BANGLADESH VS GUATEMALA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GUATEMALA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,790	2	108,528	- 17,738
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	85,436	6	29,586	+ 55,850
Diabetes Mellitus	3	64,058	7	28,976	+ 35,082
Kidney Disease	4	58,003	17	10,841	+ 47,162
Liver Disease	5	52,531	9	21,024	+ 31,506
Stroke	6	44,806	1	134,166	- 89,361
Violence	7	40,759	27	4,623	+ 36,136
Road Traffic Accidents	8	37,208	8	25,023	+ 12,185
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	24,187	5	36,111	- 11,924
Other Injuries	10	22,786	21	7,629	+ 15,157
Malnutrition	11	18,303	36	2,418	+ 15,885
Alzheimers & Dementia	12	18,083	13	14,993	+ 3,090
Lung Disease	13	17,571	3	45,699	- 28,128
Alcohol	14	16,624	60	262	+ 16,362
Liver Cancer	15	16,313	34	2,884	+ 13,429
Low Birth Weight	16	15,326	11	17,457	- 2,131
Stomach Cancer	17	14,513	24	6,799	+ 7,714
Congenital Anomalies	18	14,015	18	10,113	+ 3,901
Birth Trauma	19	13,547	15	13,392	+ 155
Falls	20	12,673	31	3,328	+ 9,346
HIV/AIDS	21	10,836	55	563	+ 10,273
Suicide	22	9,606	25	5,998	+ 3,608
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	9,513	48	1,251	+ 8,262
Prostate Cancer	24	7,814	41	1,664	+ 6,150
Cervical Cancer	25	7,463	26	5,132	+ 2,331
Hypertension	26	6,277	14	14,776	- 8,499
Leukemia	27	5,551	40	1,895	+ 3,656
Breast Cancer	28	4,578	23	6,808	- 2,230
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,487	45	1,335	+ 3,152
Maternal Conditions	30	4,328	29	3,920	+ 409
Colon-Rectum Cancers	31	4,289	28	4,534	- 245
Drownings	32	4,282	22	7,094	- 2,812
Epilepsy	33	4,277	44	1,353	+ 2,924
Parkinson's Disease	34	3,628	30	3,782	- 153
Lung Cancers	35	3,616	16	12,174	- 8,559
Asthma	36	3,092	20	8,893	- 5,801
Tuberculosis	37	2,785	4	37,175	- 34,390
Pancreas Cancer	38	2,606	43	1,414	+ 1,192
Poisonings	39	2,543	56	539	+ 2,004
Drug Use	40	2,510	32	2,967	- 458
Meningitis	41	2,505	38	2,105	+ 400
Skin Disease	42	2,144	50	1,131	+ 1,013
Lymphomas	43	2,117	35	2,667	- 550
Inflammatory/Heart	44	2,082	42	1,485	+ 598
Fires	45	1,916	46	1,271	+ 646
Skin Cancers	46	1,803	53	853	+ 949
Appendicitis	47	1,513	47	1,262	+ 251
Oesophagus Cancer	48	1,330	10	19,525	- 18,195
Oral Cancer	49	1,314	12	15,511	- 14,197
Ovary Cancer	50	1,228	37	2,231	- 1,004
Encephalitis	51	958	59	371	+ 587
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	756	54	815	- 59
Pertussis	53	645	39	2,011	- 1,366
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	572	33	2,922	- 2,350
Bladder Cancer	55	531	52	991	- 459
Other Neoplasms	56	388	61	243	+ 145
Upper Respiratory	57	315	66	100	+ 215
Dengue	58	301	65	161	+ 141
Uterin Cancer	59	252	58	405	- 154
Multiple Sclerosis	60	191	64	179	+ 12
Chagas disease	61	175	75	0	+ 175
Tetanus	62	91	57	450	- 359
Ascariasis	63	66	69	31	+ 34
Syphilis	64	26	49	1,227	- 1,201
Hepatitis B	65	23	51	1,121	- 1,098
Hepatitis C	66	20	62	207	- 187
Chlamydia	67	20	70	21	- 1
War	68	19	63	202	- 183
Leishmaniasis	69	5	67	56	- 51
Otitis Media	70	1	71	14	- 13
Diphtheria	71	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	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

Guatemala

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.