BANGLADESH VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	200,942	55	563	+ 200,379
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	109,801	6	29,586	+ 80,216
Coronary Heart Disease	3	91,375	2	108,528	- 17,153
Stroke	4	85,666	1	134,166	- 48,500
Diabetes Mellitus	5	84,254	7	28,976	+ 55,278
Tuberculosis	6	61,306	4	37,175	+ 24,131
Violence	7	58,610	27	4,623	+ 53,988
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	44,219	5	36,111	+ 8,108
Kidney Disease	9	42,708	17	10,841	+ 31,867
Suicide	10	38,444	25	5,998	+ 32,446
Road Traffic Accidents	11	36,323	8	25,023	+ 11,300
Hypertension	12	35,694	14	14,776	+ 20,918
Lung Disease	13	33,199	3	45,699	- 12,501
Liver Disease	14	25,157	9	21,024	+ 4,132
Lung Cancers	15	21,506	16	12,174	+ 9,331
Low Birth Weight	16	17,444	11	17,457	- 12
Other Injuries	17	16,784	21	7,629	+ 9,156
Asthma	18	16,651	20	8,893	+ 7,758
Endocrine Disorders	19	16,439	45	1,335	+ 15,104
Cervical Cancer	20	15,505	26	5,132	+ 10,374
Inflammatory/Heart	21	15,094	42	1,485	+ 13,610
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	13,051	13	14,993	- 1,942
Breast Cancer	23	12,653	23	6,808	+ 5,845
Prostate Cancer	24	12,207	41	1,664	+ 10,543
Congenital Anomalies	25	12,143	18	10,113	+ 2,029
Meningitis	26	10,216	38	2,105	+ 8,111
Fires	27	10,097	46	1,271	+ 8,826
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	10,011	28	4,534	+ 5,476
Oesophagus Cancer	29	9,729	10	19,525	- 9,796
Birth Trauma	30	8,383	15	13,392	- 5,009
Lymphomas	31	7,864	35	2,667	+ 5,197
Drownings	32	6,707	22	7,094	- 386
Liver Cancer	33	6,652	34	2,884	+ 3,768
Malnutrition	34	6,644	36	2,418	+ 4,227
Pancreas Cancer	35	5,602	43	1,414	+ 4,188
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,286	48	1,251	+ 4,035
Epilepsy	37	5,219	44	1,353	+ 3,865
Maternal Conditions	38	4,744	29	3,920	+ 824
Stomach Cancer	39	4,283	24	6,799	- 2,516
Leukemia	40	4,085	40	1,895	+ 2,189
Oral Cancer	41	3,924	12	15,511	- 11,587
Falls	42	3,905	31	3,328	+ 577
Pertussis	43	3,188	39	2,011	+ 1,177
Syphilis	44	3,153	49	1,227	+ 1,926
Skin Disease	45	3,074	50	1,131	+ 1,943
Parkinson's Disease	46	3,006	30	3,782	- 775
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,832	33	2,922	- 90
Skin Cancers	48	2,771	53	853	+ 1,917
Alcohol	49	2,754	60	262	+ 2,492
Poisonings	50	2,723	56	539	+ 2,184
Ovary Cancer	51	2,654	37	2,231	+ 422
Bladder Cancer	52	2,314	52	991	+ 1,323
Drug Use	53	2,149	32	2,967	- 819
Uterin Cancer	54	1,430	58	405	+ 1,025
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	1,049	54	815	+ 233
Appendicitis	56	764	47	1,262	- 498
Measles	57	755	19	9,021	- 8,266
Other Neoplasms	58	744	61	243	+ 501
Encephalitis	59	653	59	371	+ 282
Upper Respiratory	60	622	66	100	+ 522
Hepatitis B	61	389	51	1,121	- 732
Multiple Sclerosis	62	315	64	179	+ 136
Malaria	63	231	68	45	+ 185
War	64	183	63	202	- 19
Tetanus	65	106	57	450	- 344
Schistosomiasis	66	98	74	0	+ 98
Otitis Media	67	54	71	14	+ 40
Chlamydia	68	51	70	21	+ 30
Diphtheria	69	45	72	5	+ 40
Hepatitis C	70	22	62	207	- 185
Ascariasis	71	8	69	31	- 24
Hookworm Disease	72	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	65	161	- 161
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	83	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

South Africa

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.