BANGLADESH VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	184,409	2	108,528	+ 75,881
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	151,064	13	14,993	+ 136,072
Stroke	3	103,485	1	134,166	- 30,682
Lung Cancers	4	78,962	16	12,174	+ 66,788
Lung Disease	5	67,530	3	45,699	+ 21,830
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	60,504	28	4,534	+ 55,970
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	48,942	6	29,586	+ 19,356
Kidney Disease	8	34,698	17	10,841	+ 23,857
Hypertension	9	32,521	14	14,776	+ 17,745
Diabetes Mellitus	10	27,736	7	28,976	- 1,240
Breast Cancer	11	25,217	23	6,808	+ 18,409
Pancreas Cancer	12	24,092	43	1,414	+ 22,678
Prostate Cancer	13	22,905	41	1,664	+ 21,241
Stomach Cancer	14	20,681	24	6,799	+ 13,882
Other Injuries	15	19,753	21	7,629	+ 12,124
Lymphomas	16	19,034	35	2,667	+ 16,367
Bladder Cancer	17	18,633	52	991	+ 17,642
Liver Cancer	18	18,191	34	2,884	+ 15,307
Inflammatory/Heart	19	17,783	42	1,485	+ 16,298
Parkinson's Disease	20	17,636	30	3,782	+ 13,855
Endocrine Disorders	21	17,352	45	1,335	+ 16,017
Other Neoplasms	22	16,941	61	243	+ 16,697
Liver Disease	23	15,097	9	21,024	- 5,927
Leukemia	24	13,460	40	1,895	+ 11,565
Suicide	25	12,879	25	5,998	+ 6,881
Falls	26	11,583	31	3,328	+ 8,255
Oral Cancer	27	9,216	12	15,511	- 6,295
Ovary Cancer	28	7,228	37	2,231	+ 4,997
Oesophagus Cancer	29	7,176	10	19,525	- 12,349
Skin Disease	30	6,567	50	1,131	+ 5,436
Road Traffic Accidents	31	6,527	8	25,023	- 18,496
Skin Cancers	32	6,433	53	853	+ 5,580
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	5,752	33	2,922	+ 2,830
Uterin Cancer	34	5,751	58	405	+ 5,346
Asthma	35	4,043	20	8,893	- 4,850
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	3,795	5	36,111	- 32,316
Anemia	37	3,263	81	0	+ 3,263
Congenital Anomalies	38	3,079	18	10,113	- 7,034
Cervical Cancer	39	3,051	26	5,132	- 2,081
Epilepsy	40	2,940	44	1,353	+ 1,587
Drug Use	41	2,770	32	2,967	- 198
Hepatitis C	42	2,327	62	207	+ 2,120
HIV/AIDS	43	1,921	55	563	+ 1,358
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	1,695	48	1,251	+ 444
Drownings	45	1,591	22	7,094	- 5,503
Alcohol	46	1,190	60	262	+ 928
Malnutrition	47	1,079	36	2,418	- 1,339
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	1,048	54	815	+ 233
Multiple Sclerosis	49	1,024	64	179	+ 845
Tuberculosis	50	965	4	37,175	- 36,211
Violence	51	933	27	4,623	- 3,689
Low Birth Weight	52	901	11	17,457	- 16,555
Osteoarthritis	53	757	86	0	+ 757
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	729	85	0	+ 729
Fires	55	659	46	1,271	- 612
Schizophrenia	56	644	82	0	+ 644
Poisonings	57	608	56	539	+ 69
Hepatitis B	58	578	51	1,121	- 543
Meningitis	59	459	38	2,105	- 1,646
Birth Trauma	60	403	15	13,392	- 12,990
Appendicitis	61	283	47	1,262	- 979
Upper Respiratory	62	166	66	100	+ 66
Oral conditions	63	156	84	0	+ 156
Maternal Conditions	64	48	29	3,920	- 3,871
Leishmaniasis	65	38	67	56	- 17
Otitis Media	66	32	71	14	+ 18
Syphilis	67	32	49	1,227	- 1,195
War	68	20	63	202	- 183
Iodine Deficiency	69	14	77	0	+ 14
Encephalitis	70	13	59	371	- 358
Chagas disease	71	12	75	0	+ 12
Tetanus	72	6	57	450	- 444
Pertussis	73	6	39	2,011	- 2,005
Schistosomiasis	74	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	75	1	73	0	+ 1
Diphtheria	76	1	72	5	- 4
Dengue	77	0	65	161	- 161
Ascariasis	78	0	69	31	- 31
Hookworm Disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Chlamydia	82	0	70	21	- 21
Malaria	83	0	68	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	76	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Spain

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.