BANGLADESH VS TANZANIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TANZANIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	68,521	55	563	+ 67,958
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	65,086	6	29,586	+ 35,500
Malaria	3	54,409	68	45	+ 54,363
Tuberculosis	4	50,685	4	37,175	+ 13,510
Road Traffic Accidents	5	45,145	8	25,023	+ 20,122
Diarrhoeal diseases	6	43,978	5	36,111	+ 7,867
Stroke	7	42,245	1	134,166	- 91,921
Birth Trauma	8	37,724	15	13,392	+ 24,331
Coronary Heart Disease	9	33,045	2	108,528	- 75,483
Low Birth Weight	10	30,439	11	17,457	+ 12,983
Congenital Anomalies	11	24,483	18	10,113	+ 14,369
Maternal Conditions	12	17,092	29	3,920	+ 13,172
Liver Disease	13	16,468	9	21,024	- 4,556
Cervical Cancer	14	16,063	26	5,132	+ 10,931
Diabetes Mellitus	15	15,621	7	28,976	- 13,356
Malnutrition	16	13,940	36	2,418	+ 11,522
Hypertension	17	13,025	14	14,776	- 1,751
Violence	18	11,785	27	4,623	+ 7,162
Kidney Disease	19	11,370	17	10,841	+ 529
Other Injuries	20	10,677	21	7,629	+ 3,049
Meningitis	21	7,973	38	2,105	+ 5,867
Lung Disease	22	7,630	3	45,699	- 38,069
Pertussis	23	6,936	39	2,011	+ 4,925
Suicide	24	6,187	25	5,998	+ 189
Oesophagus Cancer	25	5,619	10	19,525	- 13,906
Syphilis	26	5,289	49	1,227	+ 4,062
Alzheimers & Dementia	27	5,121	13	14,993	- 9,872
Prostate Cancer	28	4,549	41	1,664	+ 2,885
Endocrine Disorders	29	4,446	45	1,335	+ 3,111
Asthma	30	4,251	20	8,893	- 4,641
Oral Cancer	31	4,116	12	15,511	- 11,395
Drownings	32	4,106	22	7,094	- 2,988
Colon-Rectum Cancers	33	3,919	28	4,534	- 616
Falls	34	3,834	31	3,328	+ 506
Fires	35	3,562	46	1,271	+ 2,291
Liver Cancer	36	3,535	34	2,884	+ 650
Breast Cancer	37	3,213	23	6,808	- 3,595
Inflammatory/Heart	38	3,069	42	1,485	+ 1,585
Stomach Cancer	39	2,976	24	6,799	- 3,822
Poisonings	40	2,925	56	539	+ 2,387
Lymphomas	41	2,014	35	2,667	- 653
Skin Cancers	42	1,862	53	853	+ 1,008
Epilepsy	43	1,767	44	1,353	+ 414
Bladder Cancer	44	1,668	52	991	+ 677
Parkinson's Disease	45	1,283	30	3,782	- 2,498
Peptic Ulcer Disease	46	1,155	48	1,251	- 96
Leukemia	47	1,040	40	1,895	- 855
Drug Use	48	1,010	32	2,967	- 1,957
Tetanus	49	1,004	57	450	+ 554
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	1,002	33	2,922	- 1,920
Schistosomiasis	51	927	74	0	+ 927
Skin Disease	52	899	50	1,131	- 232
Ovary Cancer	53	843	37	2,231	- 1,389
Upper Respiratory	54	747	66	100	+ 647
Measles	55	737	19	9,021	- 8,284
Alcohol	56	676	60	262	+ 414
Uterin Cancer	57	545	58	405	+ 140
Appendicitis	58	544	47	1,262	- 718
Encephalitis	59	496	59	371	+ 125
Hepatitis B	60	421	51	1,121	- 700
Lung Cancers	61	397	16	12,174	- 11,778
Pancreas Cancer	62	395	43	1,414	- 1,020
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	203	54	815	- 612
Other Neoplasms	64	144	61	243	- 100
Ascariasis	65	139	69	31	+ 108
Hepatitis C	66	100	62	207	- 107
War	67	74	63	202	- 128
Multiple Sclerosis	68	66	64	179	- 113
Otitis Media	69	42	71	14	+ 28
Diphtheria	70	27	72	5	+ 22
Chlamydia	71	22	70	21	+ 1
Trypanosomiasis	72	7	76	0	+ 7
Dengue	73	5	65	161	- 156
Trichuriasis	74	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	67	56	- 56
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	77	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Tanzania

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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.