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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 United States and Bangladesh 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
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    66.6
    73.1
    69.8
    23
    15
    16
    		  
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    1970
    67.1
    74.7
    70.8
    24
    12
    21
    		  
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    1980
    70.0
    77.5
    73.7
    22
    11
    18
    		  
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    1990
    71.8
    78.8
    75.2
    29
    17
    21
    		  
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    2000
    74.0
    79.5
    76.8
    28
    29
    28
    		  
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    2010
    76.2
    81.1
    78.7
    30
    30
    30
    		  
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    2015
    76.9
    81.6
    79.3
    33
    33
    31
    		  
    70.6
    73.1
    71.8
    90
    113
    102
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    76.9
    81.6
    33
    33
    		  
    70.6
    73.1
    90
    113
    Age 5
    77.5
    82.1
    33
    34
    		  
    73.5
    75.7
    70
    109
    Age 10
    77.5
    82.1
    33
    34
    		  
    73.8
    76.0
    68
    109
    Age 15
    77.6
    82.2
    34
    34
    		  
    74.0
    76.1
    68
    109
    Age 20
    77.8
    82.2
    33
    34
    		  
    74.2
    76.3
    68
    108
    Age 25
    78.1
    82.4
    33
    34
    		  
    74.4
    76.5
    69
    109
    Age 30
    78.4
    82.5
    32
    34
    		  
    74.7
    76.7
    72
    109
    Age 35
    78.8
    82.7
    32
    34
    		  
    75.0
    77.0
    76
    109
    Age 40
    79.1
    82.9
    31
    34
    		  
    75.3
    77.2
    76
    108
    Age 45
    79.6
    83.3
    30
    33
    		  
    75.8
    77.5
    76
    109
    Age 50
    80.2
    83.7
    30
    31
    		  
    76.4
    77.9
    76
    112
    Age 55
    81.0
    84.3
    29
    30
    		  
    77.4
    78.5
    74
    115
    Age 60
    82.1
    85.0
    26
    30
    		  
    78.6
    79.4
    76
    115
    Age 65
    83.3
    85.9
    23
    30
    		  
    80.5
    81.1
    65
    103
    Age 70
    84.8
    86.9
    17
    27
    		  
    82.4
    82.9
    63
    96
    Age 75
    86.6
    88.3
    14
    25
    		  
    85.6
    86.2
    45
    66
    Age 80
    88.7
    90.0
    16
    22
    		  
    88.4
    88.8
    22
    57
    Age 85
    91.2
    92.2
    21
    23
    		  
    91.9
    92.2
    4
    22
    Age 90
    94.3
    95.0
    29
    30
    		  
    95.6
    95.8
    3
    14
    Age 95
    98.1
    98.5
    32
    32
    		  
    99.5
    99.7
    2
    7
    Age 100
    102.3
    102.5
    50
    40
    		  
    103.6
    103.8
    2
    4
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    77.97
    107
    		  
    53.53
    150
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    45.58
    2
    		  
    1.22
    143
    3. Lung Cancers
    35.04
    12
    		  
    9.61
    94
    4. Lung Disease
    29.68
    36
    		  
    74.27
    5
    5. Stroke
    25.94
    167
    		  
    53.59
    124
    6. Breast Cancer
    19.36
    58
    		  
    11.47
    125
    7. Prostate Cancer
    14.81
    99
    		  
    1.58
    170
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    14.78
    122
    		  
    28.66
    82
    9. Hypertension
    14.64
    105
    		  
    17.92
    77
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.95
    50
    		  
    2.80
    157
    11. Suicide
    12.38
    47
    		  
    7.63
    97
    12. Kidney Disease
    11.58
    106
    		  
    24.21
    18
    13. Influenza and Pneumonia
    10.59
    144
    		  
    63.12
    57
    14. Road Traffic Accidents
    9.99
    131
    		  
    12.87
    109
    15. Liver Disease
    8.70
    123
    		  
    19.26
    69
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    8.56
    22
    		  
