BANGLADESH VS GHANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GHANA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	79,313	6	29,586	+ 49,727
Stroke	2	73,952	1	134,166	- 60,214
Coronary Heart Disease	3	68,781	2	108,528	- 39,747
HIV/AIDS	4	66,160	55	563	+ 65,597
Malaria	5	54,439	68	45	+ 54,393
Tuberculosis	6	49,818	4	37,175	+ 12,642
Road Traffic Accidents	7	38,079	8	25,023	+ 13,056
Low Birth Weight	8	32,491	11	17,457	+ 15,034
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	31,888	5	36,111	- 4,223
Birth Trauma	10	30,209	15	13,392	+ 16,817
Liver Disease	11	29,524	9	21,024	+ 8,499
Diabetes Mellitus	12	28,918	7	28,976	- 58
Kidney Disease	13	20,296	17	10,841	+ 9,455
Congenital Anomalies	14	19,194	18	10,113	+ 9,081
Lung Disease	15	15,216	3	45,699	- 30,483
Meningitis	16	14,550	38	2,105	+ 12,445
Liver Cancer	17	13,906	34	2,884	+ 11,021
Other Injuries	18	11,865	21	7,629	+ 4,236
Hypertension	19	10,879	14	14,776	- 3,897
Cervical Cancer	20	10,540	26	5,132	+ 5,408
Suicide	21	9,721	25	5,998	+ 3,723
Maternal Conditions	22	9,710	29	3,920	+ 5,790
Asthma	23	9,653	20	8,893	+ 760
Endocrine Disorders	24	9,583	45	1,335	+ 8,248
Breast Cancer	25	9,449	23	6,808	+ 2,641
Malnutrition	26	9,112	36	2,418	+ 6,694
Violence	27	9,057	27	4,623	+ 4,435
Inflammatory/Heart	28	7,876	42	1,485	+ 6,391
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	6,311	13	14,993	- 8,682
Falls	30	5,695	31	3,328	+ 2,367
Prostate Cancer	31	5,027	41	1,664	+ 3,362
Lymphomas	32	4,267	35	2,667	+ 1,600
Stomach Cancer	33	4,244	24	6,799	- 2,554
Colon-Rectum Cancers	34	3,915	28	4,534	- 620
Pertussis	35	3,631	39	2,011	+ 1,620
Drownings	36	3,611	22	7,094	- 3,482
Fires	37	3,557	46	1,271	+ 2,287
Ovary Cancer	38	3,406	37	2,231	+ 1,175
Drug Use	39	3,073	32	2,967	+ 105
Poisonings	40	2,544	56	539	+ 2,005
Syphilis	41	2,355	49	1,227	+ 1,128
Oral Cancer	42	2,354	12	15,511	- 13,157
Parkinson's Disease	43	1,886	30	3,782	- 1,895
Encephalitis	44	1,742	59	371	+ 1,371
Leukemia	45	1,659	40	1,895	- 236
Pancreas Cancer	46	1,630	43	1,414	+ 216
Epilepsy	47	1,606	44	1,353	+ 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,563	48	1,251	+ 312
Oesophagus Cancer	49	1,392	10	19,525	- 18,133
Skin Disease	50	1,288	50	1,131	+ 157
Schistosomiasis	51	1,252	74	0	+ 1,252
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,247	33	2,922	- 1,675
Bladder Cancer	53	1,196	52	991	+ 206
Alcohol	54	1,190	60	262	+ 928
Lung Cancers	55	1,158	16	12,174	- 11,016
Tetanus	56	1,073	57	450	+ 623
Uterin Cancer	57	1,067	58	405	+ 662
Skin Cancers	58	1,046	53	853	+ 192
Appendicitis	59	711	47	1,262	- 551
Measles	60	661	19	9,021	- 8,360
Multiple Sclerosis	61	549	64	179	+ 370
Hepatitis B	62	494	51	1,121	- 627
Other Neoplasms	63	234	61	243	- 10
War	64	142	63	202	- 60
Hepatitis C	65	136	62	207	- 71
Upper Respiratory	66	80	66	100	- 21
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	79	54	815	- 736
Ascariasis	68	60	69	31	+ 29
Diphtheria	69	20	72	5	+ 15
Chlamydia	70	16	70	21	- 6
Dengue	71	1	65	161	- 160
Otitis Media	72	0	71	14	- 13
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Ghana

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.