BANGLADESH VS NICARAGUA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NICARAGUA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	147,638	2	108,528	+ 39,110
Kidney Disease	2	89,260	17	10,841	+ 78,419
Stroke	3	56,205	1	134,166	- 77,961
Diabetes Mellitus	4	52,238	7	28,976	+ 23,261
Lung Disease	5	39,655	3	45,699	- 6,044
Liver Disease	6	30,400	9	21,024	+ 9,375
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	29,095	6	29,586	- 491
Road Traffic Accidents	8	28,010	8	25,023	+ 2,987
Hypertension	9	27,872	14	14,776	+ 13,096
Violence	10	15,627	27	4,623	+ 11,004
Congenital Anomalies	11	14,420	18	10,113	+ 4,307
Liver Cancer	12	12,851	34	2,884	+ 9,966
Low Birth Weight	13	12,371	11	17,457	- 5,085
Stomach Cancer	14	12,067	24	6,799	+ 5,268
Prostate Cancer	15	9,752	41	1,664	+ 8,088
Cervical Cancer	16	9,452	26	5,132	+ 4,320
Other Injuries	17	9,033	21	7,629	+ 1,405
Colon-Rectum Cancers	18	7,968	28	4,534	+ 3,433
Suicide	19	7,191	25	5,998	+ 1,193
Breast Cancer	20	7,151	23	6,808	+ 343
Alcohol	21	7,040	60	262	+ 6,778
Falls	22	6,976	31	3,328	+ 3,648
Lung Cancers	23	6,919	16	12,174	- 5,255
Leukemia	24	5,733	40	1,895	+ 3,838
Birth Trauma	25	5,001	15	13,392	- 8,391
Other Neoplasms	26	4,857	61	243	+ 4,614
Pancreas Cancer	27	4,491	43	1,414	+ 3,077
Endocrine Disorders	28	4,134	45	1,335	+ 2,799
Lymphomas	29	4,134	35	2,667	+ 1,467
Malnutrition	30	4,121	36	2,418	+ 1,703
Skin Disease	31	4,087	50	1,131	+ 2,956
Drownings	32	3,964	22	7,094	- 3,130
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	3,765	13	14,993	- 11,228
Inflammatory/Heart	34	3,522	42	1,485	+ 2,038
HIV/AIDS	35	3,517	55	563	+ 2,955
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,092	5	36,111	- 33,019
Tuberculosis	37	2,898	4	37,175	- 34,277
Asthma	38	2,651	20	8,893	- 6,242
Maternal Conditions	39	2,225	29	3,920	- 1,695
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	2,160	48	1,251	+ 909
Epilepsy	41	1,873	44	1,353	+ 520
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,686	30	3,782	- 2,096
Oral Cancer	43	1,624	12	15,511	- 13,887
Ovary Cancer	44	1,547	37	2,231	- 684
Skin Cancers	45	1,488	53	853	+ 635
Drug Use	46	1,272	32	2,967	- 1,696
Oesophagus Cancer	47	1,057	10	19,525	- 18,468
Uterin Cancer	48	984	58	405	+ 578
Appendicitis	49	801	47	1,262	- 461
Rheumatoid Arthritis	50	774	54	815	- 41
Meningitis	51	732	38	2,105	- 1,374
Bladder Cancer	52	707	52	991	- 284
Anemia	53	706	81	0	+ 706
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	504	33	2,922	- 2,418
Poisonings	55	445	56	539	- 94
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	427	85	0	+ 427
Fires	57	413	46	1,271	- 858
Encephalitis	58	258	59	371	- 113
Osteoarthritis	59	247	86	0	+ 247
Syphilis	60	237	49	1,227	- 990
Multiple Sclerosis	61	171	64	179	- 8
Hepatitis B	62	130	51	1,121	- 990
Oral conditions	63	116	84	0	+ 116
Dengue	64	111	65	161	- 50
Chagas disease	65	100	75	0	+ 100
Schizophrenia	66	84	82	0	+ 84
Pertussis	67	76	39	2,011	- 1,935
Hepatitis C	68	31	62	207	- 176
Ascariasis	69	21	69	31	- 10
War	70	17	63	202	- 185
Leprosy	71	15	73	0	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	72	13	66	100	- 87
Iodine Deficiency	73	11	77	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	74	8	70	21	- 13
Otitis Media	75	4	71	14	- 9
Leishmaniasis	76	2	67	56	- 54
Diphtheria	77	1	72	5	- 4
Measles	78	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Tetanus	79	0	57	450	- 450
Hookworm Disease	80	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	81	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	84	0	74	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Nicaragua

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.