BANGLADESH VS UNITED KINGDOM: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED KINGDOM		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	241,824	13	14,993	+ 226,831
Coronary Heart Disease	2	176,752	2	108,528	+ 68,224
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	99,899	6	29,586	+ 70,314
Stroke	4	92,719	1	134,166	- 41,447
Lung Cancers	5	88,009	16	12,174	+ 75,834
Lung Disease	6	81,062	3	45,699	+ 35,363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	45,455	28	4,534	+ 40,921
Prostate Cancer	8	32,748	41	1,664	+ 31,083
Breast Cancer	9	31,341	23	6,808	+ 24,532
Lymphomas	10	23,041	35	2,667	+ 20,374
Pancreas Cancer	11	22,167	43	1,414	+ 20,752
Oesophagus Cancer	12	21,505	10	19,525	+ 1,980
Parkinson's Disease	13	21,125	30	3,782	+ 17,343
Liver Disease	14	18,890	9	21,024	- 2,135
Falls	15	18,773	31	3,328	+ 15,445
Bladder Cancer	16	15,114	52	991	+ 14,123
Diabetes Mellitus	17	14,397	7	28,976	- 14,580
Kidney Disease	18	13,481	17	10,841	+ 2,640
Other Injuries	19	13,464	21	7,629	+ 5,836
Suicide	20	13,122	25	5,998	+ 7,124
Liver Cancer	21	12,904	34	2,884	+ 10,020
Leukemia	22	12,841	40	1,895	+ 10,946
Hypertension	23	12,834	14	14,776	- 1,942
Stomach Cancer	24	12,318	24	6,799	+ 5,520
Ovary Cancer	25	9,903	37	2,231	+ 7,672
Other Neoplasms	26	9,822	61	243	+ 9,579
Skin Cancers	27	9,185	53	853	+ 8,331
Endocrine Disorders	28	8,124	45	1,335	+ 6,789
Inflammatory/Heart	29	7,704	42	1,485	+ 6,220
Oral Cancer	30	7,661	12	15,511	- 7,850
Drug Use	31	6,960	32	2,967	+ 3,992
Uterin Cancer	32	5,782	58	405	+ 5,377
Road Traffic Accidents	33	5,345	8	25,023	- 19,678
Skin Disease	34	5,258	50	1,131	+ 4,127
Congenital Anomalies	35	5,240	18	10,113	- 4,873
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	5,150	48	1,251	+ 3,899
Multiple Sclerosis	37	4,573	64	179	+ 4,394
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	3,940	5	36,111	- 32,171
Alcohol	39	3,831	60	262	+ 3,569
Low Birth Weight	40	3,237	11	17,457	- 14,220
Asthma	41	3,209	20	8,893	- 5,684
Epilepsy	42	2,941	44	1,353	+ 1,588
Cervical Cancer	43	2,708	26	5,132	- 2,424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	2,498	54	815	+ 1,683
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	2,159	33	2,922	- 763
Violence	46	2,138	27	4,623	- 2,485
Tuberculosis	47	866	4	37,175	- 36,310
Fires	48	824	46	1,271	- 447
Drownings	49	741	22	7,094	- 6,352
Anemia	50	682	81	0	+ 682
Hepatitis C	51	658	62	207	+ 452
Meningitis	52	573	38	2,105	- 1,533
Poisonings	53	543	56	539	+ 5
Birth Trauma	54	467	15	13,392	- 12,925
HIV/AIDS	55	463	55	563	- 100
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	453	85	0	+ 453
Osteoarthritis	57	412	86	0	+ 412
Malnutrition	58	285	36	2,418	- 2,133
Appendicitis	59	259	47	1,262	- 1,003
Schizophrenia	60	250	82	0	+ 250
Oral conditions	61	132	84	0	+ 132
Syphilis	62	120	49	1,227	- 1,107
Upper Respiratory	63	119	66	100	+ 19
Maternal Conditions	64	115	29	3,920	- 3,805
Hepatitis B	65	98	51	1,121	- 1,023
Otitis Media	66	39	71	14	+ 25
War	67	24	63	202	- 179
Encephalitis	68	14	59	371	- 357
Pertussis	69	7	39	2,011	- 2,004
Leishmaniasis	70	1	67	56	- 55
Chagas disease	71	1	75	0	+ 1
Tetanus	72	1	57	450	- 449
Dengue	73	1	65	161	- 160
Diphtheria	74	0	72	5	- 5
Measles	75	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Malaria	76	0	68	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	70	21	- 21
Ascariasis	80	0	69	31	- 31
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

United Kingdom

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.