BANGLADESH VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	186,952	2	108,528	+ 78,424
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	136,918	13	14,993	+ 121,925
Stroke	3	65,150	1	134,166	- 69,017
Lung Cancers	4	62,185	16	12,174	+ 50,010
Lung Disease	5	59,641	3	45,699	+ 13,941
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	38,147	6	29,586	+ 8,561
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	34,035	28	4,534	+ 29,500
Prostate Cancer	8	28,194	41	1,664	+ 26,530
Breast Cancer	9	24,724	23	6,808	+ 17,916
Parkinson's Disease	10	24,549	30	3,782	+ 20,767
Other Injuries	11	23,177	21	7,629	+ 15,548
Pancreas Cancer	12	20,070	43	1,414	+ 18,656
Suicide	13	18,648	25	5,998	+ 12,650
Lymphomas	14	17,035	35	2,667	+ 14,368
Kidney Disease	15	15,405	17	10,841	+ 4,564
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,743	7	28,976	- 15,233
Hypertension	17	11,219	14	14,776	- 3,557
Falls	18	10,976	31	3,328	+ 7,648
Oesophagus Cancer	19	10,439	10	19,525	- 9,086
Liver Cancer	20	10,367	34	2,884	+ 7,482
Bladder Cancer	21	9,431	52	991	+ 8,440
Leukemia	22	8,757	40	1,895	+ 6,861
Stomach Cancer	23	8,137	24	6,799	+ 1,338
Drug Use	24	7,788	32	2,967	+ 4,821
Ovary Cancer	25	7,616	37	2,231	+ 5,384
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,239	42	1,485	+ 5,755
Endocrine Disorders	27	7,224	45	1,335	+ 5,889
Alcohol	28	6,554	60	262	+ 6,292
Skin Cancers	29	6,018	53	853	+ 5,165
Other Neoplasms	30	4,508	61	243	+ 4,265
Liver Disease	31	4,384	9	21,024	- 16,640
Cervical Cancer	32	4,258	26	5,132	- 874
Oral Cancer	33	3,958	12	15,511	- 11,553
Congenital Anomalies	34	3,454	18	10,113	- 6,659
Road Traffic Accidents	35	3,219	8	25,023	- 21,804
Uterin Cancer	36	3,203	58	405	+ 2,798
Epilepsy	37	2,512	44	1,353	+ 1,159
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	1,961	54	815	+ 1,146
Violence	39	1,858	27	4,623	- 2,765
Anemia	40	1,698	81	0	+ 1,698
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	1,508	48	1,251	+ 257
Poisonings	42	1,496	56	539	+ 958
Low Birth Weight	43	1,396	11	17,457	- 16,061
Multiple Sclerosis	44	1,279	64	179	+ 1,100
Skin Disease	45	1,221	50	1,131	+ 89
Birth Trauma	46	1,152	15	13,392	- 12,240
Osteoarthritis	47	960	86	0	+ 960
Asthma	48	771	20	8,893	- 8,122
Schizophrenia	49	675	82	0	+ 675
Meningitis	50	593	38	2,105	- 1,513
Upper Respiratory	51	513	66	100	+ 413
Hepatitis C	52	513	62	207	+ 306
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	493	85	0	+ 493
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	483	33	2,922	- 2,439
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	450	5	36,111	- 35,661
Drownings	56	423	22	7,094	- 6,671
Malnutrition	57	253	36	2,418	- 2,165
Fires	58	249	46	1,271	- 1,022
HIV/AIDS	59	216	55	563	- 347
Maternal Conditions	60	165	29	3,920	- 3,754
War	61	19	63	202	- 184
Pertussis	62	6	39	2,011	- 2,005
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	1,121	- 1,120
Otitis Media	64	0	71	14	- 13
Leprosy	65	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	67	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Tetanus	68	0	57	450	- 450
Ascariasis	69	0	69	31	- 31
Trichuriasis	70	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	65	161	- 161
Malaria	73	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Encephalitis	78	0	59	371	- 371
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	49	1,227	- 1,227
Chlamydia	81	0	70	21	- 21
Tuberculosis	82	0	4	37,175	- 37,175
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	84	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	47	1,262	- 1,262
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.