BANGLADESH VS ERITREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ERITREA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	87,132	6	29,586	+ 57,546
Stroke	2	68,182	1	134,166	- 65,985
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	60,951	5	36,111	+ 24,840
Coronary Heart Disease	4	57,272	2	108,528	- 51,256
Road Traffic Accidents	5	35,265	8	25,023	+ 10,242
Liver Disease	6	32,302	9	21,024	+ 11,278
Diabetes Mellitus	7	25,114	7	28,976	- 3,862
Hypertension	8	24,615	14	14,776	+ 9,839
Lung Disease	9	17,599	3	45,699	- 28,100
Malnutrition	10	17,541	36	2,418	+ 15,124
Birth Trauma	11	16,389	15	13,392	+ 2,997
Kidney Disease	12	15,362	17	10,841	+ 4,520
Maternal Conditions	13	14,454	29	3,920	+ 10,535
Tuberculosis	14	14,451	4	37,175	- 22,724
Other Injuries	15	14,360	21	7,629	+ 6,731
Low Birth Weight	16	14,122	11	17,457	- 3,335
Malaria	17	11,621	68	45	+ 11,575
Congenital Anomalies	18	11,489	18	10,113	+ 1,376
Meningitis	19	10,755	38	2,105	+ 8,649
Violence	20	10,218	27	4,623	+ 5,595
Suicide	21	10,150	25	5,998	+ 4,152
Asthma	22	8,671	20	8,893	- 222
Breast Cancer	23	8,282	23	6,808	+ 1,474
Alzheimers & Dementia	24	8,237	13	14,993	- 6,756
HIV/AIDS	25	8,178	55	563	+ 7,615
Falls	26	4,470	31	3,328	+ 1,142
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	3,910	48	1,251	+ 2,659
Lymphomas	28	3,903	35	2,667	+ 1,236
Leukemia	29	3,831	40	1,895	+ 1,936
Cervical Cancer	30	3,522	26	5,132	- 1,609
Fires	31	3,506	46	1,271	+ 2,236
Inflammatory/Heart	32	3,267	42	1,485	+ 1,783
Drownings	33	3,129	22	7,094	- 3,964
Poisonings	34	3,036	56	539	+ 2,498
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	3,007	28	4,534	- 1,527
Pertussis	36	2,382	39	2,011	+ 371
Parkinson's Disease	37	2,254	30	3,782	- 1,527
Epilepsy	38	2,167	44	1,353	+ 814
Oesophagus Cancer	39	2,154	10	19,525	- 17,371
Ovary Cancer	40	2,113	37	2,231	- 118
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	2,040	33	2,922	- 882
Schistosomiasis	42	1,935	74	0	+ 1,935
Endocrine Disorders	43	1,895	45	1,335	+ 559
Oral Cancer	44	1,888	12	15,511	- 13,622
Liver Cancer	45	1,841	34	2,884	- 1,044
Lung Cancers	46	1,640	16	12,174	- 10,534
Prostate Cancer	47	1,439	41	1,664	- 225
Stomach Cancer	48	1,284	24	6,799	- 5,514
Alcohol	49	1,210	60	262	+ 948
Skin Disease	50	1,188	50	1,131	+ 56
Bladder Cancer	51	1,116	52	991	+ 125
Tetanus	52	997	57	450	+ 547
Drug Use	53	962	32	2,967	- 2,005
Syphilis	54	925	49	1,227	- 302
Appendicitis	55	834	47	1,262	- 428
Skin Cancers	56	792	53	853	- 61
Hepatitis B	57	733	51	1,121	- 388
Pancreas Cancer	58	520	43	1,414	- 894
Leishmaniasis	59	505	67	56	+ 449
Upper Respiratory	60	475	66	100	+ 375
Uterin Cancer	61	465	58	405	+ 60
Encephalitis	62	413	59	371	+ 42
Measles	63	336	19	9,021	- 8,685
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	317	54	815	- 499
Hepatitis C	65	170	62	207	- 37
Other Neoplasms	66	162	61	243	- 82
Multiple Sclerosis	67	101	64	179	- 79
Ascariasis	68	48	69	31	+ 17
Otitis Media	69	46	71	14	+ 33
Chlamydia	70	27	70	21	+ 6
War	71	11	63	202	- 191
Diphtheria	72	9	72	5	+ 4
Dengue	73	2	65	161	- 159
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Eritrea

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.