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Compare Bangladesh and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    60.3
    61.6
    61.0
    124
    135
    132
     
    69.9
    73.0
    71.4
    58
    84
    67
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2015
    70.6
    73.1
    71.8
    90
    113
    102
     
    74.6
    77.6
    76.1
    44
    80
    55
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    73.1
    90
    113
     
    74.6
    77.6
    44
    80
    Age 5
    73.5
    75.7
    70
    109
     
    75.5
    78.4
    45
    80
    Age 10
    73.8
    76.0
    68
    109
     
    75.6
    78.5
    45
    80
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    68
    109
     
    75.7
    78.6
    45
    80
    Age 20
    74.2
    76.3
    68
    108
     
    75.8
    78.7
    46
    80
    Age 25
    74.4
    76.5
    69
    109
     
    75.9
    78.8
    48
    80
    Age 30
    74.7
    76.7
    72
    109
     
    76.1
    78.9
    48
    80
    Age 35
    75.0
    77.0
    76
    109
     
    76.3
    79.1
    49
    80
    Age 40
    75.3
    77.2
    76
    108
     
    76.6
    79.3
    53
    82
    Age 45
    75.8
    77.5
    76
    109
     
    76.9
    79.6
    55
    83
    Age 50
    76.4
    77.9
    76
    112
     
    77.3
    79.9
    61
    84
    Age 55
    77.4
    78.5
    74
    115
     
    77.8
    80.3
    69
    84
    Age 60
    78.6
    79.4
    76
    115
     
    78.6
    80.9
    74
    90
    Age 65
    80.5
    81.1
    65
    103
     
    79.8
    81.9
    78
    91
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.9
    63
    96
     
    81.5
    83.3
    81
    91
    Age 75
    85.6
    86.2
    45
    66
     
    83.8
    85.1
    81
    89
    Age 80
    88.4
    88.8
    22
    57
     
    86.7
    87.6
    76
    87
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    4
    22
     
    90.0
    90.6
    78
    86
    Age 90
    95.6
    95.8
    3
    14
     
    93.8
    94.2
    72
    76
    Age 95
    99.5
    99.7
    2
    7
     
    97.9
    98.3
    49
    48
    Age 100
    103.6
    103.8
    2
    4
     
    102.4
    102.8
    38
    17
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    74.27
    5
     
    67.56
    6
    2. Tuberculosis
    64.07
    16
     
    2.83
    105
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.12
    57
     
    15.11
    136
    4. Stroke
    53.59
    124
     
    153.61
    20
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.53
    150
     
    99.44
    70
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.66
    82
     
    14.80
    121
    7. Kidney Disease
    24.21
    18
     
    5.32
    152
    8. Liver Disease
    19.26
    69
     
    5.90
    149
    9. Hypertension
    17.92
    77
     
    16.46
    90
    10. Low Birth Weight
    15.07
    50
     
    4.06
    127
    11. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
     
    2.31
    108
    12. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.06
    13
     
    1.97
    107
    13. Falls
    13.10
    24
     
    7.74
    58
    14. Asthma
    12.92
    24
     
    1.65
    119
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.87
    109
     
    18.49
    77
    16. Malnutrition
    12.45
    44
     
    0.36
    130
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.37
    64
     
    1.05
    136
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
     
    12.81
    10
    19. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
     
    3.76
    128
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
     
    6.10
    165
    21. Drownings
    11.30
    11
     
    4.68
    75
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    10.80
    32
     
    4.53
    135
    23. Birth Trauma
    10.62
    56
     
    3.93
    82
    24. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
     
    38.84
    8
    25. Skin Disease
    7.88
    16
     
    0.28
    152
    26. Suicide
    7.63
    97
     
    7.87
    95
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.40
    86
     
    3.43
    141
    28. Poisonings
    6.48
    12
     
    2.77
    52
    29. Other Injuries
    6.11
    140
     
    7.29
    124
    30. Epilepsy
    5.64
    43
     
    0.99
    134
    31. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
     
    21.11
    3
    32. Hepatitis B
    5.30
    8
     
    2.37
    40
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.18
    84
     
    4.15
    85
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
     
    1.87
    159
    35. Maternal Conditions
    3.45
    60
     
    0.40
    112
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.36
    18
     
    0.75
    69
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
     
    9.11
    73
    38. Fires
    2.69
    83
     
    0.61
    140
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
     
    24.47
    4
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.53
    139
     
    1.37
    163
    41. Violence
    2.38
    121
     
    0.84
    157
    42. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
     
    2.32
    144
    43. Meningitis
    2.15
    86
     
    0.82
    114
    44. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
     
    3.19
    160
    45. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
     
    3.82
    87
    46. Encephalitis
    1.48
    42
     
    0.01
    151
    47. Syphilis
    1.44
    47
     
    0.14
    95
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.39
    133
     
    2.40
    100
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.22
    143
     
    4.71
    53
    50. Measles
    1.15
    44
     
    0.08
    76
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    69,536
    9.54
     
