BANGLADESH VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	114,779	2	108,528	+ 6,251
Stroke	2	85,547	1	134,166	- 48,619
Lung Disease	3	76,199	3	45,699	+ 30,499
Diabetes Mellitus	4	76,116	7	28,976	+ 47,140
Tuberculosis	5	66,647	4	37,175	+ 29,471
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	43,575	6	29,586	+ 13,989
Malaria	7	41,075	68	45	+ 41,030
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	38,538	5	36,111	+ 2,427
Asthma	9	30,930	20	8,893	+ 22,038
Low Birth Weight	10	27,898	11	17,457	+ 10,441
Birth Trauma	11	25,249	15	13,392	+ 11,857
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,561	8	25,023	- 6,462
Hypertension	13	18,397	14	14,776	+ 3,621
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	17,997	33	2,922	+ 15,075
Violence	15	16,265	27	4,623	+ 11,642
Congenital Anomalies	16	15,962	18	10,113	+ 5,849
Breast Cancer	17	12,824	23	6,808	+ 6,016
Kidney Disease	18	11,531	17	10,841	+ 690
Cervical Cancer	19	11,160	26	5,132	+ 6,028
Other Injuries	20	10,859	21	7,629	+ 3,231
Liver Cancer	21	10,815	34	2,884	+ 7,931
Liver Disease	22	10,487	9	21,024	- 10,538
Lung Cancers	23	10,443	16	12,174	- 1,731
HIV/AIDS	24	10,263	55	563	+ 9,700
Oral Cancer	25	9,739	12	15,511	- 5,771
Falls	26	8,424	31	3,328	+ 5,097
Fires	27	8,193	46	1,271	+ 6,922
Stomach Cancer	28	7,506	24	6,799	+ 707
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	7,473	28	4,534	+ 2,939
Maternal Conditions	30	7,063	29	3,920	+ 3,143
Skin Cancers	31	6,995	53	853	+ 6,141
Lymphomas	32	5,923	35	2,667	+ 3,256
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	5,759	13	14,993	- 9,234
Meningitis	34	5,438	38	2,105	+ 3,332
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	5,063	48	1,251	+ 3,812
Prostate Cancer	36	4,783	41	1,664	+ 3,119
Suicide	37	4,342	25	5,998	- 1,656
Leukemia	38	4,250	40	1,895	+ 2,355
Pertussis	39	4,159	39	2,011	+ 2,148
Drownings	40	4,024	22	7,094	- 3,070
Measles	41	3,991	19	9,021	- 5,029
Syphilis	42	3,927	49	1,227	+ 2,700
Inflammatory/Heart	43	3,841	42	1,485	+ 2,357
Oesophagus Cancer	44	3,342	10	19,525	- 16,183
Parkinson's Disease	45	3,099	30	3,782	- 683
Ovary Cancer	46	3,010	37	2,231	+ 778
Endocrine Disorders	47	2,571	45	1,335	+ 1,235
Malnutrition	48	2,252	36	2,418	- 166
Skin Disease	49	2,119	50	1,131	+ 988
Poisonings	50	2,039	56	539	+ 1,501
Epilepsy	51	1,857	44	1,353	+ 503
Pancreas Cancer	52	1,793	43	1,414	+ 379
Alcohol	53	1,569	60	262	+ 1,307
Bladder Cancer	54	1,385	52	991	+ 395
Uterin Cancer	55	1,363	58	405	+ 958
Tetanus	56	800	57	450	+ 350
Encephalitis	57	515	59	371	+ 144
Hepatitis B	58	453	51	1,121	- 667
Appendicitis	59	339	47	1,262	- 923
Other Neoplasms	60	257	61	243	+ 13
Drug Use	61	212	32	2,967	- 2,755
Hepatitis C	62	133	62	207	- 74
Ascariasis	63	116	69	31	+ 84
Dengue	64	107	65	161	- 53
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	89	54	815	- 727
Multiple Sclerosis	66	82	64	179	- 97
Diphtheria	67	54	72	5	+ 48
Upper Respiratory	68	32	66	100	- 68
War	69	14	63	202	- 188
Chlamydia	70	13	70	21	- 9
Otitis Media	71	3	71	14	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	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

New Guinea

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.