BANGLADESH VS COLOMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	COLOMBIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	146,509	2	108,528	+ 37,981
Violence	2	65,550	27	4,623	+ 60,927
Stroke	3	56,379	1	134,166	- 77,787
Lung Disease	4	54,187	3	45,699	+ 8,488
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	36,651	6	29,586	+ 7,065
Road Traffic Accidents	6	26,415	8	25,023	+ 1,392
Kidney Disease	7	23,248	17	10,841	+ 12,407
Hypertension	8	21,771	14	14,776	+ 6,995
Stomach Cancer	9	20,792	24	6,799	+ 13,994
Lung Cancers	10	17,861	16	12,174	+ 5,687
Diabetes Mellitus	11	17,106	7	28,976	- 11,870
Colon-Rectum Cancers	12	14,870	28	4,534	+ 10,336
Breast Cancer	13	12,483	23	6,808	+ 5,675
Prostate Cancer	14	12,194	41	1,664	+ 10,530
Other Neoplasms	15	10,902	61	243	+ 10,658
Congenital Anomalies	16	10,079	18	10,113	- 34
HIV/AIDS	17	9,128	55	563	+ 8,565
Lymphomas	18	8,855	35	2,667	+ 6,188
Liver Disease	19	8,254	9	21,024	- 12,770
Cervical Cancer	20	7,710	26	5,132	+ 2,578
Leukemia	21	7,512	40	1,895	+ 5,617
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	7,338	13	14,993	- 7,654
Low Birth Weight	23	7,128	11	17,457	- 10,329
Liver Cancer	24	7,025	34	2,884	+ 4,140
Pancreas Cancer	25	6,880	43	1,414	+ 5,466
Suicide	26	6,684	25	5,998	+ 687
Malnutrition	27	6,389	36	2,418	+ 3,972
Other Injuries	28	5,417	21	7,629	- 2,212
Falls	29	5,163	31	3,328	+ 1,835
Endocrine Disorders	30	4,651	45	1,335	+ 3,316
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,522	42	1,485	+ 3,038
Tuberculosis	32	4,327	4	37,175	- 32,849
Ovary Cancer	33	3,818	37	2,231	+ 1,587
Skin Disease	34	3,749	50	1,131	+ 2,617
Skin Cancers	35	3,499	53	853	+ 2,645
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,842	10	19,525	- 16,683
Oral Cancer	37	2,745	12	15,511	- 12,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	2,543	5	36,111	- 33,568
Peptic Ulcer Disease	39	2,376	48	1,251	+ 1,125
Drownings	40	2,344	22	7,094	- 4,749
Birth Trauma	41	2,206	15	13,392	- 11,187
Bladder Cancer	42	2,071	52	991	+ 1,081
Epilepsy	43	2,032	44	1,353	+ 679
Drug Use	44	1,672	32	2,967	- 1,295
Uterin Cancer	45	1,439	58	405	+ 1,034
Maternal Conditions	46	1,340	29	3,920	- 2,580
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,303	30	3,782	- 2,479
Prostatic Hypertrophy	48	1,133	85	0	+ 1,133
War	49	884	63	202	+ 682
Meningitis	50	830	38	2,105	- 1,275
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	824	54	815	+ 9
Appendicitis	52	724	47	1,262	- 538
Chagas disease	53	692	75	0	+ 692
Asthma	54	651	20	8,893	- 8,242
Dengue	55	453	65	161	+ 293
Fires	56	431	46	1,271	- 840
Anemia	57	342	81	0	+ 342
Osteoarthritis	58	227	86	0	+ 227
Hepatitis C	59	221	62	207	+ 14
Multiple Sclerosis	60	212	64	179	+ 33
Poisonings	61	207	56	539	- 332
Hepatitis B	62	172	51	1,121	- 949
Rheumatic Heart Disease	63	129	33	2,922	- 2,793
Encephalitis	64	129	59	371	- 242
Syphilis	65	103	49	1,227	- 1,124
Upper Respiratory	66	91	66	100	- 10
Malaria	67	88	68	45	+ 43
Alcohol	68	78	60	262	- 184
Pertussis	69	62	39	2,011	- 1,949
Schizophrenia	70	60	82	0	+ 60
Tetanus	71	48	57	450	- 402
Leprosy	72	28	73	0	+ 28
Otitis Media	73	25	71	14	+ 11
Leishmaniasis	74	25	67	56	- 31
Oral conditions	75	24	84	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	76	16	69	31	- 15
Schistosomiasis	77	2	74	0	+ 2
Measles	78	1	19	9,021	- 9,020
Hookworm Disease	79	1	79	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	80	1	72	5	- 4
Chlamydia	81	0	70	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Colombia

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.