BANGLADESH VS IRELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	IRELAND		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	153,495	2	108,528	+ 44,967
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	103,447	13	14,993	+ 88,454
Lung Cancers	3	61,758	16	12,174	+ 49,583
Lung Disease	4	61,744	3	45,699	+ 16,044
Stroke	5	57,046	1	134,166	- 77,121
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	41,848	6	29,586	+ 12,262
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	35,302	28	4,534	+ 30,767
Breast Cancer	8	24,488	23	6,808	+ 17,680
Prostate Cancer	9	18,856	41	1,664	+ 17,191
Kidney Disease	10	18,259	17	10,841	+ 7,418
Pancreas Cancer	11	17,100	43	1,414	+ 15,686
Parkinson's Disease	12	17,072	30	3,782	+ 13,291
Lymphomas	13	16,530	35	2,667	+ 13,863
Suicide	14	15,147	25	5,998	+ 9,150
Oesophagus Cancer	15	13,491	10	19,525	- 6,034
Diabetes Mellitus	16	13,330	7	28,976	- 15,646
Stomach Cancer	17	11,496	24	6,799	+ 4,697
Liver Cancer	18	10,250	34	2,884	+ 7,365
Liver Disease	19	9,003	9	21,024	- 12,021
Leukemia	20	8,825	40	1,895	+ 6,930
Ovary Cancer	21	8,796	37	2,231	+ 6,564
Bladder Cancer	22	8,250	52	991	+ 7,259
Skin Cancers	23	8,113	53	853	+ 7,260
Endocrine Disorders	24	8,035	45	1,335	+ 6,699
Falls	25	7,956	31	3,328	+ 4,629
Inflammatory/Heart	26	7,730	42	1,485	+ 6,246
Other Neoplasms	27	7,024	61	243	+ 6,781
Oral Cancer	28	5,889	12	15,511	- 9,621
Hypertension	29	5,633	14	14,776	- 9,143
Other Injuries	30	5,507	21	7,629	- 2,122
Drug Use	31	5,376	32	2,967	+ 2,408
Congenital Anomalies	32	4,932	18	10,113	- 5,181
Road Traffic Accidents	33	4,932	8	25,023	- 20,091
Uterin Cancer	34	4,067	58	405	+ 3,662
Cervical Cancer	35	3,319	26	5,132	- 1,813
Epilepsy	36	2,741	44	1,353	+ 1,388
Multiple Sclerosis	37	2,675	64	179	+ 2,496
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	2,155	48	1,251	+ 904
Alcohol	39	2,068	60	262	+ 1,806
Rheumatoid Arthritis	40	1,900	54	815	+ 1,085
Asthma	41	1,867	20	8,893	- 7,026
Skin Disease	42	1,860	50	1,131	+ 729
Drownings	43	1,843	22	7,094	- 5,251
Low Birth Weight	44	1,798	11	17,457	- 15,659
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	1,695	5	36,111	- 34,416
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,605	33	2,922	- 1,317
Violence	47	1,231	27	4,623	- 3,392
Fires	48	967	46	1,271	- 304
Anemia	49	928	81	0	+ 928
Tuberculosis	50	743	4	37,175	- 36,432
Osteoarthritis	51	631	86	0	+ 631
Hepatitis C	52	619	62	207	+ 412
Poisonings	53	453	56	539	- 85
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	440	85	0	+ 440
Schizophrenia	55	372	82	0	+ 372
Birth Trauma	56	324	15	13,392	- 13,068
HIV/AIDS	57	277	55	563	- 286
Meningitis	58	236	38	2,105	- 1,869
Hepatitis B	59	189	51	1,121	- 932
Appendicitis	60	110	47	1,262	- 1,152
Maternal Conditions	61	100	29	3,920	- 3,820
Oral conditions	62	73	84	0	+ 73
Malnutrition	63	56	36	2,418	- 2,362
Upper Respiratory	64	32	66	100	- 68
War	65	16	63	202	- 187
Encephalitis	66	5	59	371	- 366
Pertussis	67	0	39	2,011	- 2,011
Syphilis	68	0	49	1,227	- 1,227
Chlamydia	69	0	70	21	- 21
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	14	- 14
Schistosomiasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	68	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	56	- 56
Ascariasis	77	0	69	31	- 31
Dengue	78	0	65	161	- 161
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Tetanus	81	0	57	450	- 450
Diphtheria	82	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	83	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Ireland

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.