BANGLADESH VS FIJI: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FIJI		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Diabetes Mellitus	1	288,620	7	28,976	+ 259,643
Coronary Heart Disease	2	262,586	2	108,528	+ 154,059
Stroke	3	103,293	1	134,166	- 30,873
Kidney Disease	4	49,091	17	10,841	+ 38,250
Influenza and Pneumonia	5	40,501	6	29,586	+ 10,915
Asthma	6	40,036	20	8,893	+ 31,143
Hypertension	7	30,144	14	14,776	+ 15,368
Breast Cancer	8	28,799	23	6,808	+ 21,991
Lung Disease	9	24,933	3	45,699	- 20,767
Congenital Anomalies	10	22,943	18	10,113	+ 12,830
Road Traffic Accidents	11	21,322	8	25,023	- 3,701
Diarrhoeal diseases	12	17,080	5	36,111	- 19,030
Cervical Cancer	13	15,309	26	5,132	+ 10,177
Low Birth Weight	14	15,232	11	17,457	- 2,224
Liver Disease	15	14,485	9	21,024	- 6,539
Suicide	16	14,136	25	5,998	+ 8,138
Other Injuries	17	13,617	21	7,629	+ 5,988
Liver Cancer	18	12,070	34	2,884	+ 9,186
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	11,147	13	14,993	- 3,846
Rheumatic Heart Disease	20	10,988	33	2,922	+ 8,066
Drownings	21	10,551	22	7,094	+ 3,457
Lung Cancers	22	8,471	16	12,174	- 3,703
Inflammatory/Heart	23	8,026	42	1,485	+ 6,542
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	8,013	28	4,534	+ 3,478
Prostate Cancer	25	7,183	41	1,664	+ 5,518
Parkinson's Disease	26	7,145	30	3,782	+ 3,364
Tuberculosis	27	6,942	4	37,175	- 30,234
Birth Trauma	28	6,448	15	13,392	- 6,944
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,970	48	1,251	+ 4,719
Leukemia	30	5,486	40	1,895	+ 3,591
HIV/AIDS	31	5,318	55	563	+ 4,755
Ovary Cancer	32	5,151	37	2,231	+ 2,919
Fires	33	4,907	46	1,271	+ 3,636
Endocrine Disorders	34	4,890	45	1,335	+ 3,555
Lymphomas	35	4,832	35	2,667	+ 2,165
Falls	36	4,738	31	3,328	+ 1,410
Stomach Cancer	37	4,142	24	6,799	- 2,657
Pancreas Cancer	38	3,690	43	1,414	+ 2,276
Uterin Cancer	39	3,541	58	405	+ 3,136
Violence	40	3,447	27	4,623	- 1,175
Skin Disease	41	3,390	50	1,131	+ 2,259
Oesophagus Cancer	42	3,150	10	19,525	- 16,375
Meningitis	43	3,042	38	2,105	+ 937
Epilepsy	44	2,893	44	1,353	+ 1,540
Malnutrition	45	2,542	36	2,418	+ 124
Oral Cancer	46	2,217	12	15,511	- 13,294
Syphilis	47	1,962	49	1,227	+ 735
Pertussis	48	1,742	39	2,011	- 269
Maternal Conditions	49	1,528	29	3,920	- 2,392
Bladder Cancer	50	1,446	52	991	+ 456
Encephalitis	51	1,297	59	371	+ 926
Drug Use	52	689	32	2,967	- 2,278
Other Neoplasms	53	585	61	243	+ 342
Appendicitis	54	494	47	1,262	- 768
Dengue	55	467	65	161	+ 306
Poisonings	56	398	56	539	- 141
Alcohol	57	308	60	262	+ 46
Tetanus	58	246	57	450	- 205
Hepatitis B	59	188	51	1,121	- 933
Multiple Sclerosis	60	142	64	179	- 37
Skin Cancers	61	114	53	853	- 740
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	61	54	815	- 755
Measles	63	44	19	9,021	- 8,977
Chlamydia	64	34	70	21	+ 13
Hepatitis C	65	24	62	207	- 183
War	66	19	63	202	- 184
Ascariasis	67	14	69	31	- 17
Diphtheria	68	8	72	5	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	69	2	66	100	- 98
Otitis Media	70	1	71	14	- 13
Leprosy	71	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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

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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.