BANGLADESH VS SRI LANKA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SRI LANKA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	201,860	2	108,528	+ 93,333
Diabetes Mellitus	2	95,622	7	28,976	+ 66,646
Lung Disease	3	72,569	3	45,699	+ 26,870
Alzheimers & Dementia	4	53,248	13	14,993	+ 38,255
Kidney Disease	5	52,631	17	10,841	+ 41,789
Stroke	6	52,223	1	134,166	- 81,944
Asthma	7	49,659	20	8,893	+ 40,766
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	39,267	6	29,586	+ 9,681
Road Traffic Accidents	9	32,229	8	25,023	+ 7,206
Suicide	10	22,849	25	5,998	+ 16,851
Oral Cancer	11	22,204	12	15,511	+ 6,693
Lung Cancers	12	13,621	16	12,174	+ 1,446
Oesophagus Cancer	13	11,850	10	19,525	- 7,675
Other Injuries	14	11,736	21	7,629	+ 4,108
Breast Cancer	15	10,613	23	6,808	+ 3,805
Stomach Cancer	16	10,137	24	6,799	+ 3,338
Liver Disease	17	9,998	9	21,024	- 11,026
Leukemia	18	8,863	40	1,895	+ 6,968
Liver Cancer	19	8,368	34	2,884	+ 5,483
Hypertension	20	8,099	14	14,776	- 6,677
Lymphomas	21	7,883	35	2,667	+ 5,216
Congenital Anomalies	22	7,592	18	10,113	- 2,522
Falls	23	7,398	31	3,328	+ 4,070
Colon-Rectum Cancers	24	6,995	28	4,534	+ 2,460
Tuberculosis	25	5,903	4	37,175	- 31,272
Cervical Cancer	26	5,850	26	5,132	+ 718
Drownings	27	5,606	22	7,094	- 1,487
Diarrhoeal diseases	28	4,640	5	36,111	- 31,470
Low Birth Weight	29	4,115	11	17,457	- 13,342
Prostate Cancer	30	3,891	41	1,664	+ 2,226
Violence	31	3,830	27	4,623	- 793
Endocrine Disorders	32	3,549	45	1,335	+ 2,213
Anemia	33	3,418	81	0	+ 3,418
Bladder Cancer	34	3,314	52	991	+ 2,323
Inflammatory/Heart	35	3,261	42	1,485	+ 1,776
Skin Disease	36	2,245	50	1,131	+ 1,114
Ovary Cancer	37	2,157	37	2,231	- 74
War	38	2,147	63	202	+ 1,945
Epilepsy	39	2,067	44	1,353	+ 714
Drug Use	40	1,973	32	2,967	- 994
Fires	41	1,832	46	1,271	+ 561
Uterin Cancer	42	1,672	58	405	+ 1,267
Pancreas Cancer	43	1,639	43	1,414	+ 225
Birth Trauma	44	1,479	15	13,392	- 11,913
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,287	30	3,782	- 2,495
Meningitis	46	1,121	38	2,105	- 985
Dengue	47	1,006	65	161	+ 845
Maternal Conditions	48	737	29	3,920	- 3,182
Poisonings	49	716	56	539	+ 178
Other Neoplasms	50	658	61	243	+ 414
Alcohol	51	631	60	262	+ 370
Skin Cancers	52	447	53	853	- 406
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	380	33	2,922	- 2,542
Malnutrition	54	334	36	2,418	- 2,084
HIV/AIDS	55	301	55	563	- 261
Peptic Ulcer Disease	56	292	48	1,251	- 959
Tetanus	57	211	57	450	- 239
Syphilis	58	114	49	1,227	- 1,113
Pertussis	59	112	39	2,011	- 1,899
Rheumatoid Arthritis	60	84	54	815	- 731
Encephalitis	61	80	59	371	- 291
Hepatitis B	62	46	51	1,121	- 1,075
Leprosy	63	43	73	0	+ 43
Appendicitis	64	41	47	1,262	- 1,221
Schizophrenia	65	39	82	0	+ 39
Upper Respiratory	66	35	66	100	- 65
Osteoarthritis	67	26	86	0	+ 26
Oral conditions	68	24	84	0	+ 24
Multiple Sclerosis	69	18	64	179	- 161
Prostatic Hypertrophy	70	14	85	0	+ 14
Hookworm Disease	71	2	79	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	72	2	69	31	- 29
Leishmaniasis	73	0	67	56	- 56
Diphtheria	74	0	72	5	- 5
Hepatitis C	75	0	62	207	- 207
Otitis Media	76	0	71	14	- 14
Measles	77	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	80	0	68	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	81	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	82	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
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

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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.