    0.68
    163
    17. Endocrine Disorders
    8.28
    66
    		  
    2.53
    139
    18. Lymphomas
    7.92
    10
    		  
    2.23
    147
    19. Drug Use
    6.96
    3
    		  
    0.33
    136
    20. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.87
    90
    		  
    7.40
    86
    21. Falls
    6.27
    76
    		  
    13.10
    24
    22. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    41
    		  
    3.73
    99
    23. Leukemia
    5.79
    13
    		  
    1.48
    148
    24. Violence
    5.56
    85
    		  
    2.38
    121
    25. Other Injuries
    5.54
    143
    		  
    6.11
    140
    26. Liver Cancer
    5.29
    89
    		  
    2.64
    158
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    4.51
    4
    		  
    0.99
    120
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    4.42
    140
    		  
    10.80
    32
    29. Poisonings
    4.06
    33
    		  
    6.48
    12
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.64
    67
    		  
    11.90
    11
    31. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    48
    		  
    1.08
    138
    32. Low Birth Weight
    3.54
    133
    		  
    15.07
    50
    33. Other Neoplasms
    3.39
    57
    		  
    1.39
    133
    34. Cervical Cancer
    3.21
    131
    		  
    11.84
    66
    35. Skin Cancers
    3.21
    19
    		  
    0.13
    172
    36. Diarrhoeal diseases
    2.97
    98
    		  
    12.37
    64
    37. Alcohol
    2.91
    39
    		  
    0.09
    144
    38. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    52
    		  
    0.69
    161
    39. Stomach Cancer
    2.81
    147
    		  
    5.59
    90
    40. Hepatitis C
    2.27
    2
    		  
    0.40
    61
    41. HIV/AIDS
    2.20
    107
    		  
    0.27
    139
    42. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    115
    		  
    14.15
    2
    43. Drownings
    1.34
    138
    		  
    11.30
    11
    44. Multiple Sclerosis
    0.94
    13
    		  
    0.12
    133
    45. Skin Disease
    0.88
    117
    		  
    7.88
    16
    46. Asthma
    0.88
    142
    		  
    12.92
    24
    47. Fires
    0.75
    133
    		  
    2.69
    83
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    0.65
    152
    		  
    4.18
    84
    49. Anemia
    0.64
    94
    		  
    0.84
    76
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    0.60
    161
    		  
    14.06
    13
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    393,698
    18.06
    		  
    50,708
    6.96
    2. Alzheimers/Dementia
    251,745
    11.55
    		  
    1,135
    0.16
    3. Lung Cancers
    171,504
    7.87
    		  
    9,660
    1.33
    4. Lung Disease
    154,436
    7.08
    		  
    67,735
    9.30
    5. Stroke
    133,578
    6.13
    		  
    48,951
    6.72
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    71,483
    3.28
    		  
    27,126
    3.72
    7. Hypertension
    71,304
    3.27
    		  
    16,632
    2.28
    8. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    62,057
    2.85
    		  
    3,116
    0.43
    9. Kidney Disease
    59,186
    2.72
    		  
    25,385
    3.48
    10. Influenza and Pneumonia
    52,287
    2.40
    		  
    68,729
    9.43
    11. Breast Cancer
    47,955
    2.20
    		  
    7,071
    0.97
    12. Suicide
    43,361
    1.99
    		  
    10,167
    1.40
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    41,720
    1.91
    		  
