BANGLADESH VS CUBA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CUBA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	339,653	2	108,528	+ 231,125
Stroke	2	164,992	1	134,166	+ 30,826
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	131,747	6	29,586	+ 102,161
Lung Cancers	4	92,068	16	12,174	+ 79,894
Alzheimers & Dementia	5	89,862	13	14,993	+ 74,869
Lung Disease	6	84,491	3	45,699	+ 38,792
Hypertension	7	53,363	14	14,776	+ 38,587
Prostate Cancer	8	51,770	41	1,664	+ 50,105
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	45,498	28	4,534	+ 40,964
Falls	10	43,225	31	3,328	+ 39,897
Liver Disease	11	28,821	9	21,024	+ 7,797
Other Injuries	12	28,757	21	7,629	+ 21,128
Diabetes Mellitus	13	27,552	7	28,976	- 1,424
Kidney Disease	14	26,154	17	10,841	+ 15,312
Breast Cancer	15	25,734	23	6,808	+ 18,926
Suicide	16	25,194	25	5,998	+ 19,196
Inflammatory/Heart	17	17,789	42	1,485	+ 16,305
Lymphomas	18	16,759	35	2,667	+ 14,092
Road Traffic Accidents	19	15,499	8	25,023	- 9,524
Stomach Cancer	20	15,242	24	6,799	+ 8,443
Pancreas Cancer	21	13,918	43	1,414	+ 12,504
Oesophagus Cancer	22	13,527	10	19,525	- 5,998
Oral Cancer	23	13,481	12	15,511	- 2,030
Liver Cancer	24	12,542	34	2,884	+ 9,657
Other Neoplasms	25	11,823	61	243	+ 11,579
Bladder Cancer	26	11,294	52	991	+ 10,303
Parkinson's Disease	27	10,626	30	3,782	+ 6,844
Alcohol	28	10,389	60	262	+ 10,127
Cervical Cancer	29	10,241	26	5,132	+ 5,109
Leukemia	30	9,744	40	1,895	+ 7,848
Uterin Cancer	31	9,262	58	405	+ 8,857
Violence	32	8,978	27	4,623	+ 4,356
Skin Cancers	33	7,907	53	853	+ 7,053
HIV/AIDS	34	7,253	55	563	+ 6,690
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	6,457	48	1,251	+ 5,206
Endocrine Disorders	36	6,344	45	1,335	+ 5,008
Congenital Anomalies	37	5,657	18	10,113	- 4,456
Osteoarthritis	38	5,020	86	0	+ 5,020
Ovary Cancer	39	4,968	37	2,231	+ 2,736
Asthma	40	4,635	20	8,893	- 4,258
Skin Disease	41	3,973	50	1,131	+ 2,841
Drownings	42	3,549	22	7,094	- 3,545
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	3,172	5	36,111	- 32,939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	2,489	33	2,922	- 433
Hepatitis C	45	1,725	62	207	+ 1,518
Epilepsy	46	1,665	44	1,353	+ 312
Appendicitis	47	1,598	47	1,262	+ 336
Low Birth Weight	48	1,512	11	17,457	- 15,945
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,332	54	815	+ 517
Meningitis	50	1,272	38	2,105	- 834
Drug Use	51	1,258	32	2,967	- 1,709
Anemia	52	1,188	81	0	+ 1,188
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	1,161	85	0	+ 1,161
Schizophrenia	54	1,046	82	0	+ 1,046
Malnutrition	55	977	36	2,418	- 1,440
Hepatitis B	56	910	51	1,121	- 211
Multiple Sclerosis	57	853	64	179	+ 674
Fires	58	846	46	1,271	- 425
Birth Trauma	59	748	15	13,392	- 12,644
Tuberculosis	60	688	4	37,175	- 36,487
Maternal Conditions	61	668	29	3,920	- 3,251
Poisonings	62	264	56	539	- 274
Otitis Media	63	167	71	14	+ 153
Oral conditions	64	96	84	0	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	65	87	66	100	- 13
Encephalitis	66	87	59	371	- 284
Leprosy	67	28	73	0	+ 28
War	68	19	63	202	- 183
Syphilis	69	12	49	1,227	- 1,215
Ascariasis	70	11	69	31	- 20
Tetanus	71	10	57	450	- 440
Iodine Deficiency	72	6	77	0	+ 6
Pertussis	73	1	39	2,011	- 2,010
Dengue	74	0	65	161	- 161
Diphtheria	75	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	76	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Hookworm Disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	80	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	82	0	68	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	83	0	67	56	- 56
Chlamydia	84	0	70	21	- 21
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Cuba

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.