BANGLADESH VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	203,970	2	108,528	+ 95,442
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	136,934	13	14,993	+ 121,941
Stroke	3	74,587	1	134,166	- 59,579
Lung Cancers	4	67,008	16	12,174	+ 54,834
Lung Disease	5	55,253	3	45,699	+ 9,554
Hypertension	6	47,051	14	14,776	+ 32,276
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	37,975	28	4,534	+ 33,441
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	37,113	6	29,586	+ 7,527
Falls	9	36,542	31	3,328	+ 33,214
Prostate Cancer	10	30,068	41	1,664	+ 28,404
Breast Cancer	11	30,023	23	6,808	+ 23,215
Pancreas Cancer	12	28,290	43	1,414	+ 26,875
Kidney Disease	13	24,010	17	10,841	+ 13,169
Suicide	14	23,781	25	5,998	+ 17,783
Lymphomas	15	21,538	35	2,667	+ 18,871
Inflammatory/Heart	16	19,550	42	1,485	+ 18,066
Diabetes Mellitus	17	19,454	7	28,976	- 9,522
Parkinson's Disease	18	16,319	30	3,782	+ 12,537
Liver Cancer	19	15,326	34	2,884	+ 12,441
Other Neoplasms	20	12,971	61	243	+ 12,728
Liver Disease	21	12,895	9	21,024	- 8,129
Leukemia	22	12,780	40	1,895	+ 10,885
Bladder Cancer	23	12,746	52	991	+ 11,756
Stomach Cancer	24	11,683	24	6,799	+ 4,885
Endocrine Disorders	25	11,287	45	1,335	+ 9,952
Oral Cancer	26	9,527	12	15,511	- 5,984
Skin Cancers	27	9,389	53	853	+ 8,536
Oesophagus Cancer	28	9,345	10	19,525	- 10,180
Ovary Cancer	29	8,705	37	2,231	+ 6,474
Other Injuries	30	7,799	21	7,629	+ 170
Congenital Anomalies	31	5,810	18	10,113	- 4,303
Alcohol	32	4,359	60	262	+ 4,097
Uterin Cancer	33	4,258	58	405	+ 3,853
Road Traffic Accidents	34	3,675	8	25,023	- 21,348
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	3,538	5	36,111	- 32,573
Drug Use	36	3,352	32	2,967	+ 384
Osteoarthritis	37	3,230	86	0	+ 3,230
Multiple Sclerosis	38	3,044	64	179	+ 2,865
Epilepsy	39	3,018	44	1,353	+ 1,664
Skin Disease	40	2,461	50	1,131	+ 1,330
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	2,328	48	1,251	+ 1,077
Cervical Cancer	42	2,001	26	5,132	- 3,131
Low Birth Weight	43	1,997	11	17,457	- 15,460
Anemia	44	1,935	81	0	+ 1,935
Schizophrenia	45	1,833	82	0	+ 1,833
Asthma	46	1,803	20	8,893	- 7,090
Malnutrition	47	1,602	36	2,418	- 816
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	1,482	33	2,922	- 1,440
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	1,290	54	815	+ 475
Drownings	50	938	22	7,094	- 6,155
Violence	51	806	27	4,623	- 3,817
Birth Trauma	52	608	15	13,392	- 12,784
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	605	85	0	+ 605
HIV/AIDS	54	553	55	563	- 10
Fires	55	406	46	1,271	- 865
Tuberculosis	56	405	4	37,175	- 36,771
Meningitis	57	379	38	2,105	- 1,726
Hepatitis C	58	286	62	207	+ 80
Appendicitis	59	277	47	1,262	- 985
Poisonings	60	246	56	539	- 292
Upper Respiratory	61	207	66	100	+ 107
Oral conditions	62	154	84	0	+ 154
Hepatitis B	63	86	51	1,121	- 1,035
Maternal Conditions	64	81	29	3,920	- 3,839
Syphilis	65	29	49	1,227	- 1,198
Iodine Deficiency	66	22	77	0	+ 22
War	67	17	63	202	- 185
Encephalitis	68	13	59	371	- 358
Otitis Media	69	8	71	14	- 6
Tetanus	70	8	57	450	- 443
Leishmaniasis	71	7	67	56	- 49
Schistosomiasis	72	7	74	0	+ 7
Pertussis	73	1	39	2,011	- 2,010
Diphtheria	74	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Chagas disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	68	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	21	- 21
Leprosy	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	65	161	- 161
Ascariasis	82	0	69	31	- 31
Hookworm Disease	83	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Switzerland

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.