    44,060
    0.48
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    68,729
    9.43
     
    207,898
    2.28
    3. Lung Disease
    67,735
    9.30
     
    1,012,869
    11.12
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    50,708
    6.96
     
    1,505,339
    16.52
    5. Stroke
    48,951
    6.72
     
    2,331,274
    25.59
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27,126
    3.72
     
    226,568
    2.49
    7. Low Birth Weight
    25,841
    3.55
     
    40,828
    0.45
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,385
    3.48
     
    81,722
    0.90
    9. Liver Disease
    20,561
    2.82
     
    92,266
    1.01
    10. Birth Trauma
    18,224
    2.50
     
    39,569
    0.43
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,842
    2.31
     
    279,167
    3.06
    12. Hypertension
    16,632
    2.28
     
    248,234
    2.72
    13. Drownings
    16,519
    2.27
     
    59,865
    0.66
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,928
    2.19
     
    10,859
    0.12
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    15,461
    2.12
     
    48,977
    0.54
    16. Oral Cancer
    14,812
    2.03
     
    36,029
    0.40
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14,211
    1.95
     
    29,969
    0.33
    18. Falls
    13,677
    1.88
     
    116,128
    1.27
    19. Malnutrition
    12,922
    1.77
     
    5,098
    0.06
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,846
    1.76
     
    197,144
    2.16
    21. Asthma
    12,415
    1.70
     
    24,902
    0.27
    22. Suicide
    10,167
    1.40
     
    120,730
    1.32
    23. Lung Cancers
    9,660
    1.33
     
    595,800
    6.54
    24. Poisonings
    8,841
    1.21
     
    40,809
    0.45
    25. Skin Disease
    8,139
    1.12
     
    4,253
    0.05
    26. Other Injuries
    7,778
    1.07
     
    102,349
    1.12
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,447
    1.02
     
    51,854
    0.57
    28. Breast Cancer
    7,071
    0.97
     
    47,964
    0.53
    29. Cervical Cancer
    6,562
    0.90
     
    29,506
    0.32
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6,141
    0.84
     
    324,439
    3.56
    31. Epilepsy
    6,002
    0.82
     
    13,816
    0.15
    32. Hepatitis B
    5,686
    0.78
     
    37,085
    0.41
    33. Maternal Conditions
    5,499
    0.75
     
    6,047
    0.07
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,272
    0.59
     
    63,919
    0.70
    35. Fires
    3,834
    0.53
     
    9,067
    0.10
    36. Violence
    3,630
    0.50
     
    12,099
    0.13
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3,195
    0.44
     
    11,435
    0.13
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,116
    0.43
     
    139,000
    1.53
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2,916
    0.40
     
    20,344
    0.22
    40. Liver Cancer
    2,868
    0.39
     
    380,733
    4.18
    41. Meningitis
    2,792
    0.38
     
    8,872
    0.10
    42. Lymphomas
    2,583
    0.35
     
    35,538
    0.39
    43. Syphilis
    2,426
    0.33
     
    1,579
    0.02
    44. Ovary Cancer
    2,148
    0.29
     
    14,668
    0.16
    45. Encephalitis
    1,983
    0.27
     
    129
    0.00
    46. Measles
    1,982
    0.27
     
    792
    0.01
    47. Leukemia
    1,934
    0.27
     
    54,955
    0.60
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1,623
    0.22
     
    36,980
    0.41
    49. Leishmaniasis
    1,531
    0.21
     
    1,314
    0.01
    50. Malaria
    1,396
    0.19
     
    12
    0.00
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
     
    2.31
    108
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
     
    12.81
    10
    3. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
     
    3.76
    128
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
     
    6.10
    165
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
     
    38.84
    8
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
     
    21.11
    3
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
     
    1.87
    159
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
     
    9.11
    73
    9. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
     
    24.47
    4
    10. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
     
    2.32
    144
    11. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
     
    3.19
    160
    12. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
     
    3.82
    87
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.08
    138
     
    1.78
    96
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    161
     
    2.18
    77
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    163
     
    4.13
    70
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.13
    172
     
    0.78
    139
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.