BANGLADESH VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	147,701	6	29,586	+ 118,115
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	103,125	5	36,111	+ 67,014
Tuberculosis	3	90,734	4	37,175	+ 53,559
Malaria	4	71,942	68	45	+ 71,897
Birth Trauma	5	71,389	15	13,392	+ 57,997
Low Birth Weight	6	68,377	11	17,457	+ 50,920
Coronary Heart Disease	7	43,733	2	108,528	- 64,795
Stroke	8	41,146	1	134,166	- 93,020
Congenital Anomalies	9	35,412	18	10,113	+ 25,299
HIV/AIDS	10	31,441	55	563	+ 30,878
Meningitis	11	31,104	38	2,105	+ 28,999
Road Traffic Accidents	12	29,709	8	25,023	+ 4,686
Liver Disease	13	27,309	9	21,024	+ 6,285
Measles	14	20,977	19	9,021	+ 11,956
Maternal Conditions	15	16,774	29	3,920	+ 12,854
Pertussis	16	16,590	39	2,011	+ 14,579
Other Injuries	17	16,172	21	7,629	+ 8,543
Diabetes Mellitus	18	16,030	7	28,976	- 12,946
Violence	19	13,116	27	4,623	+ 8,494
Kidney Disease	20	12,961	17	10,841	+ 2,120
Endocrine Disorders	21	11,258	45	1,335	+ 9,922
Lung Disease	22	8,956	3	45,699	- 36,743
Breast Cancer	23	8,468	23	6,808	+ 1,660
Hypertension	24	7,619	14	14,776	- 7,157
Cervical Cancer	25	7,535	26	5,132	+ 2,403
Tetanus	26	5,953	57	450	+ 5,503
Asthma	27	5,837	20	8,893	- 3,056
Falls	28	5,364	31	3,328	+ 2,036
Fires	29	5,082	46	1,271	+ 3,811
Suicide	30	5,001	25	5,998	- 997
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	4,835	13	14,993	- 10,158
Drownings	32	4,692	22	7,094	- 2,402
Poisonings	33	4,682	56	539	+ 4,143
Drug Use	34	4,470	32	2,967	+ 1,503
Prostate Cancer	35	4,214	41	1,664	+ 2,550
Malnutrition	36	4,201	36	2,418	+ 1,784
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	4,166	48	1,251	+ 2,914
Syphilis	38	3,883	49	1,227	+ 2,656
Liver Cancer	39	3,769	34	2,884	+ 884
Lymphomas	40	3,706	35	2,667	+ 1,039
Epilepsy	41	3,564	44	1,353	+ 2,210
Inflammatory/Heart	42	3,439	42	1,485	+ 1,955
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	2,959	28	4,534	- 1,576
Diphtheria	44	2,707	72	5	+ 2,702
War	45	2,312	63	202	+ 2,110
Parkinson's Disease	46	1,762	30	3,782	- 2,019
Leukemia	47	1,608	40	1,895	- 287
Oral Cancer	48	1,595	12	15,511	- 13,916
Ovary Cancer	49	1,520	37	2,231	- 712
Stomach Cancer	50	1,517	24	6,799	- 5,282
Pancreas Cancer	51	1,407	43	1,414	- 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	1,386	33	2,922	- 1,536
Skin Cancers	53	1,378	53	853	+ 524
Schistosomiasis	54	1,074	74	0	+ 1,074
Hepatitis B	55	1,060	51	1,121	- 60
Skin Disease	56	1,046	50	1,131	- 85
Lung Cancers	57	923	16	12,174	- 11,251
Alcohol	58	735	60	262	+ 473
Encephalitis	59	667	59	371	+ 296
Appendicitis	60	542	47	1,262	- 720
Ascariasis	61	488	69	31	+ 457
Uterin Cancer	62	484	58	405	+ 79
Bladder Cancer	63	477	52	991	- 513
Oesophagus Cancer	64	399	10	19,525	- 19,126
Hepatitis C	65	216	62	207	+ 10
Other Neoplasms	66	207	61	243	- 37
Upper Respiratory	67	184	66	100	+ 84
Multiple Sclerosis	68	128	64	179	- 52
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	117	54	815	- 698
Leishmaniasis	70	16	67	56	- 40
Chlamydia	71	10	70	21	- 12
Otitis Media	72	2	71	14	- 11
Dengue	73	1	65	161	- 159
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
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
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

Nigeria

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.