BANGLADESH VS NEPAL: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEPAL		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Lung Disease	1	146,497	3	45,699	+ 100,798
Coronary Heart Disease	2	106,656	2	108,528	- 1,872
Tuberculosis	3	89,625	4	37,175	+ 52,449
Stroke	4	69,970	1	134,166	- 64,196
Liver Disease	5	34,599	9	21,024	+ 13,575
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	33,809	6	29,586	+ 4,223
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	32,906	5	36,111	- 3,205
Asthma	8	32,144	20	8,893	+ 23,251
Road Traffic Accidents	9	25,229	8	25,023	+ 207
Kidney Disease	10	23,222	17	10,841	+ 12,381
Low Birth Weight	11	20,719	11	17,457	+ 3,262
Lung Cancers	12	19,438	16	12,174	+ 7,263
Falls	13	18,002	31	3,328	+ 14,674
Diabetes Mellitus	14	15,878	7	28,976	- 13,099
Birth Trauma	15	14,503	15	13,392	+ 1,110
Suicide	16	13,937	25	5,998	+ 7,939
Rheumatic Heart Disease	17	12,576	33	2,922	+ 9,654
Hypertension	18	11,337	14	14,776	- 3,438
Alzheimers & Dementia	19	10,960	13	14,993	- 4,033
Cervical Cancer	20	10,675	26	5,132	+ 5,544
Congenital Anomalies	21	10,563	18	10,113	+ 450
Other Injuries	22	8,968	21	7,629	+ 1,340
Drownings	23	8,158	22	7,094	+ 1,065
Oral Cancer	24	7,527	12	15,511	- 7,984
Stomach Cancer	25	7,476	24	6,799	+ 678
Colon-Rectum Cancers	26	6,327	28	4,534	+ 1,793
Breast Cancer	27	5,627	23	6,808	- 1,181
Maternal Conditions	28	5,295	29	3,920	+ 1,375
Encephalitis	29	4,780	59	371	+ 4,409
Epilepsy	30	4,737	44	1,353	+ 3,384
Malnutrition	31	4,580	36	2,418	+ 2,162
Lymphomas	32	4,160	35	2,667	+ 1,493
Parkinson's Disease	33	4,118	30	3,782	+ 336
HIV/AIDS	34	3,994	55	563	+ 3,431
Violence	35	3,814	27	4,623	- 808
Leukemia	36	3,619	40	1,895	+ 1,724
Ovary Cancer	37	3,169	37	2,231	+ 937
Oesophagus Cancer	38	2,662	10	19,525	- 16,863
Poisonings	39	2,567	56	539	+ 2,028
Pertussis	40	2,454	39	2,011	+ 443
Pancreas Cancer	41	2,413	43	1,414	+ 999
Skin Cancers	42	2,166	53	853	+ 1,313
Meningitis	43	2,045	38	2,105	- 60
Bladder Cancer	44	1,760	52	991	+ 769
Endocrine Disorders	45	1,395	45	1,335	+ 60
Liver Cancer	46	1,387	34	2,884	- 1,497
Appendicitis	47	1,195	47	1,262	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	48	1,177	42	1,485	- 307
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	1,037	48	1,251	- 214
Fires	50	995	46	1,271	- 276
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	937	54	815	+ 122
Alcohol	52	908	60	262	+ 646
Tetanus	53	728	57	450	+ 278
Syphilis	54	727	49	1,227	- 500
Dengue	55	649	65	161	+ 488
Hepatitis B	56	633	51	1,121	- 488
Drug Use	57	506	32	2,967	- 2,461
Prostate Cancer	58	463	41	1,664	- 1,201
Measles	59	326	19	9,021	- 8,695
Uterin Cancer	60	306	58	405	- 99
Other Neoplasms	61	269	61	243	+ 26
Leishmaniasis	62	211	67	56	+ 155
Multiple Sclerosis	63	208	64	179	+ 29
Hepatitis C	64	155	62	207	- 52
War	65	131	63	202	- 71
Upper Respiratory	66	129	66	100	+ 28
Skin Disease	67	92	50	1,131	- 1,039
Chlamydia	68	27	70	21	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	23	69	31	- 9
Otitis Media	70	20	71	14	+ 7
Diphtheria	71	7	72	5	+ 2
Malaria	72	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

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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.