BANGLADESH VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	148,078	2	108,528	+ 39,550
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	145,211	6	29,586	+ 115,626
Stroke	3	43,615	1	134,166	- 90,551
Lung Cancers	4	43,106	16	12,174	+ 30,931
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	33,650	28	4,534	+ 29,116
Kidney Disease	6	28,777	17	10,841	+ 17,936
Liver Cancer	7	20,865	34	2,884	+ 17,980
Hypertension	8	20,482	14	14,776	+ 5,706
Suicide	9	18,201	25	5,998	+ 12,203
Breast Cancer	10	16,939	23	6,808	+ 10,131
Pancreas Cancer	11	15,027	43	1,414	+ 13,613
Stomach Cancer	12	11,321	24	6,799	+ 4,523
Lymphomas	13	11,104	35	2,667	+ 8,437
Lung Disease	14	10,715	3	45,699	- 34,984
Oral Cancer	15	8,869	12	15,511	- 6,642
Prostate Cancer	16	8,469	41	1,664	+ 6,805
Leukemia	17	6,976	40	1,895	+ 5,081
Falls	18	6,088	31	3,328	+ 2,760
Inflammatory/Heart	19	6,026	42	1,485	+ 4,541
Liver Disease	20	5,855	9	21,024	- 15,170
Ovary Cancer	21	5,702	37	2,231	+ 3,470
Other Neoplasms	22	5,464	61	243	+ 5,221
Uterin Cancer	23	4,117	58	405	+ 3,711
Oesophagus Cancer	24	3,829	10	19,525	- 15,696
Skin Disease	25	3,803	50	1,131	+ 2,672
Road Traffic Accidents	26	3,388	8	25,023	- 21,635
Bladder Cancer	27	3,362	52	991	+ 2,371
Diabetes Mellitus	28	3,011	7	28,976	- 25,965
Parkinson's Disease	29	2,510	30	3,782	- 1,272
Cervical Cancer	30	2,380	26	5,132	- 2,752
Congenital Anomalies	31	2,226	18	10,113	- 7,887
Other Injuries	32	2,212	21	7,629	- 5,417
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	1,937	48	1,251	+ 686
Skin Cancers	34	1,570	53	853	+ 717
Asthma	35	1,036	20	8,893	- 7,857
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	907	13	14,993	- 14,085
Endocrine Disorders	37	850	45	1,335	- 485
Drownings	38	811	22	7,094	- 6,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	775	5	36,111	- 35,336
Tuberculosis	40	714	4	37,175	- 36,461
Low Birth Weight	41	708	11	17,457	- 16,748
Epilepsy	42	694	44	1,353	- 659
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	619	33	2,922	- 2,303
Drug Use	44	533	32	2,967	- 2,434
HIV/AIDS	45	508	55	563	- 55
Violence	46	408	27	4,623	- 4,214
Alcohol	47	285	60	262	+ 23
Meningitis	48	231	38	2,105	- 1,874
Fires	49	195	46	1,271	- 1,076
Appendicitis	50	164	47	1,262	- 1,098
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	158	85	0	+ 158
Hepatitis B	52	115	51	1,121	- 1,006
Maternal Conditions	53	94	29	3,920	- 3,826
Upper Respiratory	54	90	66	100	- 10
Birth Trauma	55	87	15	13,392	- 13,305
Hepatitis C	56	81	62	207	- 126
Multiple Sclerosis	57	72	64	179	- 107
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	63	54	815	- 752
War	59	61	63	202	- 141
Poisonings	60	31	56	539	- 508
Encephalitis	61	2	59	371	- 369
Pertussis	62	1	39	2,011	- 2,010
Malnutrition	63	1	36	2,418	- 2,417
Diphtheria	64	0	72	5	- 5
Syphilis	65	0	49	1,227	- 1,227
Dengue	66	0	65	161	- 161
Ascariasis	67	0	69	31	- 31
Hookworm Disease	68	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	70	21	- 21
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Tetanus	73	0	57	450	- 450
Chagas disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	68	45	- 45
Leishmaniasis	76	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Otitis Media	79	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	86	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

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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.