BANGLADESH VS RWANDA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	RWANDA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	65,377	6	29,586	+ 35,791
Stroke	2	62,661	1	134,166	- 71,505
Road Traffic Accidents	3	46,045	8	25,023	+ 21,022
Coronary Heart Disease	4	44,647	2	108,528	- 63,881
Malaria	5	40,839	68	45	+ 40,794
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	38,650	5	36,111	+ 2,539
HIV/AIDS	7	34,989	55	563	+ 34,426
Liver Disease	8	31,553	9	21,024	+ 10,528
Low Birth Weight	9	27,152	11	17,457	+ 9,696
Birth Trauma	10	23,382	15	13,392	+ 9,989
Diabetes Mellitus	11	23,013	7	28,976	- 5,963
Congenital Anomalies	12	22,007	18	10,113	+ 11,894
Lung Disease	13	19,250	3	45,699	- 26,449
Hypertension	14	16,808	14	14,776	+ 2,033
Kidney Disease	15	14,931	17	10,841	+ 4,090
Malnutrition	16	14,462	36	2,418	+ 12,044
Other Injuries	17	11,691	21	7,629	+ 4,062
Cervical Cancer	18	11,646	26	5,132	+ 6,515
Meningitis	19	10,492	38	2,105	+ 8,386
Stomach Cancer	20	9,660	24	6,799	+ 2,862
Maternal Conditions	21	8,946	29	3,920	+ 5,026
Asthma	22	8,881	20	8,893	- 12
Liver Cancer	23	8,747	34	2,884	+ 5,863
Suicide	24	8,713	25	5,998	+ 2,715
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	8,140	13	14,993	- 6,853
Tuberculosis	26	7,738	4	37,175	- 29,438
Breast Cancer	27	7,426	23	6,808	+ 618
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	7,319	28	4,534	+ 2,785
Violence	29	6,786	27	4,623	+ 2,163
Lymphomas	30	5,567	35	2,667	+ 2,900
Falls	31	5,105	31	3,328	+ 1,777
Prostate Cancer	32	4,904	41	1,664	+ 3,240
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	4,486	48	1,251	+ 3,235
Inflammatory/Heart	34	4,295	42	1,485	+ 2,810
Leukemia	35	3,924	40	1,895	+ 2,029
Drownings	36	3,525	22	7,094	- 3,569
Oral Cancer	37	3,368	12	15,511	- 12,143
Fires	38	3,340	46	1,271	+ 2,069
Lung Cancers	39	2,899	16	12,174	- 9,276
Poisonings	40	2,725	56	539	+ 2,186
Endocrine Disorders	41	2,718	45	1,335	+ 1,383
Pertussis	42	2,696	39	2,011	+ 685
Pancreas Cancer	43	2,646	43	1,414	+ 1,232
Oesophagus Cancer	44	2,639	10	19,525	- 16,886
Epilepsy	45	2,368	44	1,353	+ 1,015
Syphilis	46	2,137	49	1,227	+ 910
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,808	30	3,782	- 1,973
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,683	33	2,922	- 1,239
Alcohol	49	1,554	60	262	+ 1,292
Skin Cancers	50	1,396	53	853	+ 543
Schistosomiasis	51	1,375	74	0	+ 1,375
Skin Disease	52	1,273	50	1,131	+ 142
Ovary Cancer	53	1,141	37	2,231	- 1,091
Appendicitis	54	868	47	1,262	- 394
Hepatitis B	55	844	51	1,121	- 276
Uterin Cancer	56	722	58	405	+ 316
Upper Respiratory	57	721	66	100	+ 621
Tetanus	58	653	57	450	+ 203
Measles	59	637	19	9,021	- 8,383
Drug Use	60	551	32	2,967	- 2,416
Encephalitis	61	481	59	371	+ 110
Bladder Cancer	62	436	52	991	- 555
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	286	54	815	- 529
Other Neoplasms	64	201	61	243	- 43
Hepatitis C	65	152	62	207	- 55
Multiple Sclerosis	66	90	64	179	- 90
Ascariasis	67	57	69	31	+ 26
Otitis Media	68	46	71	14	+ 32
War	69	32	63	202	- 170
Chlamydia	70	29	70	21	+ 8
Diphtheria	71	14	72	5	+ 9
Dengue	72	4	65	161	- 157
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Rwanda

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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.