BANGLADESH VS INDIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	INDIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	181,975	2	108,528	+ 73,447
Lung Disease	2	105,319	3	45,699	+ 59,620
Stroke	3	83,448	1	134,166	- 50,719
Diarrhoeal diseases	4	80,248	5	36,111	+ 44,138
Tuberculosis	5	52,183	4	37,175	+ 15,007
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	46,980	6	29,586	+ 17,394
Diabetes Mellitus	7	32,503	7	28,976	+ 3,526
Liver Disease	8	32,154	9	21,024	+ 11,129
Low Birth Weight	9	28,581	11	17,457	+ 11,124
Falls	10	27,027	31	3,328	+ 23,699
Kidney Disease	11	26,685	17	10,841	+ 15,844
Road Traffic Accidents	12	25,451	8	25,023	+ 429
Asthma	13	23,471	20	8,893	+ 14,578
Suicide	14	20,753	25	5,998	+ 14,755
Other Injuries	15	17,906	21	7,629	+ 10,277
Oral Cancer	16	16,064	12	15,511	+ 554
Alzheimers & Dementia	17	15,155	13	14,993	+ 163
Rheumatic Heart Disease	18	15,094	33	2,922	+ 12,172
Hypertension	19	12,935	14	14,776	- 1,840
Birth Trauma	20	12,309	15	13,392	- 1,083
Lung Cancers	21	10,568	16	12,174	- 1,606
Breast Cancer	22	9,915	23	6,808	+ 3,107
Congenital Anomalies	23	9,909	18	10,113	- 204
Stomach Cancer	24	9,704	24	6,799	+ 2,905
Colon-Rectum Cancers	25	9,262	28	4,534	+ 4,728
Peptic Ulcer Disease	26	8,154	48	1,251	+ 6,902
Violence	27	6,197	27	4,623	+ 1,575
Drownings	28	5,839	22	7,094	- 1,254
Encephalitis	29	5,756	59	371	+ 5,385
Cervical Cancer	30	5,426	26	5,132	+ 294
HIV/AIDS	31	5,316	55	563	+ 4,753
Parkinson's Disease	32	5,195	30	3,782	+ 1,414
Lymphomas	33	4,808	35	2,667	+ 2,141
Oesophagus Cancer	34	4,657	10	19,525	- 14,868
Leukemia	35	3,997	40	1,895	+ 2,101
Meningitis	36	3,991	38	2,105	+ 1,886
Pancreas Cancer	37	3,928	43	1,414	+ 2,514
Prostate Cancer	38	3,705	41	1,664	+ 2,040
Liver Cancer	39	3,636	34	2,884	+ 751
Epilepsy	40	3,628	44	1,353	+ 2,275
Maternal Conditions	41	3,103	29	3,920	- 817
Fires	42	2,785	46	1,271	+ 1,514
Alcohol	43	2,765	60	262	+ 2,503
Ovary Cancer	44	2,627	37	2,231	+ 396
Skin Disease	45	2,138	50	1,131	+ 1,007
Dengue	46	2,101	65	161	+ 1,940
Endocrine Disorders	47	1,827	45	1,335	+ 492
Bladder Cancer	48	1,686	52	991	+ 695
Inflammatory/Heart	49	1,515	42	1,485	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	1,428	54	815	+ 613
Measles	51	1,427	19	9,021	- 7,593
Drug Use	52	1,406	32	2,967	- 1,561
Appendicitis	53	1,346	47	1,262	+ 84
Pertussis	54	1,208	39	2,011	- 803
Malnutrition	55	1,033	36	2,418	- 1,385
Hepatitis B	56	980	51	1,121	- 141
Malaria	57	922	68	45	+ 877
Tetanus	58	849	57	450	+ 399
Uterin Cancer	59	819	58	405	+ 414
Skin Cancers	60	605	53	853	- 248
Poisonings	61	424	56	539	- 115
Other Neoplasms	62	355	61	243	+ 112
Multiple Sclerosis	63	279	64	179	+ 100
Syphilis	64	240	49	1,227	- 987
Hepatitis C	65	163	62	207	- 43
Leishmaniasis	66	117	67	56	+ 61
War	67	107	63	202	- 96
Upper Respiratory	68	70	66	100	- 30
Chlamydia	69	45	70	21	+ 24
Ascariasis	70	15	69	31	- 16
Otitis Media	71	8	71	14	- 6
Diphtheria	72	8	72	5	+ 3
Leprosy	73	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	82	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

India

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.