    793
    0.11
    14. Lymphomas
    39,113
    1.79
    		  
    2,583
    0.35
    15. Endocrine Disorders
    37,611
    1.73
    		  
    2,916
    0.40
    16. Liver Disease
    35,404
    1.62
    		  
    20,561
    2.82
    17. Prostate Cancer
    33,902
    1.56
    		  
    717
    0.10
    18. Road Traffic Accidents
    33,838
    1.55
    		  
    16,842
    2.31
    19. Inflammatory/Heart
    32,372
    1.49
    		  
    7,447
    1.02
    20. Falls
    31,972
    1.47
    		  
    13,677
    1.88
    21. Leukemia
    27,701
    1.27
    		  
    1,934
    0.27
    22. Parkinson's Disease
    24,779
    1.14
    		  
    877
    0.12
    23. Liver Cancer
    24,028
    1.10
    		  
    2,868
    0.39
    24. Drug Use
    23,175
    1.06
    		  
    443
    0.06
    25. Other Injuries
    22,783
    1.05
    		  
    7,778
    1.07
    26. Bladder Cancer
    18,305
    0.84
    		  
    1,015
    0.14
    27. Oesophagus Cancer
    17,225
    0.79
    		  
    12,846
    1.76
    28. Violence
    17,005
    0.78
    		  
    3,630
    0.50
    29. Other Neoplasms
    16,911
    0.78
    		  
    1,623
    0.22
    30. Ovary Cancer
    15,437
    0.71
    		  
    2,148
    0.29
    31. Skin Cancers
    15,094
    0.69
    		  
    138
    0.02
    32. Diarrhoeal diseases
    14,905
    0.68
    		  
    15,928
    2.19
    33. Poisonings
    13,542
    0.62
    		  
    8,841
    1.21
    34. Stomach Cancer
    13,303
    0.61
    		  
    6,141
    0.84
    35. Congenital Anomalies
    11,807
    0.54
    		  
    15,461
    2.12
    36. Alcohol
    10,895
    0.50
    		  
    100
    0.01
    37. Oral Cancer
    10,027
    0.46
    		  
    14,812
    2.03
    38. Hepatitis C
    8,868
    0.41
    		  
    410
    0.06
    39. Low Birth Weight
    8,250
    0.38
    		  
    25,841
    3.55
    40. HIV/AIDS
    7,926
    0.36
    		  
    405
    0.06
    41. Uterin Cancer
    7,771
    0.36
    		  
    357
    0.05
    42. Cervical Cancer
    7,120
    0.33
    		  
    6,562
    0.90
    43. Skin Disease
    4,277
    0.20
    		  
    8,139
    1.12
    44. Drownings
    4,216
    0.19
    		  
    16,519
    2.27
    45. Multiple Sclerosis
    4,111
    0.19
    		  
    133
    0.02
    46. Asthma
    3,447
    0.16
    		  
    12,415
    1.70
    47. Anemia
    3,375
    0.15
    		  
    903
    0.12
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    3,236
    0.15
    		  
    4,272
    0.59
    49. Malnutrition
    2,976
    0.14
    		  
    12,922
    1.77
    50. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2,911
    0.13
    		  
    14,211
    1.95
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      United States UNITED STATES   Bangladesh BANGLADESH
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Lung Cancers
    35.04
    12
    		  
    9.61
    94
    2. Breast Cancer
    19.36
    58
    		  
    11.47
    125
    3. Prostate Cancer
    14.81
    99
    		  
    1.58
    170
    4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    12.95
    50
    		  
    2.80
    157
    5. Pancreas Cancer
    8.56
    22
    		  
    0.68
    163
    6. Lymphomas
    7.92
    10
    		  
    2.23
    147
    7. Ovary Cancer
    6.01
    41
    		  
    3.73
    99
    8. Leukemia
    5.79
    13
    		  
    1.48
    148
    9. Liver Cancer
    5.29
    89
    		  
    2.64
    158
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    3.64
    67
    		  
    11.90
    11
    11. Bladder Cancer
    3.55
    48
    		  
    1.08
    138
    12. Cervical Cancer
    3.21
    131
    		  
    11.84
    66
    13. Skin Cancers
    3.21
    19
    		  
    0.13
    172
    14. Uterin Cancer
    2.90
    52
    		  
    0.69
    161
    15. Stomach Cancer
    2.81
    147
    		  
    5.59
    90
    16. Oral Cancer
    2.18
    115
    		  
    14.15
    2
     
     
     
    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.