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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Bangladesh and Somalia 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   Somalia SOMALIA
           
    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
     
    34.7
    37.7
    36.2
    163
    158
    163
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
     
    38.7
    41.8
    40.2
    162
    159
    162
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
     
    41.0
    44.2
    42.6
    171
    169
    169
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
     
    40.0
    43.3
    41.6
    180
    179
    179
    2000
    60.3
    61.6
    61.0
    124
    135
    132
     
    44.0
    46.2
    45.1
    173
    176
    174
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
     
    50.8
    54.1
    52.4
    176
    173
    174
    2015
    70.6
    73.1
    71.8
    90
    113
    102
     
    53.5
    56.6
    55.0
    175
    175
    175
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Somalia SOMALIA
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    70.6
    73.1
    90
    113
     
    53.5
    56.6
    175
    175
    Age 5
    73.5
    75.7
    70
    109
     
    62.3
    64.9
    168
    170
    Age 10
    73.8
    76.0
    68
    109
     
    63.5
    66.2
    168
    170
    Age 15
    74.0
    76.1
    68
    109
     
    64.3
    67.0
    168
    170
    Age 20
    74.2
    76.3
    68
    108
     
    65.2
    67.8
    168
    169
    Age 25
    74.4
    76.5
    69
    109
     
    66.3
    68.6
    164
    167
    Age 30
    74.7
    76.7
    72
    109
     
    67.5
    69.6
    162
    168
    Age 35
    75.0
    77.0
    76
    109
     
    68.8
    70.7
    159
    168
    Age 40
    75.3
    77.2
    76
    108
     
    70.1
    71.9
    159
    167
    Age 45
    75.8
    77.5
    76
    109
     
    71.4
    73.1
    156
    168
    Age 50
    76.4
    77.9
    76
    112
     
    72.8
    74.2
    150
    168
    Age 55
    77.4
    78.5
    74
    115
     
    74.3
    75.4
    145
    167
    Age 60
    78.6
    79.4
    76
    115
     
    75.8
    76.8
    142
    166
    Age 65
    80.5
    81.1
    65
    103
     
    77.7
    78.4
    141
    166
    Age 70
    82.4
    82.9
    63
    96
     
    79.9
    80.4
    140
    164
    Age 75
    85.6
    86.2
    45
    66
     
    82.5
    82.9
    138
    156
    Age 80
    88.4
    88.8
    22
    57
     
    85.6
    85.9
    130
    151
    Age 85
    91.9
    92.2
    4
    22
     
    89.1
    89.3
    123
    146
    Age 90
    95.6
    95.8
    3
    14
     
    93.1
    93.2
    116
    140
    Age 95
    99.5
    99.7
    2
    7
     
    97.3
    97.4
    109
    129
    Age 100
    103.6
    103.8
    2
    4
     
    101.9
    102.0
    94
    99
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Somalia SOMALIA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Disease
    74.27
    5
     
    17.01
    100
    2. Tuberculosis
    64.07
    16
     
    123.01
    4
    3. Influenza and Pneumonia
    63.12
    57
     
    188.73
    11
    4. Stroke
    53.59
    124
     
    96.19
    79
    5. Coronary Heart Disease
    53.53
    150
     
    50.08
    154
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    28.66
    82
     
    27.17
    85
    7. Kidney Disease
    24.21
    18
     
    21.28
    26
    8. Liver Disease
    19.26
    69
     
    17.89
    75
    9. Hypertension
    17.92
    77
     
    11.85
    122
    10. Low Birth Weight
    15.07
    50
     
    30.96
    8
    11. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
     
    4.70
    48
    12. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14.06
    13
     
    3.56
    66
    13. Falls
    13.10
    24
     
    9.48
    45
    14. Asthma
    12.92
    24
     
    9.13
    52
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    12.87
    109
     
    21.65
    58
    16. Malnutrition
    12.45
    44
     
    83.15
    5
    17. Diarrhoeal diseases
    12.37
    64
     
    148.26
    4
    18. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
     
    10.56
    14
    19. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
     
    21.01
    26
    20. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
     
    22.07
    29
    21. Drownings
    11.30
    11
     
    13.09
    4
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    10.80
    32
     
    11.66
    19
    23. Birth Trauma
    10.62
    56
     
    32.70
    2
    24. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
     
    2.70
    138
    25. Skin Disease
    7.88
    16
     
    9.13
    11
    26. Suicide
    7.63
    97
     
    11.83
    53
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7.40
    86
     
    12.51
    32
    28. Poisonings
    6.48
    12
     
    9.59
    3
    29. Other Injuries
    6.11
    140
     
    26.32
    23
    30. Epilepsy
    5.64
    43
     
    10.81
    21
    31. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
     
    6.41
    70
    32. Hepatitis B
    5.30
    8
     
    2.00
    45
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.18
    84
     
    9.57
    22
    34. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
     
    6.40
    32
    35. Maternal Conditions
    3.45
    60
     
    50.92
    2
    36. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3.36
    18
     
