BANGLADESH VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	139,785	55	563	+ 139,222
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	77,189	6	29,586	+ 47,604
Stroke	3	64,464	1	134,166	- 69,702
Malaria	4	63,929	68	45	+ 63,884
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	50,898	5	36,111	+ 14,787
Tuberculosis	6	48,187	4	37,175	+ 11,012
Birth Trauma	7	41,053	15	13,392	+ 27,661
Low Birth Weight	8	39,394	11	17,457	+ 21,937
Liver Disease	9	36,504	9	21,024	+ 15,480
Coronary Heart Disease	10	35,945	2	108,528	- 72,583
Road Traffic Accidents	11	29,636	8	25,023	+ 4,613
Congenital Anomalies	12	25,515	18	10,113	+ 15,401
Hypertension	13	21,221	14	14,776	+ 6,445
Diabetes Mellitus	14	19,426	7	28,976	- 9,551
Malnutrition	15	18,676	36	2,418	+ 16,258
Meningitis	16	16,026	38	2,105	+ 13,921
Cervical Cancer	17	14,588	26	5,132	+ 9,456
Kidney Disease	18	14,278	17	10,841	+ 3,437
Other Injuries	19	14,020	21	7,629	+ 6,391
Suicide	20	10,564	25	5,998	+ 4,567
Lung Disease	21	10,321	3	45,699	- 35,378
Maternal Conditions	22	9,635	29	3,920	+ 5,715
Violence	23	9,353	27	4,623	+ 4,731
Syphilis	24	7,176	49	1,227	+ 5,949
Pertussis	25	6,024	39	2,011	+ 4,013
Asthma	26	6,009	20	8,893	- 2,884
Drownings	27	5,587	22	7,094	- 1,506
Falls	28	4,837	31	3,328	+ 1,509
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	4,783	13	14,993	- 10,210
Prostate Cancer	30	4,554	41	1,664	+ 2,890
Lymphomas	31	4,443	35	2,667	+ 1,776
Fires	32	4,431	46	1,271	+ 3,160
Inflammatory/Heart	33	4,066	42	1,485	+ 2,581
Poisonings	34	3,700	56	539	+ 3,161
Breast Cancer	35	2,967	23	6,808	- 3,841
Oesophagus Cancer	36	2,909	10	19,525	- 16,616
Endocrine Disorders	37	2,868	45	1,335	+ 1,533
Epilepsy	38	2,693	44	1,353	+ 1,339
Leukemia	39	2,118	40	1,895	+ 223
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	1,991	48	1,251	+ 740
Lung Cancers	41	1,831	16	12,174	- 10,343
Stomach Cancer	42	1,674	24	6,799	- 5,124
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	1,644	28	4,534	- 2,891
Tetanus	44	1,539	57	450	+ 1,089
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	1,538	33	2,922	- 1,384
Liver Cancer	46	1,434	34	2,884	- 1,451
Parkinson's Disease	47	1,330	30	3,782	- 2,452
Oral Cancer	48	1,259	12	15,511	- 14,252
Alcohol	49	1,135	60	262	+ 873
Bladder Cancer	50	1,068	52	991	+ 77
Schistosomiasis	51	1,040	74	0	+ 1,040
Skin Disease	52	1,021	50	1,131	- 111
Drug Use	53	993	32	2,967	- 1,974
Skin Cancers	54	876	53	853	+ 23
Hepatitis B	55	845	51	1,121	- 276
Appendicitis	56	680	47	1,262	- 582
Ovary Cancer	57	669	37	2,231	- 1,562
Leishmaniasis	58	587	67	56	+ 531
Encephalitis	59	568	59	371	+ 197
Upper Respiratory	60	549	66	100	+ 449
Measles	61	392	19	9,021	- 8,629
Pancreas Cancer	62	343	43	1,414	- 1,071
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	243	54	815	- 573
Uterin Cancer	64	242	58	405	- 164
Other Neoplasms	65	161	61	243	- 83
Hepatitis C	66	143	62	207	- 63
Multiple Sclerosis	67	109	64	179	- 70
Ascariasis	68	70	69	31	+ 38
War	69	52	63	202	- 150
Otitis Media	70	40	71	14	+ 27
Chlamydia	71	28	70	21	+ 7
Trypanosomiasis	72	25	76	0	+ 25
Diphtheria	73	22	72	5	+ 17
Dengue	74	9	65	161	- 152
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
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
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Zambia

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.