BANGLADESH VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	176,205	55	563	+ 175,643
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	88,115	6	29,586	+ 58,530
Tuberculosis	3	85,217	4	37,175	+ 48,042
Stroke	4	80,203	1	134,166	- 53,964
Coronary Heart Disease	5	73,446	2	108,528	- 35,082
Road Traffic Accidents	6	52,246	8	25,023	+ 27,223
Diabetes Mellitus	7	43,586	7	28,976	+ 14,610
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	38,800	5	36,111	+ 2,689
Low Birth Weight	9	31,045	11	17,457	+ 13,588
Lung Disease	10	27,749	3	45,699	- 17,950
Violence	11	27,059	27	4,623	+ 22,436
Hypertension	12	25,748	14	14,776	+ 10,972
Birth Trauma	13	20,732	15	13,392	+ 7,340
Liver Disease	14	20,193	9	21,024	- 831
Kidney Disease	15	19,351	17	10,841	+ 8,510
Congenital Anomalies	16	17,037	18	10,113	+ 6,924
Suicide	17	14,605	25	5,998	+ 8,607
Malnutrition	18	13,451	36	2,418	+ 11,034
Other Injuries	19	12,437	21	7,629	+ 4,809
Asthma	20	12,064	20	8,893	+ 3,171
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	10,567	13	14,993	- 4,426
Inflammatory/Heart	22	9,736	42	1,485	+ 8,251
Cervical Cancer	23	7,988	26	5,132	+ 2,857
Breast Cancer	24	7,288	23	6,808	+ 480
Maternal Conditions	25	6,625	29	3,920	+ 2,705
Drownings	26	6,595	22	7,094	- 499
Meningitis	27	6,543	38	2,105	+ 4,438
Fires	28	6,543	46	1,271	+ 5,272
Skin Cancers	29	6,484	53	853	+ 5,630
Oral Cancer	30	6,001	12	15,511	- 9,510
Prostate Cancer	31	5,672	41	1,664	+ 4,008
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	4,558	48	1,251	+ 3,307
Endocrine Disorders	33	4,385	45	1,335	+ 3,050
Falls	34	3,737	31	3,328	+ 409
Lung Cancers	35	3,538	16	12,174	- 8,637
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	3,274	28	4,534	- 1,260
Pertussis	37	3,259	39	2,011	+ 1,248
Epilepsy	38	2,959	44	1,353	+ 1,606
Poisonings	39	2,787	56	539	+ 2,249
Lymphomas	40	2,757	35	2,667	+ 90
Liver Cancer	41	2,704	34	2,884	- 180
Parkinson's Disease	42	2,611	30	3,782	- 1,171
Syphilis	43	2,092	49	1,227	+ 865
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,990	33	2,922	- 932
Stomach Cancer	45	1,959	24	6,799	- 4,840
Drug Use	46	1,907	32	2,967	- 1,060
Skin Disease	47	1,860	50	1,131	+ 729
Alcohol	48	1,691	60	262	+ 1,429
Leukemia	49	1,425	40	1,895	- 471
Ovary Cancer	50	1,399	37	2,231	- 832
Malaria	51	1,296	68	45	+ 1,250
Oesophagus Cancer	52	1,260	10	19,525	- 18,265
Pancreas Cancer	53	1,054	43	1,414	- 361
Bladder Cancer	54	943	52	991	- 48
Schistosomiasis	55	821	74	0	+ 821
Uterin Cancer	56	685	58	405	+ 280
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	569	54	815	- 246
Appendicitis	58	529	47	1,262	- 733
Encephalitis	59	485	59	371	+ 114
Other Neoplasms	60	464	61	243	+ 220
Upper Respiratory	61	383	66	100	+ 283
Tetanus	62	361	57	450	- 89
Hepatitis B	63	269	51	1,121	- 852
Multiple Sclerosis	64	137	64	179	- 43
Measles	65	123	19	9,021	- 8,898
Hepatitis C	66	34	62	207	- 173
War	67	29	63	202	- 173
Chlamydia	68	19	70	21	- 2
Ascariasis	69	18	69	31	- 14
Otitis Media	70	17	71	14	+ 3
Diphtheria	71	12	72	5	+ 7
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	65	161	- 161
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	56	- 56
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Namibia

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.