BANGLADESH VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	160,914	2	108,528	+ 52,386
Stroke	2	94,543	1	134,166	- 39,623
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	69,777	5	36,111	+ 33,666
Low Birth Weight	4	62,417	11	17,457	+ 44,960
Lung Disease	5	58,135	3	45,699	+ 12,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	55,806	6	29,586	+ 26,220
Diabetes Mellitus	7	42,683	7	28,976	+ 13,707
Birth Trauma	8	39,813	15	13,392	+ 26,421
Kidney Disease	9	37,967	17	10,841	+ 27,125
Liver Disease	10	36,656	9	21,024	+ 15,631
Tuberculosis	11	28,145	4	37,175	- 9,031
Road Traffic Accidents	12	18,831	8	25,023	- 6,192
Other Injuries	13	18,055	21	7,629	+ 10,426
Congenital Anomalies	14	17,594	18	10,113	+ 7,481
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	17,391	33	2,922	+ 14,469
Hypertension	16	15,320	14	14,776	+ 544
Asthma	17	13,871	20	8,893	+ 4,978
Suicide	18	12,922	25	5,998	+ 6,924
Meningitis	19	12,049	38	2,105	+ 9,944
Breast Cancer	20	12,039	23	6,808	+ 5,230
Oral Cancer	21	11,485	12	15,511	- 4,026
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	10,171	13	14,993	- 4,822
Violence	23	8,640	27	4,623	+ 4,017
Maternal Conditions	24	8,284	29	3,920	+ 4,364
Endocrine Disorders	25	7,647	45	1,335	+ 6,312
Lung Cancers	26	6,476	16	12,174	- 5,699
Malnutrition	27	5,917	36	2,418	+ 3,499
Falls	28	5,777	31	3,328	+ 2,449
Oesophagus Cancer	29	5,258	10	19,525	- 14,267
Tetanus	30	5,041	57	450	+ 4,591
Lymphomas	31	4,693	35	2,667	+ 2,026
HIV/AIDS	32	4,544	55	563	+ 3,981
Encephalitis	33	4,446	59	371	+ 4,075
Pertussis	34	4,250	39	2,011	+ 2,239
Parkinson's Disease	35	4,108	30	3,782	+ 326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	3,643	48	1,251	+ 2,392
Drownings	37	3,594	22	7,094	- 3,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	3,529	28	4,534	- 1,006
Leukemia	39	3,512	40	1,895	+ 1,617
Epilepsy	40	3,258	44	1,353	+ 1,904
Liver Cancer	41	2,959	34	2,884	+ 75
Fires	42	2,878	46	1,271	+ 1,607
Stomach Cancer	43	2,704	24	6,799	- 4,095
Cervical Cancer	44	2,680	26	5,132	- 2,452
Prostate Cancer	45	2,379	41	1,664	+ 715
Ovary Cancer	46	2,362	37	2,231	+ 131
Poisonings	47	2,249	56	539	+ 1,710
Bladder Cancer	48	1,823	52	991	+ 832
Measles	49	1,724	19	9,021	- 7,297
Alcohol	50	1,685	60	262	+ 1,423
Appendicitis	51	1,652	47	1,262	+ 390
Inflammatory/Heart	52	1,549	42	1,485	+ 65
Hepatitis B	53	1,515	51	1,121	+ 394
Skin Cancers	54	1,029	53	853	+ 176
Dengue	55	955	65	161	+ 795
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	928	54	815	+ 113
Syphilis	57	861	49	1,227	- 366
Hepatitis C	58	820	62	207	+ 613
Uterin Cancer	59	796	58	405	+ 391
Pancreas Cancer	60	715	43	1,414	- 699
Drug Use	61	554	32	2,967	- 2,413
War	62	399	63	202	+ 197
Malaria	63	392	68	45	+ 347
Other Neoplasms	64	275	61	243	+ 32
Multiple Sclerosis	65	275	64	179	+ 96
Upper Respiratory	66	193	66	100	+ 93
Skin Disease	67	88	50	1,131	- 1,043
Ascariasis	68	50	69	31	+ 19
Diphtheria	69	45	72	5	+ 40
Chlamydia	70	29	70	21	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	19	71	14	+ 5
Leishmaniasis	72	3	67	56	- 53
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Pakistan

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.