BANGLADESH VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	150,852	2	108,528	+ 42,324
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	147,357	13	14,993	+ 132,365
Lung Disease	3	123,889	3	45,699	+ 78,190
Lung Cancers	4	105,097	16	12,174	+ 92,923
Stroke	5	103,433	1	134,166	- 30,733
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	63,364	6	29,586	+ 33,778
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	60,631	28	4,534	+ 56,096
Prostate Cancer	8	41,798	41	1,664	+ 40,133
Breast Cancer	9	36,685	23	6,808	+ 29,877
Diabetes Mellitus	10	36,259	7	28,976	+ 7,283
Pancreas Cancer	11	30,951	43	1,414	+ 29,537
Kidney Disease	12	25,722	17	10,841	+ 14,881
Lymphomas	13	20,608	35	2,667	+ 17,941
Liver Disease	14	19,546	9	21,024	- 1,478
Hypertension	15	18,145	14	14,776	+ 3,370
Suicide	16	17,435	25	5,998	+ 11,437
Parkinson's Disease	17	16,946	30	3,782	+ 13,165
Alcohol	18	16,900	60	262	+ 16,638
Endocrine Disorders	19	16,228	45	1,335	+ 14,892
Leukemia	20	15,771	40	1,895	+ 13,875
Bladder Cancer	21	15,404	52	991	+ 14,413
Falls	22	15,271	31	3,328	+ 11,943
Stomach Cancer	23	13,672	24	6,799	+ 6,874
Oesophagus Cancer	24	13,459	10	19,525	- 6,066
Liver Cancer	25	13,116	34	2,884	+ 10,232
Skin Cancers	26	10,972	53	853	+ 10,118
Other Neoplasms	27	10,675	61	243	+ 10,431
Oral Cancer	28	10,469	12	15,511	- 5,042
Ovary Cancer	29	10,367	37	2,231	+ 8,136
Other Injuries	30	9,804	21	7,629	+ 2,175
Inflammatory/Heart	31	8,033	42	1,485	+ 6,548
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	6,107	48	1,251	+ 4,856
Road Traffic Accidents	33	6,029	8	25,023	- 18,994
Drug Use	34	5,558	32	2,967	+ 2,590
Uterin Cancer	35	4,395	58	405	+ 3,990
Congenital Anomalies	36	4,325	18	10,113	- 5,789
Cervical Cancer	37	4,313	26	5,132	- 819
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	4,083	5	36,111	- 32,028
Multiple Sclerosis	39	3,727	64	179	+ 3,548
Epilepsy	40	3,531	44	1,353	+ 2,178
Low Birth Weight	41	3,289	11	17,457	- 14,168
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	2,723	33	2,922	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	2,386	54	815	+ 1,571
Asthma	44	2,325	20	8,893	- 6,568
Skin Disease	45	2,228	50	1,131	+ 1,097
Anemia	46	2,064	81	0	+ 2,064
Violence	47	1,780	27	4,623	- 2,843
Schizophrenia	48	1,603	82	0	+ 1,603
Fires	49	1,492	46	1,271	+ 221
Drownings	50	1,051	22	7,094	- 6,043
Osteoarthritis	51	717	86	0	+ 717
Meningitis	52	705	38	2,105	- 1,401
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	693	85	0	+ 693
Appendicitis	54	648	47	1,262	- 614
HIV/AIDS	55	637	55	563	+ 74
Birth Trauma	56	600	15	13,392	- 12,792
Tuberculosis	57	438	4	37,175	- 36,738
Upper Respiratory	58	433	66	100	+ 333
Malnutrition	59	396	36	2,418	- 2,022
Hepatitis C	60	242	62	207	+ 35
Hepatitis B	61	171	51	1,121	- 950
Poisonings	62	157	56	539	- 382
Oral conditions	63	116	84	0	+ 116
Maternal Conditions	64	63	29	3,920	- 3,856
Otitis Media	65	50	71	14	+ 36
War	66	17	63	202	- 186
Encephalitis	67	16	59	371	- 355
Tetanus	68	11	57	450	- 439
Chlamydia	69	10	70	21	- 11
Syphilis	70	9	49	1,227	- 1,218
Measles	71	9	19	9,021	- 9,012
Pertussis	72	0	39	2,011	- 2,011
Diphtheria	73	0	72	5	- 5
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	67	56	- 56
Malaria	79	0	68	45	- 45
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	31	- 31
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	161	- 161
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Denmark

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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.