BANGLADESH VS SOUTH KOREA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH KOREA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	90,833	2	108,528	- 17,695
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	86,321	6	29,586	+ 56,735
Stroke	3	82,908	1	134,166	- 51,259
Lung Cancers	4	65,731	16	12,174	+ 53,557
Suicide	5	47,406	25	5,998	+ 41,408
Alzheimers & Dementia	6	39,338	13	14,993	+ 24,346
Liver Cancer	7	37,538	34	2,884	+ 34,653
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	32,975	28	4,534	+ 28,441
Kidney Disease	9	32,737	17	10,841	+ 21,896
Stomach Cancer	10	27,937	24	6,799	+ 21,138
Lung Disease	11	27,618	3	45,699	- 18,081
Pancreas Cancer	12	22,653	43	1,414	+ 21,239
Diabetes Mellitus	13	22,064	7	28,976	- 6,912
Liver Disease	14	20,563	9	21,024	- 461
Road Traffic Accidents	15	14,248	8	25,023	- 10,775
Parkinson's Disease	16	12,798	30	3,782	+ 9,016
Hypertension	17	12,019	14	14,776	- 2,756
Other Injuries	18	11,770	21	7,629	+ 4,142
Lymphomas	19	11,262	35	2,667	+ 8,595
Falls	20	9,504	31	3,328	+ 6,176
Breast Cancer	21	9,329	23	6,808	+ 2,521
Prostate Cancer	22	7,500	41	1,664	+ 5,836
Leukemia	23	6,933	40	1,895	+ 5,037
Tuberculosis	24	6,317	4	37,175	- 30,858
Endocrine Disorders	25	6,124	45	1,335	+ 4,789
Other Neoplasms	26	5,852	61	243	+ 5,609
Bladder Cancer	27	5,727	52	991	+ 4,736
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,612	10	19,525	- 13,913
Oral Cancer	29	4,720	12	15,511	- 10,791
Ovary Cancer	30	4,307	37	2,231	+ 2,076
Inflammatory/Heart	31	4,292	42	1,485	+ 2,808
Asthma	32	3,726	20	8,893	- 5,166
Alcohol	33	3,500	60	262	+ 3,238
Cervical Cancer	34	3,450	26	5,132	- 1,682
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,008	5	36,111	- 33,103
Skin Disease	36	2,281	50	1,131	+ 1,150
Skin Cancers	37	1,893	53	853	+ 1,040
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	1,748	48	1,251	+ 497
Hepatitis B	39	1,704	51	1,121	+ 583
Epilepsy	40	1,698	44	1,353	+ 345
Congenital Anomalies	41	1,678	18	10,113	- 8,435
Drownings	42	1,622	22	7,094	- 5,471
Uterin Cancer	43	1,360	58	405	+ 954
Violence	44	1,251	27	4,623	- 3,372
Low Birth Weight	45	1,200	11	17,457	- 16,257
Anemia	46	1,066	81	0	+ 1,066
Fires	47	853	46	1,271	- 418
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	726	33	2,922	- 2,196
Hepatitis C	49	543	62	207	+ 336
Drug Use	50	499	32	2,967	- 2,468
Rheumatoid Arthritis	51	486	54	815	- 330
Poisonings	52	373	56	539	- 166
Malnutrition	53	286	36	2,418	- 2,131
Birth Trauma	54	286	15	13,392	- 13,107
HIV/AIDS	55	273	55	563	- 290
Schizophrenia	56	250	82	0	+ 250
Appendicitis	57	174	47	1,262	- 1,088
Meningitis	58	164	38	2,105	- 1,941
Prostatic Hypertrophy	59	160	85	0	+ 160
Osteoarthritis	60	134	86	0	+ 134
Maternal Conditions	61	110	29	3,920	- 3,809
Syphilis	62	86	49	1,227	- 1,141
Upper Respiratory	63	83	66	100	- 17
Oral conditions	64	68	84	0	+ 68
Encephalitis	65	62	59	371	- 309
Multiple Sclerosis	66	34	64	179	- 145
Pertussis	67	20	39	2,011	- 1,992
War	68	16	63	202	- 186
Tetanus	69	15	57	450	- 435
Otitis Media	70	15	71	14	+ 1
Malaria	71	4	68	45	- 42
Schistosomiasis	72	4	74	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	73	0	72	5	- 5
Ascariasis	74	0	69	31	- 31
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	65	161	- 161
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	80	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	81	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Chlamydia	84	0	70	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

South Korea

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.