BANGLADESH VS SIERRA LEONE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SIERRA LEONE		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	137,229	6	29,586	+ 107,643
Malaria	2	126,212	68	45	+ 126,167
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	97,560	5	36,111	+ 61,450
Coronary Heart Disease	4	74,481	2	108,528	- 34,047
Stroke	5	69,708	1	134,166	- 64,459
Birth Trauma	6	53,416	15	13,392	+ 40,024
Low Birth Weight	7	51,620	11	17,457	+ 34,163
Road Traffic Accidents	8	47,746	8	25,023	+ 22,723
HIV/AIDS	9	47,086	55	563	+ 46,523
Tuberculosis	10	44,654	4	37,175	+ 7,478
Congenital Anomalies	11	28,339	18	10,113	+ 18,226
Meningitis	12	26,166	38	2,105	+ 24,060
Liver Disease	13	24,274	9	21,024	+ 3,249
Diabetes Mellitus	14	22,002	7	28,976	- 6,974
Kidney Disease	15	20,019	17	10,841	+ 9,178
Other Injuries	16	19,241	21	7,629	+ 11,612
Malnutrition	17	17,084	36	2,418	+ 14,666
Maternal Conditions	18	16,272	29	3,920	+ 12,353
Endocrine Disorders	19	14,755	45	1,335	+ 13,420
Lung Disease	20	14,636	3	45,699	- 31,063
Hypertension	21	11,526	14	14,776	- 3,250
Violence	22	11,424	27	4,623	+ 6,801
Breast Cancer	23	11,383	23	6,808	+ 4,575
Asthma	24	11,338	20	8,893	+ 2,445
Suicide	25	9,640	25	5,998	+ 3,643
Pertussis	26	8,666	39	2,011	+ 6,655
Liver Cancer	27	7,399	34	2,884	+ 4,514
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	6,900	13	14,993	- 8,093
Drownings	29	6,775	22	7,094	- 318
Falls	30	5,989	31	3,328	+ 2,661
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	5,696	48	1,251	+ 4,445
Inflammatory/Heart	32	5,326	42	1,485	+ 3,842
Fires	33	5,089	46	1,271	+ 3,818
Prostate Cancer	34	5,066	41	1,664	+ 3,401
Cervical Cancer	35	4,875	26	5,132	- 257
Stomach Cancer	36	4,286	24	6,799	- 2,512
Epilepsy	37	4,260	44	1,353	+ 2,907
Poisonings	38	4,036	56	539	+ 3,497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	39	3,557	28	4,534	- 978
Drug Use	40	3,430	32	2,967	+ 462
Syphilis	41	3,326	49	1,227	+ 2,099
Lymphomas	42	2,441	35	2,667	- 226
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,343	33	2,922	- 579
Parkinson's Disease	44	2,160	30	3,782	- 1,622
Tetanus	45	1,899	57	450	+ 1,449
Schistosomiasis	46	1,867	74	0	+ 1,867
Hepatitis B	47	1,695	51	1,121	+ 574
Skin Cancers	48	1,586	53	853	+ 732
Lung Cancers	49	1,575	16	12,174	- 10,600
Oral Cancer	50	1,524	12	15,511	- 13,987
Skin Disease	51	1,490	50	1,131	+ 359
Bladder Cancer	52	1,444	52	991	+ 454
Ovary Cancer	53	1,423	37	2,231	- 809
Pancreas Cancer	54	1,138	43	1,414	- 276
Alcohol	55	962	60	262	+ 701
Encephalitis	56	931	59	371	+ 560
Oesophagus Cancer	57	685	10	19,525	- 18,840
Measles	58	682	19	9,021	- 8,339
Leukemia	59	681	40	1,895	- 1,215
Uterin Cancer	60	569	58	405	+ 164
Appendicitis	61	501	47	1,262	- 761
Ascariasis	62	273	69	31	+ 241
Hepatitis C	63	247	62	207	+ 41
Upper Respiratory	64	193	66	100	+ 92
Multiple Sclerosis	65	192	64	179	+ 13
Other Neoplasms	66	190	61	243	- 54
War	67	157	63	202	- 45
Rheumatoid Arthritis	68	135	54	815	- 681
Diphtheria	69	68	72	5	+ 63
Chlamydia	70	25	70	21	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	71	14	- 10
Dengue	72	1	65	161	- 159
Trichuriasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	56	- 56
Osteoarthritis	80	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Sierra Leone

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.