BANGLADESH VS SYRIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SYRIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	199,359	2	108,528	+ 90,831
Stroke	2	57,175	1	134,166	- 76,992
War	3	54,855	63	202	+ 54,653
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	20,912	6	29,586	- 8,674
Road Traffic Accidents	5	18,026	8	25,023	- 6,997
Kidney Disease	6	16,463	17	10,841	+ 5,622
Diarrhoeal diseases	7	15,239	5	36,111	- 20,871
Congenital Anomalies	8	14,685	18	10,113	+ 4,571
Lung Cancers	9	14,475	16	12,174	+ 2,300
Breast Cancer	10	13,803	23	6,808	+ 6,995
Liver Disease	11	12,157	9	21,024	- 8,868
Low Birth Weight	12	11,677	11	17,457	- 5,779
Lung Disease	13	11,319	3	45,699	- 34,381
Alzheimers & Dementia	14	10,962	13	14,993	- 4,031
Diabetes Mellitus	15	10,842	7	28,976	- 18,134
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	8,649	28	4,534	+ 4,115
Asthma	17	7,438	20	8,893	- 1,454
Lymphomas	18	5,846	35	2,667	+ 3,179
Leukemia	19	5,627	40	1,895	+ 3,732
Bladder Cancer	20	5,354	52	991	+ 4,364
Birth Trauma	21	5,263	15	13,392	- 8,130
Stomach Cancer	22	5,122	24	6,799	- 1,677
Hypertension	23	5,001	14	14,776	- 9,775
Other Injuries	24	3,684	21	7,629	- 3,944
Violence	25	3,140	27	4,623	- 1,483
Endocrine Disorders	26	2,954	45	1,335	+ 1,619
Pancreas Cancer	27	2,905	43	1,414	+ 1,491
Prostate Cancer	28	2,856	41	1,664	+ 1,192
Falls	29	2,707	31	3,328	- 621
Parkinson's Disease	30	2,594	30	3,782	- 1,187
Liver Cancer	31	2,590	34	2,884	- 294
Inflammatory/Heart	32	2,385	42	1,485	+ 900
Suicide	33	2,351	25	5,998	- 3,647
Ovary Cancer	34	2,317	37	2,231	+ 86
Meningitis	35	2,084	38	2,105	- 21
Oral Cancer	36	2,044	12	15,511	- 13,467
Pertussis	37	2,042	39	2,011	+ 31
Skin Cancers	38	1,954	53	853	+ 1,101
Drug Use	39	1,762	32	2,967	- 1,205
Drownings	40	1,520	22	7,094	- 5,574
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	1,396	33	2,922	- 1,526
Cervical Cancer	42	1,330	26	5,132	- 3,801
Fires	43	1,264	46	1,271	- 7
Uterin Cancer	44	1,029	58	405	+ 624
Maternal Conditions	45	740	29	3,920	- 3,179
Poisonings	46	693	56	539	+ 154
Oesophagus Cancer	47	689	10	19,525	- 18,836
Epilepsy	48	653	44	1,353	- 700
Peptic Ulcer Disease	49	559	48	1,251	- 692
Encephalitis	50	545	59	371	+ 174
Malnutrition	51	514	36	2,418	- 1,904
Tetanus	52	406	57	450	- 44
Alcohol	53	358	60	262	+ 96
Appendicitis	54	258	47	1,262	- 1,004
Syphilis	55	217	49	1,227	- 1,010
Tuberculosis	56	165	4	37,175	- 37,010
Other Neoplasms	57	150	61	243	- 94
HIV/AIDS	58	104	55	563	- 459
Multiple Sclerosis	59	100	64	179	- 79
Schistosomiasis	60	80	74	0	+ 80
Skin Disease	61	55	50	1,131	- 1,076
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	47	54	815	- 769
Hepatitis B	63	35	51	1,121	- 1,086
Diphtheria	64	35	72	5	+ 30
Leishmaniasis	65	35	67	56	- 21
Upper Respiratory	66	23	66	100	- 77
Ascariasis	67	7	69	31	- 24
Hepatitis C	68	6	62	207	- 201
Chlamydia	69	6	70	21	- 15
Measles	70	2	19	9,021	- 9,019
Otitis Media	71	0	71	14	- 14
Dengue	72	0	65	161	- 161
Hookworm Disease	73	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	68	45	- 45
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Syria

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.