BANGLADESH VS LIBERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	LIBERIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Tuberculosis	1	85,827	4	37,175	+ 48,651
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	83,548	6	29,586	+ 53,962
Measles	3	79,253	19	9,021	+ 70,232
Malaria	4	75,321	68	45	+ 75,275
Road Traffic Accidents	5	59,582	8	25,023	+ 34,560
HIV/AIDS	6	59,540	55	563	+ 58,977
Coronary Heart Disease	7	58,475	2	108,528	- 50,053
Low Birth Weight	8	51,250	11	17,457	+ 33,794
Birth Trauma	9	49,688	15	13,392	+ 36,296
Diarrhoeal diseases	10	49,385	5	36,111	+ 13,275
Stroke	11	48,964	1	134,166	- 85,203
Maternal Conditions	12	26,981	29	3,920	+ 23,062
Liver Disease	13	26,634	9	21,024	+ 5,609
Congenital Anomalies	14	25,846	18	10,113	+ 15,733
Diabetes Mellitus	15	20,168	7	28,976	- 8,808
Kidney Disease	16	18,881	17	10,841	+ 8,040
Meningitis	17	17,127	38	2,105	+ 15,021
Violence	18	14,796	27	4,623	+ 10,174
Cervical Cancer	19	14,694	26	5,132	+ 9,563
Liver Cancer	20	13,627	34	2,884	+ 10,742
Syphilis	21	12,232	49	1,227	+ 11,005
Other Injuries	22	11,796	21	7,629	+ 4,168
Hypertension	23	11,499	14	14,776	- 3,276
Malnutrition	24	10,965	36	2,418	+ 8,547
Prostate Cancer	25	9,226	41	1,664	+ 7,562
Lung Disease	26	9,108	3	45,699	- 36,591
Breast Cancer	27	7,618	23	6,808	+ 810
Endocrine Disorders	28	7,615	45	1,335	+ 6,280
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	7,280	13	14,993	- 7,713
Suicide	30	6,812	25	5,998	+ 815
Asthma	31	6,191	20	8,893	- 2,702
Pertussis	32	6,123	39	2,011	+ 4,112
Falls	33	4,822	31	3,328	+ 1,494
Fires	34	4,756	46	1,271	+ 3,485
Drownings	35	3,935	22	7,094	- 3,159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,913	48	1,251	+ 2,662
Stomach Cancer	37	3,772	24	6,799	- 3,026
Inflammatory/Heart	38	3,576	42	1,485	+ 2,092
Lymphomas	39	2,901	35	2,667	+ 234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	2,780	28	4,534	- 1,754
Poisonings	41	2,538	56	539	+ 1,999
Epilepsy	42	2,509	44	1,353	+ 1,156
Parkinson's Disease	43	2,242	30	3,782	- 1,540
Lung Cancers	44	2,046	16	12,174	- 10,128
Schistosomiasis	45	1,596	74	0	+ 1,596
Skin Cancers	46	1,585	53	853	+ 732
Ovary Cancer	47	1,562	37	2,231	- 670
Oral Cancer	48	1,557	12	15,511	- 13,954
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	1,553	33	2,922	- 1,369
Drug Use	50	1,315	32	2,967	- 1,653
Skin Disease	51	1,279	50	1,131	+ 148
Hepatitis B	52	1,212	51	1,121	+ 91
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,169	43	1,414	- 245
Tetanus	54	965	57	450	+ 515
Uterin Cancer	55	883	58	405	+ 478
Encephalitis	56	853	59	371	+ 482
Alcohol	57	789	60	262	+ 527
Leukemia	58	717	40	1,895	- 1,178
Bladder Cancer	59	589	52	991	- 402
Oesophagus Cancer	60	481	10	19,525	- 19,044
Appendicitis	61	384	47	1,262	- 878
Other Neoplasms	62	175	61	243	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	63	131	64	179	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	64	124	54	815	- 691
Hepatitis C	65	117	62	207	- 90
Ascariasis	66	116	69	31	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	67	83	66	100	- 17
Diphtheria	68	27	72	5	+ 22
Chlamydia	69	16	70	21	- 5
War	70	16	63	202	- 186
Otitis Media	71	1	71	14	- 12
Dengue	72	1	65	161	- 160
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Liberia

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.