BANGLADESH VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	333,419	13	14,993	+ 318,426
Coronary Heart Disease	2	294,763	2	108,528	+ 186,236
Stroke	3	123,380	1	134,166	- 10,787
Lung Cancers	4	69,324	16	12,174	+ 57,149
Hypertension	5	60,867	14	14,776	+ 46,091
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	42,974	28	4,534	+ 38,439
Falls	7	39,733	31	3,328	+ 36,405
Lung Disease	8	38,658	3	45,699	- 7,041
Pancreas Cancer	9	37,391	43	1,414	+ 35,977
Liver Disease	10	32,023	9	21,024	+ 10,998
Prostate Cancer	11	29,089	41	1,664	+ 27,425
Breast Cancer	12	28,430	23	6,808	+ 21,622
Parkinson's Disease	13	25,571	30	3,782	+ 21,790
Lymphomas	14	25,510	35	2,667	+ 22,843
Suicide	15	25,369	25	5,998	+ 19,371
Liver Cancer	16	16,344	34	2,884	+ 13,459
Inflammatory/Heart	17	15,532	42	1,485	+ 14,047
Alcohol	18	13,923	60	262	+ 13,661
Stomach Cancer	19	13,397	24	6,799	+ 6,598
Other Injuries	20	13,095	21	7,629	+ 5,466
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	13,080	6	29,586	- 16,506
Diabetes Mellitus	22	12,527	7	28,976	- 16,450
Other Neoplasms	23	11,300	61	243	+ 11,057
Leukemia	24	11,129	40	1,895	+ 9,233
Ovary Cancer	25	10,325	37	2,231	+ 8,094
Kidney Disease	26	10,249	17	10,841	- 592
Oesophagus Cancer	27	9,588	10	19,525	- 9,936
Bladder Cancer	28	9,247	52	991	+ 8,256
Skin Cancers	29	8,909	53	853	+ 8,056
Drug Use	30	8,070	32	2,967	+ 5,103
Endocrine Disorders	31	7,695	45	1,335	+ 6,360
Uterin Cancer	32	6,748	58	405	+ 6,343
Road Traffic Accidents	33	6,446	8	25,023	- 18,576
Oral Cancer	34	6,210	12	15,511	- 9,301
Congenital Anomalies	35	5,755	18	10,113	- 4,358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,542	48	1,251	+ 3,291
Drownings	37	3,177	22	7,094	- 3,917
Epilepsy	38	3,122	44	1,353	+ 1,769
Schizophrenia	39	2,788	82	0	+ 2,788
Asthma	40	2,540	20	8,893	- 6,353
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	2,489	54	815	+ 1,674
Multiple Sclerosis	42	2,404	64	179	+ 2,225
Violence	43	1,927	27	4,623	- 2,695
Cervical Cancer	44	1,862	26	5,132	- 3,270
Fires	45	1,847	46	1,271	+ 576
Tuberculosis	46	960	4	37,175	- 36,215
Skin Disease	47	814	50	1,131	- 318
Low Birth Weight	48	785	11	17,457	- 16,672
Poisonings	49	743	56	539	+ 204
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	569	33	2,922	- 2,353
Osteoarthritis	51	501	86	0	+ 501
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	459	5	36,111	- 35,652
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	325	85	0	+ 325
Appendicitis	54	285	47	1,262	- 977
Meningitis	55	282	38	2,105	- 1,823
Birth Trauma	56	233	15	13,392	- 13,159
Malnutrition	57	198	36	2,418	- 2,220
Anemia	58	169	81	0	+ 169
HIV/AIDS	59	167	55	563	- 396
Hepatitis C	60	137	62	207	- 70
Oral conditions	61	113	84	0	+ 113
Upper Respiratory	62	59	66	100	- 41
Hepatitis B	63	50	51	1,121	- 1,071
Maternal Conditions	64	45	29	3,920	- 3,874
War	65	17	63	202	- 186
Encephalitis	66	14	59	371	- 357
Syphilis	67	11	49	1,227	- 1,216
Otitis Media	68	10	71	14	- 4
Pertussis	69	1	39	2,011	- 2,010
Tetanus	70	0	57	450	- 450
Diphtheria	71	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	68	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	75	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	31	- 31
Dengue	82	0	65	161	- 161
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Finland

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.