BANGLADESH VS LATVIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LATVIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	758,533	2	108,528	+ 650,005
Stroke	2	551,877	1	134,166	+ 417,711
Hypertension	3	111,801	14	14,776	+ 97,025
Lung Cancers	4	89,577	16	12,174	+ 77,402
Inflammatory/Heart	5	86,243	42	1,485	+ 84,759
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	67,626	28	4,534	+ 63,092
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	62,150	13	14,993	+ 47,157
Diabetes Mellitus	8	49,584	7	28,976	+ 20,607
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	46,937	6	29,586	+ 17,351
Breast Cancer	10	44,245	23	6,808	+ 37,436
Stomach Cancer	11	43,975	24	6,799	+ 37,177
Prostate Cancer	12	43,455	41	1,664	+ 41,790
Pancreas Cancer	13	40,850	43	1,414	+ 39,436
Suicide	14	35,938	25	5,998	+ 29,941
Liver Disease	15	34,161	9	21,024	+ 13,136
Other Injuries	16	33,938	21	7,629	+ 26,309
Kidney Disease	17	33,383	17	10,841	+ 22,542
Lung Disease	18	32,434	3	45,699	- 13,265
Lymphomas	19	22,984	35	2,667	+ 20,317
Bladder Cancer	20	21,352	52	991	+ 20,362
Alcohol	21	21,293	60	262	+ 21,031
Oral Cancer	22	20,044	12	15,511	+ 4,533
Falls	23	18,858	31	3,328	+ 15,530
Ovary Cancer	24	18,395	37	2,231	+ 16,164
Leukemia	25	17,432	40	1,895	+ 15,537
Liver Cancer	26	14,673	34	2,884	+ 11,789
Road Traffic Accidents	27	14,378	8	25,023	- 10,645
Other Neoplasms	28	14,296	61	243	+ 14,052
Uterin Cancer	29	13,831	58	405	+ 13,426
Skin Cancers	30	13,526	53	853	+ 12,672
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	13,284	48	1,251	+ 12,033
Oesophagus Cancer	32	12,284	10	19,525	- 7,241
Cervical Cancer	33	11,958	26	5,132	+ 6,827
Drownings	34	11,880	22	7,094	+ 4,786
Parkinson's Disease	35	11,751	30	3,782	+ 7,969
Fires	36	9,673	46	1,271	+ 8,402
Violence	37	8,849	27	4,623	+ 4,226
Skin Disease	38	7,160	50	1,131	+ 6,029
HIV/AIDS	39	6,939	55	563	+ 6,376
Tuberculosis	40	6,677	4	37,175	- 30,499
Endocrine Disorders	41	5,533	45	1,335	+ 4,198
Hepatitis C	42	4,952	62	207	+ 4,745
Congenital Anomalies	43	4,352	18	10,113	- 5,761
Prostatic Hypertrophy	44	4,258	85	0	+ 4,258
Epilepsy	45	4,144	44	1,353	+ 2,791
Asthma	46	3,902	20	8,893	- 4,991
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	3,823	33	2,922	+ 901
Drug Use	48	3,818	32	2,967	+ 851
Poisonings	49	2,177	56	539	+ 1,639
Multiple Sclerosis	50	1,899	64	179	+ 1,720
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	1,857	54	815	+ 1,041
Meningitis	52	1,384	38	2,105	- 722
Anemia	53	1,324	81	0	+ 1,324
Diarrhoeal diseases	54	1,274	5	36,111	- 34,836
Birth Trauma	55	1,089	15	13,392	- 12,304
Low Birth Weight	56	1,056	11	17,457	- 16,401
Schizophrenia	57	701	82	0	+ 701
Osteoarthritis	58	644	86	0	+ 644
Appendicitis	59	445	47	1,262	- 817
Maternal Conditions	60	427	29	3,920	- 3,493
Oral conditions	61	338	84	0	+ 338
Upper Respiratory	62	334	66	100	+ 234
Hepatitis B	63	296	51	1,121	- 825
Malnutrition	64	178	36	2,418	- 2,239
Syphilis	65	122	49	1,227	- 1,105
Otitis Media	66	89	71	14	+ 75
Diphtheria	67	66	72	5	+ 61
War	68	18	63	202	- 184
Encephalitis	69	4	59	371	- 367
Pertussis	70	3	39	2,011	- 2,008
Tetanus	71	0	57	450	- 450
Measles	72	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	- 0
Chlamydia	75	0	70	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	68	45	- 45
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	65	161	- 161
Ascariasis	84	0	69	31	- 31
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Latvia

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.