BANGLADESH VS NORWAY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NORWAY		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	162,914	2	108,528	+ 54,386
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	136,686	13	14,993	+ 121,694
Lung Disease	3	83,371	3	45,699	+ 37,671
Stroke	4	75,793	1	134,166	- 58,374
Lung Cancers	5	71,030	16	12,174	+ 58,855
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	55,008	6	29,586	+ 25,423
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	54,702	28	4,534	+ 50,168
Prostate Cancer	8	35,891	41	1,664	+ 34,226
Falls	9	23,804	31	3,328	+ 20,476
Pancreas Cancer	10	23,578	43	1,414	+ 22,163
Breast Cancer	11	21,372	23	6,808	+ 14,564
Lymphomas	12	19,769	35	2,667	+ 17,102
Suicide	13	19,393	25	5,998	+ 13,395
Kidney Disease	14	18,701	17	10,841	+ 7,859
Other Injuries	15	17,849	21	7,629	+ 10,220
Diabetes Mellitus	16	17,132	7	28,976	- 11,845
Parkinson's Disease	17	16,967	30	3,782	+ 13,186
Skin Cancers	18	12,474	53	853	+ 11,621
Endocrine Disorders	19	10,988	45	1,335	+ 9,652
Bladder Cancer	20	10,903	52	991	+ 9,913
Leukemia	21	10,831	40	1,895	+ 8,936
Stomach Cancer	22	10,513	24	6,799	+ 3,715
Other Neoplasms	23	9,931	61	243	+ 9,688
Ovary Cancer	24	9,459	37	2,231	+ 7,228
Drug Use	25	8,070	32	2,967	+ 5,103
Liver Cancer	26	7,936	34	2,884	+ 5,051
Oesophagus Cancer	27	7,589	10	19,525	- 11,936
Hypertension	28	7,038	14	14,776	- 7,738
Inflammatory/Heart	29	6,766	42	1,485	+ 5,281
Liver Disease	30	6,540	9	21,024	- 14,484
Alcohol	31	6,264	60	262	+ 6,002
Oral Cancer	32	5,134	12	15,511	- 10,376
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,888	48	1,251	+ 3,637
Congenital Anomalies	34	4,173	18	10,113	- 5,940
Malnutrition	35	4,137	36	2,418	+ 1,719
Uterin Cancer	36	4,106	58	405	+ 3,701
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	3,913	5	36,111	- 32,197
Skin Disease	38	3,908	50	1,131	+ 2,777
Cervical Cancer	39	3,827	26	5,132	- 1,305
Epilepsy	40	3,652	44	1,353	+ 2,299
Multiple Sclerosis	41	3,646	64	179	+ 3,467
Road Traffic Accidents	42	3,496	8	25,023	- 21,526
Asthma	43	2,589	20	8,893	- 6,304
Anemia	44	2,284	81	0	+ 2,284
Drownings	45	1,979	22	7,094	- 5,114
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,879	33	2,922	- 1,043
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	1,850	54	815	+ 1,035
Fires	48	1,365	46	1,271	+ 95
Prostatic Hypertrophy	49	992	85	0	+ 992
Violence	50	978	27	4,623	- 3,645
Osteoarthritis	51	836	86	0	+ 836
Low Birth Weight	52	717	11	17,457	- 16,740
Schizophrenia	53	698	82	0	+ 698
Birth Trauma	54	534	15	13,392	- 12,858
Hepatitis C	55	516	62	207	+ 309
Tuberculosis	56	458	4	37,175	- 36,718
Poisonings	57	440	56	539	- 99
Meningitis	58	417	38	2,105	- 1,689
Appendicitis	59	369	47	1,262	- 893
Upper Respiratory	60	356	66	100	+ 255
HIV/AIDS	61	317	55	563	- 246
Oral conditions	62	264	84	0	+ 264
Hepatitis B	63	103	51	1,121	- 1,017
Pertussis	64	38	39	2,011	- 1,973
Otitis Media	65	36	71	14	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	66	35	29	3,920	- 3,885
Syphilis	67	25	49	1,227	- 1,202
War	68	16	63	202	- 186
Tetanus	69	11	57	450	- 439
Encephalitis	70	5	59	371	- 366
Diphtheria	71	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	72	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	65	161	- 161
Ascariasis	76	0	69	31	- 31
Chlamydia	77	0	70	21	- 21
Leprosy	78	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	81	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	83	0	74	0	- 0
Malaria	84	0	68	45	- 45
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Norway

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.