BANGLADESH VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	249,079	2	108,528	+ 140,551
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	141,681	13	14,993	+ 126,688
Lung Disease	3	96,388	3	45,699	+ 50,689
Stroke	4	78,201	1	134,166	- 55,965
Lung Cancers	5	76,727	16	12,174	+ 64,553
Kidney Disease	6	42,357	17	10,841	+ 31,516
Drug Use	7	36,720	32	2,967	+ 33,753
Hypertension	8	32,540	14	14,776	+ 17,764
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	30,501	28	4,534	+ 25,966
Diabetes Mellitus	10	30,299	7	28,976	+ 1,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	29,756	6	29,586	+ 170
Suicide	12	26,195	25	5,998	+ 20,197
Breast Cancer	13	24,010	23	6,808	+ 17,202
Endocrine Disorders	14	23,179	45	1,335	+ 21,843
Pancreas Cancer	15	21,850	43	1,414	+ 20,436
Liver Disease	16	21,411	9	21,024	+ 387
Road Traffic Accidents	17	20,569	8	25,023	- 4,454
Falls	18	19,939	31	3,328	+ 16,611
Lymphomas	19	19,871	35	2,667	+ 17,204
Prostate Cancer	20	17,568	41	1,664	+ 15,904
Parkinson's Disease	21	17,015	30	3,782	+ 13,234
Inflammatory/Heart	22	16,047	42	1,485	+ 14,563
Liver Cancer	23	13,351	34	2,884	+ 10,467
Leukemia	24	13,303	40	1,895	+ 11,407
Other Injuries	25	12,825	21	7,629	+ 5,196
Bladder Cancer	26	9,680	52	991	+ 8,689
Violence	27	9,361	27	4,623	+ 4,739
Oesophagus Cancer	28	8,796	10	19,525	- 10,729
Other Neoplasms	29	8,753	61	243	+ 8,510
Alcohol	30	7,232	60	262	+ 6,970
Ovary Cancer	31	7,198	37	2,231	+ 4,967
Skin Cancers	32	7,060	53	853	+ 6,207
Stomach Cancer	33	6,451	24	6,799	- 348
Congenital Anomalies	34	5,802	18	10,113	- 4,311
Oral Cancer	35	5,700	12	15,511	- 9,811
Uterin Cancer	36	4,964	58	405	+ 4,559
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	4,911	5	36,111	- 31,200
Cervical Cancer	38	3,445	26	5,132	- 1,686
Low Birth Weight	39	3,416	11	17,457	- 14,041
Malnutrition	40	3,336	36	2,418	+ 918
Hepatitis C	41	2,804	62	207	+ 2,597
HIV/AIDS	42	2,792	55	563	+ 2,230
Skin Disease	43	2,668	50	1,131	+ 1,537
Multiple Sclerosis	44	2,496	64	179	+ 2,317
Drownings	45	2,008	22	7,094	- 5,086
Asthma	46	1,884	20	8,893	- 7,009
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	1,799	33	2,922	- 1,123
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	1,708	48	1,251	+ 456
Fires	49	1,570	46	1,271	+ 299
Epilepsy	50	1,560	44	1,353	+ 207
Anemia	51	1,537	81	0	+ 1,537
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,214	54	815	+ 399
Poisonings	53	826	56	539	+ 287
Birth Trauma	54	608	15	13,392	- 12,784
War	55	591	63	202	+ 389
Maternal Conditions	56	384	29	3,920	- 3,536
Schizophrenia	57	357	82	0	+ 357
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	334	85	0	+ 334
Hepatitis B	59	300	51	1,121	- 821
Meningitis	60	299	38	2,105	- 1,806
Osteoarthritis	61	285	86	0	+ 285
Tuberculosis	62	270	4	37,175	- 36,906
Appendicitis	63	209	47	1,262	- 1,053
Oral conditions	64	141	84	0	+ 141
Upper Respiratory	65	113	66	100	+ 13
Syphilis	66	24	49	1,227	- 1,203
Otitis Media	67	17	71	14	+ 3
Encephalitis	68	12	59	371	- 359
Pertussis	69	8	39	2,011	- 2,003
Chagas disease	70	2	75	0	+ 2
Tetanus	71	1	57	450	- 449
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	1	77	0	+ 1
Leprosy	74	0	73	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	72	5	- 5
Dengue	76	0	65	161	- 161
Malaria	77	0	68	45	- 45
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	67	56	- 56
Measles	80	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Hookworm Disease	81	0	79	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	31	- 31
Trichuriasis	83	0	78	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

United States

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.