BANGLADESH VS ETHIOPIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ETHIOPIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	85,281	6	29,586	+ 55,695
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	63,125	5	36,111	+ 27,015
Stroke	3	56,012	1	134,166	- 78,155
Coronary Heart Disease	4	51,982	2	108,528	- 56,546
Road Traffic Accidents	5	44,916	8	25,023	+ 19,893
Birth Trauma	6	44,265	15	13,392	+ 30,873
Low Birth Weight	7	39,873	11	17,457	+ 22,416
Liver Disease	8	38,806	9	21,024	+ 17,781
Tuberculosis	9	30,531	4	37,175	- 6,645
Diabetes Mellitus	10	23,135	7	28,976	- 5,842
Congenital Anomalies	11	22,252	18	10,113	+ 12,139
Hypertension	12	19,168	14	14,776	+ 4,392
Kidney Disease	13	17,223	17	10,841	+ 6,381
Meningitis	14	17,103	38	2,105	+ 14,998
Lung Disease	15	16,891	3	45,699	- 28,808
Other Injuries	16	16,698	21	7,629	+ 9,070
HIV/AIDS	17	16,324	55	563	+ 15,761
Maternal Conditions	18	12,646	29	3,920	+ 8,726
Malnutrition	19	12,299	36	2,418	+ 9,881
Breast Cancer	20	12,075	23	6,808	+ 5,267
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	11,750	13	14,993	- 3,242
Violence	22	11,492	27	4,623	+ 6,869
Pertussis	23	9,813	39	2,011	+ 7,802
Measles	24	8,999	19	9,021	- 21
Suicide	25	8,581	25	5,998	+ 2,583
Malaria	26	8,006	68	45	+ 7,961
Cervical Cancer	27	7,142	26	5,132	+ 2,010
Falls	28	6,418	31	3,328	+ 3,090
Asthma	29	6,380	20	8,893	- 2,513
Leukemia	30	6,009	40	1,895	+ 4,113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	5,343	28	4,534	+ 808
Poisonings	32	5,220	56	539	+ 4,681
Lymphomas	33	5,108	35	2,667	+ 2,441
Fires	34	4,631	46	1,271	+ 3,361
Drownings	35	4,458	22	7,094	- 2,636
Ovary Cancer	36	3,449	37	2,231	+ 1,218
Tetanus	37	3,134	57	450	+ 2,684
Lung Cancers	38	3,134	16	12,174	- 9,041
Inflammatory/Heart	39	3,086	42	1,485	+ 1,601
Oesophagus Cancer	40	2,617	10	19,525	- 16,908
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,502	48	1,251	+ 1,251
Liver Cancer	42	2,462	34	2,884	- 423
Syphilis	43	2,418	49	1,227	+ 1,191
Epilepsy	44	2,312	44	1,353	+ 959
Endocrine Disorders	45	2,309	45	1,335	+ 974
Parkinson's Disease	46	2,245	30	3,782	- 1,536
Stomach Cancer	47	2,161	24	6,799	- 4,638
Oral Cancer	48	2,101	12	15,511	- 13,410
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,906	33	2,922	- 1,016
Prostate Cancer	50	1,771	41	1,664	+ 106
Bladder Cancer	51	1,537	52	991	+ 546
Skin Cancers	52	1,432	53	853	+ 579
Skin Disease	53	1,286	50	1,131	+ 155
Schistosomiasis	54	1,194	74	0	+ 1,194
Alcohol	55	1,067	60	262	+ 805
Hepatitis B	56	1,055	51	1,121	- 65
Upper Respiratory	57	1,009	66	100	+ 909
Appendicitis	58	964	47	1,262	- 298
Leishmaniasis	59	823	67	56	+ 767
Drug Use	60	730	32	2,967	- 2,238
Pancreas Cancer	61	694	43	1,414	- 720
Uterin Cancer	62	599	58	405	+ 194
Encephalitis	63	549	59	371	+ 178
War	64	399	63	202	+ 197
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	314	54	815	- 501
Other Neoplasms	66	211	61	243	- 33
Diphtheria	67	207	72	5	+ 202
Ascariasis	68	184	69	31	+ 153
Hepatitis C	69	163	62	207	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	70	87	64	179	- 92
Otitis Media	71	55	71	14	+ 42
Chlamydia	72	30	70	21	+ 8
Dengue	73	29	65	161	- 132
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Ethiopia

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.