BANGLADESH VS GABON: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GABON		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	124,985	4	37,175	+ 87,810
HIV/AIDS	2	77,507	55	563	+ 76,945
Coronary Heart Disease	3	70,010	2	108,528	- 38,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	66,364	6	29,586	+ 36,778
Stroke	5	61,590	1	134,166	- 72,577
Diabetes Mellitus	6	44,160	7	28,976	+ 15,183
Malaria	7	37,093	68	45	+ 37,048
Road Traffic Accidents	8	35,618	8	25,023	+ 10,595
Low Birth Weight	9	33,974	11	17,457	+ 16,517
Liver Disease	10	28,619	9	21,024	+ 7,594
Hypertension	11	28,324	14	14,776	+ 13,548
Kidney Disease	12	26,359	17	10,841	+ 15,518
Birth Trauma	13	24,907	15	13,392	+ 11,514
Diarrhoeal diseases	14	21,863	5	36,111	- 14,247
Congenital Anomalies	15	19,605	18	10,113	+ 9,492
Lung Disease	16	14,780	3	45,699	- 30,920
Violence	17	12,623	27	4,623	+ 8,000
Suicide	18	12,549	25	5,998	+ 6,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	10,410	13	14,993	- 4,583
Measles	20	10,035	19	9,021	+ 1,015
Maternal Conditions	21	9,980	29	3,920	+ 6,061
Other Injuries	22	9,594	21	7,629	+ 1,965
Meningitis	23	7,766	38	2,105	+ 5,661
Inflammatory/Heart	24	6,960	42	1,485	+ 5,475
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,738	45	1,335	+ 5,403
Cervical Cancer	26	6,610	26	5,132	+ 1,478
Breast Cancer	27	6,340	23	6,808	- 468
Asthma	28	6,214	20	8,893	- 2,679
Lung Cancers	29	5,990	16	12,174	- 6,184
Falls	30	5,802	31	3,328	+ 2,475
Pertussis	31	5,578	39	2,011	+ 3,567
Prostate Cancer	32	5,470	41	1,664	+ 3,806
Malnutrition	33	5,337	36	2,418	+ 2,920
Oral Cancer	34	4,757	12	15,511	- 10,753
Liver Cancer	35	3,618	34	2,884	+ 733
Parkinson's Disease	36	3,243	30	3,782	- 539
Colon-Rectum Cancers	37	2,959	28	4,534	- 1,576
Drownings	38	2,869	22	7,094	- 4,225
Fires	39	2,650	46	1,271	+ 1,379
Epilepsy	40	2,550	44	1,353	+ 1,197
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,500	48	1,251	+ 1,249
Trypanosomiasis	42	2,425	76	0	+ 2,425
Bladder Cancer	43	2,392	52	991	+ 1,401
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,375	10	19,525	- 17,150
Drug Use	45	2,325	32	2,967	- 642
Skin Cancers	46	2,321	53	853	+ 1,468
Syphilis	47	2,250	49	1,227	+ 1,023
Stomach Cancer	48	2,227	24	6,799	- 4,572
Lymphomas	49	2,182	35	2,667	- 485
Poisonings	50	1,919	56	539	+ 1,380
Ovary Cancer	51	1,823	37	2,231	- 408
Skin Disease	52	1,483	50	1,131	+ 352
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,417	43	1,414	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	1,366	33	2,922	- 1,556
Uterin Cancer	55	1,332	58	405	+ 927
Alcohol	56	1,328	60	262	+ 1,066
Leukemia	57	1,159	40	1,895	- 736
Schistosomiasis	58	952	74	0	+ 952
Tetanus	59	580	57	450	+ 130
Encephalitis	60	495	59	371	+ 124
Appendicitis	61	455	47	1,262	- 807
Hepatitis B	62	453	51	1,121	- 668
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	429	54	815	- 386
Other Neoplasms	64	366	61	243	+ 123
War	65	190	63	202	- 13
Upper Respiratory	66	177	66	100	+ 77
Multiple Sclerosis	67	111	64	179	- 68
Hepatitis C	68	71	62	207	- 136
Diphtheria	69	24	72	5	+ 19
Ascariasis	70	24	69	31	- 8
Chlamydia	71	19	70	21	- 2
Otitis Media	72	12	71	14	- 1
Dengue	73	1	65	161	- 160
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	56	- 56
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
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Gabon

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.