,927	40	1,895	+ 5,032
Lymphomas	23	6,890	35	2,667	+ 4,223
Oral Cancer	24	6,516	12	15,511	- 8,995
Other Injuries	25	6,444	21	7,629	- 1,185
Drownings	26	6,291	22	7,094	- 803
Cervical Cancer	27	6,153	26	5,132	+ 1,021
Prostate Cancer	28	6,082	41	1,664	+ 4,418
Bladder Cancer	29	4,512	52	991	+ 3,521
Peptic Ulcer Disease	30	4,494	48	1,251	+ 3,243
Congenital Anomalies	31	4,362	18	10,113	- 5,751
Tuberculosis	32	4,146	4	37,175	- 33,029
Inflammatory/Heart	33	3,568	42	1,485	+ 2,084
HIV/AIDS	34	3,425	55	563	+ 2,862
Ovary Cancer	35	3,345	37	2,231	+ 1,114
Poisonings	36	3,069	56	539	+ 2,530
Endocrine Disorders	37	3,051	45	1,335	+ 1,716
Drug Use	38	2,885	32	2,967	- 83
Asthma	39	2,758	20	8,893	- 6,135
Low Birth Weight	40	2,577	11	17,457	- 14,880
Skin Cancers	41	2,343	53	853	+ 1,490
Alcohol	42	2,272	60	262	+ 2,010
Birth Trauma	43	2,102	15	13,392	- 11,290
Malnutrition	44	1,548	36	2,418	- 869
Uterin Cancer	45	1,400	58	405	+ 995
Epilepsy	46	1,354	44	1,353	+ 1
Violence	47	1,324	27	4,623	- 3,299
Fires	48	1,251	46	1,271	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,204	54	815	+ 389
Diarrhoeal diseases	50	1,039	5	36,111	- 35,072
Meningitis	51	679	38	2,105	- 1,426
Skin Disease	52	622	50	1,131	- 509
Other Neoplasms	53	521	61	243	+ 278
Maternal Conditions	54	428	29	3,920	- 3,491
Encephalitis	55	333	59	371	- 38
Hepatitis B	56	329	51	1,121	- 792
Upper Respiratory	57	317	66	100	+ 217
Syphilis	58	217	49	1,227	- 1,010
Multiple Sclerosis	59	207	64	179	+ 27
Appendicitis	60	175	47	1,262	- 1,087
War	61	107	63	202	- 95
Measles	62	66	19	9,021	- 8,954
Tetanus	63	59	57	450	- 392
Pertussis	64	58	39	2,011	- 1,953
Schistosomiasis	65	48	74	0	+ 48
Hepatitis C	66	10	62	207	- 197
Chlamydia	67	7	70	21	- 15
Ascariasis	68	4	69	31	- 27
Otitis Media	69	2	71	14	- 12
Dengue	70	1	65	161	- 159
Diphtheria	71	1	72	5	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	56	- 56
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	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.