BANGLADESH VS JAMAICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAMAICA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	144,259	1	134,166	+ 10,093
Diabetes Mellitus	2	124,088	7	28,976	+ 95,112
Coronary Heart Disease	3	103,113	2	108,528	- 5,415
Violence	4	88,676	27	4,623	+ 84,053
Prostate Cancer	5	52,777	41	1,664	+ 51,113
Kidney Disease	6	47,376	17	10,841	+ 36,535
HIV/AIDS	7	45,243	55	563	+ 44,680
Hypertension	8	38,876	14	14,776	+ 24,100
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	35,087	13	14,993	+ 20,094
Lung Cancers	10	28,225	16	12,174	+ 16,050
Lung Disease	11	26,998	3	45,699	- 18,701
Road Traffic Accidents	12	26,528	8	25,023	+ 1,505
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	26,072	28	4,534	+ 21,537
Breast Cancer	14	24,688	23	6,808	+ 17,880
Influenza and Pneumonia	15	23,474	6	29,586	- 6,112
Cervical Cancer	16	21,382	26	5,132	+ 16,250
Lymphomas	17	14,990	35	2,667	+ 12,322
Low Birth Weight	18	14,375	11	17,457	- 3,082
Stomach Cancer	19	13,774	24	6,799	+ 6,975
Endocrine Disorders	20	10,533	45	1,335	+ 9,198
Liver Disease	21	9,248	9	21,024	- 11,777
Skin Disease	22	8,682	50	1,131	+ 7,551
Congenital Anomalies	23	8,289	18	10,113	- 1,824
Inflammatory/Heart	24	7,964	42	1,485	+ 6,480
Parkinson's Disease	25	7,915	30	3,782	+ 4,133
Leukemia	26	7,698	40	1,895	+ 5,803
Pancreas Cancer	27	7,085	43	1,414	+ 5,671
Uterin Cancer	28	6,338	58	405	+ 5,933
Liver Cancer	29	6,041	34	2,884	+ 3,156
Ovary Cancer	30	5,793	37	2,231	+ 3,562
Other Injuries	31	5,425	21	7,629	- 2,204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,922	48	1,251	+ 3,671
Falls	33	4,900	31	3,328	+ 1,572
Oesophagus Cancer	34	4,407	10	19,525	- 15,118
Suicide	35	4,190	25	5,998	- 1,807
Asthma	36	3,898	20	8,893	- 4,995
Birth Trauma	37	3,884	15	13,392	- 9,508
Bladder Cancer	38	3,558	52	991	+ 2,567
Oral Cancer	39	3,510	12	15,511	- 12,001
Malnutrition	40	2,851	36	2,418	+ 433
Epilepsy	41	2,737	44	1,353	+ 1,384
Diarrhoeal diseases	42	2,068	5	36,111	- 34,043
Maternal Conditions	43	2,066	29	3,920	- 1,853
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,591	33	2,922	- 1,331
Other Neoplasms	45	1,109	61	243	+ 866
Fires	46	931	46	1,271	- 340
Meningitis	47	928	38	2,105	- 1,177
Drug Use	48	781	32	2,967	- 2,186
Encephalitis	49	779	59	371	+ 407
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	676	54	815	- 139
Drownings	51	612	22	7,094	- 6,481
Skin Cancers	52	599	53	853	- 254
Appendicitis	53	541	47	1,262	- 721
Tuberculosis	54	463	4	37,175	- 36,713
Alcohol	55	447	60	262	+ 185
Multiple Sclerosis	56	202	64	179	+ 23
Poisonings	57	139	56	539	- 399
Dengue	58	65	65	161	- 96
Hepatitis B	59	55	51	1,121	- 1,066
Syphilis	60	45	49	1,227	- 1,182
War	61	30	63	202	- 172
Chlamydia	62	21	70	21	+ 0
Tetanus	63	15	57	450	- 435
Hepatitis C	64	8	62	207	- 199
Upper Respiratory	65	8	66	100	- 92
Ascariasis	66	4	69	31	- 27
Pertussis	67	1	39	2,011	- 2,010
Diphtheria	68	0	72	5	- 5
Otitis Media	69	0	71	14	- 13
Leprosy	70	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	71	0	67	56	- 56
Malaria	72	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	77	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	85	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Jamaica

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.