BANGLADESH VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	107,510	6	29,586	+ 77,924
Tuberculosis	2	63,968	4	37,175	+ 26,792
Measles	3	61,767	19	9,021	+ 52,747
Malaria	4	61,122	68	45	+ 61,077
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	60,375	5	36,111	+ 24,264
Stroke	6	53,497	1	134,166	- 80,670
Coronary Heart Disease	7	50,744	2	108,528	- 57,784
Low Birth Weight	8	50,679	11	17,457	+ 33,222
Birth Trauma	9	48,350	15	13,392	+ 34,958
Road Traffic Accidents	10	44,229	8	25,023	+ 19,206
Congenital Anomalies	11	23,763	18	10,113	+ 13,650
Hypertension	12	23,013	14	14,776	+ 8,237
Liver Disease	13	21,992	9	21,024	+ 968
Lung Disease	14	19,773	3	45,699	- 25,926
HIV/AIDS	15	19,422	55	563	+ 18,859
Diabetes Mellitus	16	18,860	7	28,976	- 10,116
Meningitis	17	16,910	38	2,105	+ 14,805
Violence	18	16,256	27	4,623	+ 11,633
Maternal Conditions	19	15,368	29	3,920	+ 11,448
Kidney Disease	20	13,268	17	10,841	+ 2,427
Malnutrition	21	13,025	36	2,418	+ 10,608
Other Injuries	22	12,092	21	7,629	+ 4,463
Pertussis	23	11,579	39	2,011	+ 9,568
Asthma	24	11,305	20	8,893	+ 2,412
Endocrine Disorders	25	10,788	45	1,335	+ 9,452
Suicide	26	8,496	25	5,998	+ 2,498
Cervical Cancer	27	7,050	26	5,132	+ 1,918
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	6,648	13	14,993	- 8,345
Inflammatory/Heart	29	5,913	42	1,485	+ 4,428
Prostate Cancer	30	5,772	41	1,664	+ 4,108
Liver Cancer	31	5,613	34	2,884	+ 2,729
Syphilis	32	5,484	49	1,227	+ 4,257
Falls	33	5,091	31	3,328	+ 1,763
Drownings	34	5,049	22	7,094	- 2,045
Breast Cancer	35	4,993	23	6,808	- 1,815
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	4,336	28	4,534	- 198
Stomach Cancer	37	3,770	24	6,799	- 3,028
Lymphomas	38	3,013	35	2,667	+ 346
Fires	39	2,934	46	1,271	+ 1,664
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,811	48	1,251	+ 1,560
Leukemia	41	2,736	40	1,895	+ 840
Poisonings	42	2,527	56	539	+ 1,988
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,526	33	2,922	- 396
Epilepsy	44	2,524	44	1,353	+ 1,171
War	45	2,424	63	202	+ 2,222
Tetanus	46	1,704	57	450	+ 1,254
Lung Cancers	47	1,692	16	12,174	- 10,482
Schistosomiasis	48	1,565	74	0	+ 1,565
Parkinson's Disease	49	1,512	30	3,782	- 2,269
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,486	43	1,414	+ 72
Oral Cancer	51	1,466	12	15,511	- 14,045
Leishmaniasis	52	1,270	67	56	+ 1,214
Oesophagus Cancer	53	1,155	10	19,525	- 18,370
Skin Disease	54	1,142	50	1,131	+ 10
Skin Cancers	55	1,119	53	853	+ 266
Appendicitis	56	1,028	47	1,262	- 234
Encephalitis	57	994	59	371	+ 623
Ovary Cancer	58	959	37	2,231	- 1,273
Drug Use	59	933	32	2,967	- 2,034
Alcohol	60	928	60	262	+ 666
Hepatitis B	61	667	51	1,121	- 454
Upper Respiratory	62	541	66	100	+ 441
Uterin Cancer	63	515	58	405	+ 109
Trypanosomiasis	64	507	76	0	+ 507
Bladder Cancer	65	395	52	991	- 596
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	318	54	815	- 498
Other Neoplasms	67	128	61	243	- 115
Ascariasis	68	117	69	31	+ 85
Hepatitis C	69	100	62	207	- 107
Diphtheria	70	68	72	5	+ 63
Multiple Sclerosis	71	64	64	179	- 115
Otitis Media	72	56	71	14	+ 42
Chlamydia	73	21	70	21	+ 0
Dengue	74	1	65	161	- 159
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

DR Congo

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.