    4.49
    14
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
     
    6.47
    100
    38. Fires
    2.69
    83
     
    16.67
    5
    39. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
     
    3.63
    133
    40. Endocrine Disorders
    2.53
    139
     
    14.55
    26
    41. Violence
    2.38
    121
     
    9.11
    57
    42. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
     
    6.02
    52
    43. Meningitis
    2.15
    86
     
    37.00
    13
    44. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
     
    17.67
    74
    45. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
     
    4.82
    39
    46. Encephalitis
    1.48
    42
     
    4.00
    5
    47. Syphilis
    1.44
    47
     
    3.15
    21
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1.39
    133
     
    7.19
    8
    49. Alzheimers/Dementia
    1.22
    143
     
    1.84
    125
    50. Measles
    1.15
    44
     
    40.29
    1
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Somalia SOMALIA
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    69,536
    9.54
     
    6,458
    5.03
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    68,729
    9.43
     
    18,701
    14.56
    3. Lung Disease
    67,735
    9.30
     
    777
    0.61
    4. Coronary Heart Disease
    50,708
    6.96
     
    2,071
    1.61
    5. Stroke
    48,951
    6.72
     
    3,746
    2.92
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    27,126
    3.72
     
    1,136
    0.88
    7. Low Birth Weight
    25,841
    3.55
     
    6,663
    5.19
    8. Kidney Disease
    25,385
    3.48
     
    1,238
    0.96
    9. Liver Disease
    20,561
    2.82
     
    931
    0.73
    10. Birth Trauma
    18,224
    2.50
     
    7,039
    5.48
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    16,842
    2.31
     
    1,820
    1.42
    12. Hypertension
    16,632
    2.28
     
    472
    0.37
    13. Drownings
    16,519
    2.27
     
    1,499
    1.17
    14. Diarrhoeal diseases
    15,928
    2.19
     
    15,559
    12.11
    15. Congenital Anomalies
    15,461
    2.12
     
    2,233
    1.74
    16. Oral Cancer
    14,812
    2.03
     
    225
    0.17
    17. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    14,211
    1.95
     
    175
    0.14
    18. Falls
    13,677
    1.88
     
    636
    0.50
    19. Malnutrition
    12,922
    1.77
     
    7,001
    5.45
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    12,846
    1.76
     
    458
    0.36
    21. Asthma
    12,415
    1.70
     
    458
    0.36
    22. Suicide
    10,167
    1.40
     
    815
    0.63
    23. Lung Cancers
    9,660
    1.33
     
    125
    0.10
    24. Poisonings
    8,841
    1.21
     
    1,023
    0.80
    25. Skin Disease
    8,139
    1.12
     
    517
    0.40
    26. Other Injuries
    7,778
    1.07
     
    2,455
    1.91
    27. Inflammatory/Heart
    7,447
    1.02
     
    595
    0.46
    28. Breast Cancer
    7,071
    0.97
     
    608
    0.47
    29. Cervical Cancer
    6,562
    0.90
     
    542
    0.42
    30. Stomach Cancer
    6,141
    0.84
     
    277
    0.22
    31. Epilepsy
    6,002
    0.82
     
    1,020
    0.79
    32. Hepatitis B
    5,686
    0.78
     
    108
    0.08
    33. Maternal Conditions
    5,499
    0.75
     
    3,984
    3.10
    34. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4,272
    0.59
     
    513
    0.40
    35. Fires
    3,834
    0.53
     
    1,825
    1.42
    36. Violence
    3,630
    0.50
     
    833
    0.65
    37. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    3,195
    0.44
     
    210
    0.16
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3,116
    0.43
     
    308
    0.24
    39. Endocrine Disorders
    2,916
    0.40
     
    1,177
    0.92
    40. Liver Cancer
    2,868
    0.39
     
    177
    0.14
    41. Meningitis
    2,792
    0.38
     
    5,011
    3.90
    42. Lymphomas
    2,583
    0.35
     
    331
    0.26
    43. Syphilis
    2,426
    0.33
     
    605
    0.47
    44. Ovary Cancer
    2,148
    0.29
     
    169
    0.13
    45. Encephalitis
    1,983
    0.27
     
    423
    0.33
    46. Measles
    1,982
    0.27
     
    8,670
    6.75
    47. Leukemia
    1,934
    0.27
     
    300
    0.23
    48. Other Neoplasms
    1,623
    0.22
     
    357
    0.28
    49. Leishmaniasis
    1,531
    0.21
     
    670
    0.52
    50. Malaria
    1,396
    0.19
     
    2,937
    2.29
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Somalia SOMALIA
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Oral Cancer
    14.15
    2
     
    4.70
    48
    2. Oesophagus Cancer
    11.90
    11
     
    10.56
    14
    3. Cervical Cancer
    11.84
    66
     
    21.01
    26
    4. Breast Cancer
    11.47
    125
     
    22.07
    29
    5. Lung Cancers
    9.61
    94
     
    2.70
    138
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.59
    90
     
    6.41
    70
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.73
    99
     
    6.40
    32
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.80
    157
     
    6.47
    100
    9. Liver Cancer
    2.64
    158
     
    3.63
    133
    10. Lymphomas
    2.23
    147
     
    6.02
    52
    11. Prostate Cancer
    1.58
    170
     
    17.67
    74
    12. Leukemia
    1.48
    148
     
    4.82
    39
    13. Bladder Cancer
    1.08
    138
     
    1.41
    117
    14. Uterin Cancer
    0.69
    161
     
    1.90
    90
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    0.68
    163
     
    1.95
    120
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.13
    172
     
    1.28
    112
     
     
     
    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.