BANGLADESH VS DOMINICAN REP.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DOMINICAN REP.		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	233,734	2	108,528	+ 125,206
Stroke	2	122,942	1	134,166	- 11,224
Road Traffic Accidents	3	108,196	8	25,023	+ 83,173
Diabetes Mellitus	4	43,082	7	28,976	+ 14,105
Liver Disease	5	41,805	9	21,024	+ 20,781
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	35,163	6	29,586	+ 5,577
Kidney Disease	7	33,078	17	10,841	+ 22,237
HIV/AIDS	8	30,117	55	563	+ 29,555
Violence	9	29,894	27	4,623	+ 25,271
Hypertension	10	29,541	14	14,776	+ 14,766
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	28,196	13	14,993	+ 13,203
Prostate Cancer	12	25,806	41	1,664	+ 24,142
Low Birth Weight	13	23,900	11	17,457	+ 6,443
Breast Cancer	14	22,774	23	6,808	+ 15,966
Lung Disease	15	21,217	3	45,699	- 24,483
Lung Cancers	16	19,397	16	12,174	+ 7,223
Congenital Anomalies	17	16,194	18	10,113	+ 6,080
Birth Trauma	18	14,267	15	13,392	+ 875
Other Injuries	19	13,883	21	7,629	+ 6,254
Colon-Rectum Cancers	20	13,272	28	4,534	+ 8,737
Liver Cancer	21	10,358	34	2,884	+ 7,473
Endocrine Disorders	22	9,395	45	1,335	+ 8,060
Cervical Cancer	23	8,739	26	5,132	+ 3,608
Stomach Cancer	24	8,538	24	6,799	+ 1,740
Suicide	25	8,260	25	5,998	+ 2,262
Diarrhoeal diseases	26	7,865	5	36,111	- 28,246
Pancreas Cancer	27	7,108	43	1,414	+ 5,694
Parkinson's Disease	28	6,962	30	3,782	+ 3,180
Asthma	29	6,877	20	8,893	- 2,015
Falls	30	6,785	31	3,328	+ 3,457
Oral Cancer	31	6,766	12	15,511	- 8,745
Leukemia	32	6,375	40	1,895	+ 4,480
Lymphomas	33	5,836	35	2,667	+ 3,169
Malnutrition	34	5,795	36	2,418	+ 3,378
Inflammatory/Heart	35	4,859	42	1,485	+ 3,374
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	4,600	48	1,251	+ 3,349
Drownings	37	3,865	22	7,094	- 3,228
Tuberculosis	38	3,775	4	37,175	- 33,401
Maternal Conditions	39	3,158	29	3,920	- 762
Oesophagus Cancer	40	3,127	10	19,525	- 16,398
Skin Cancers	41	2,685	53	853	+ 1,832
Epilepsy	42	2,469	44	1,353	+ 1,116
Drug Use	43	2,433	32	2,967	- 534
Fires	44	2,171	46	1,271	+ 900
Meningitis	45	2,085	38	2,105	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	1,914	33	2,922	- 1,008
Pertussis	47	1,881	39	2,011	- 130
Alcohol	48	1,877	60	262	+ 1,615
Bladder Cancer	49	1,440	52	991	+ 450
Ovary Cancer	50	1,385	37	2,231	- 846
Syphilis	51	1,097	49	1,227	- 130
Appendicitis	52	1,039	47	1,262	- 223
Skin Disease	53	777	50	1,131	- 354
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	754	54	815	- 61
Poisonings	55	729	56	539	+ 190
Encephalitis	56	693	59	371	+ 322
Uterin Cancer	57	672	58	405	+ 267
Other Neoplasms	58	551	61	243	+ 308
Schistosomiasis	59	342	74	0	+ 342
Hepatitis C	60	267	62	207	+ 60
Tetanus	61	266	57	450	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	62	204	64	179	+ 25
Hepatitis B	63	169	51	1,121	- 952
Dengue	64	73	65	161	- 87
Malaria	65	62	68	45	+ 17
Chlamydia	66	24	70	21	+ 3
War	67	18	63	202	- 184
Upper Respiratory	68	15	66	100	- 85
Diphtheria	69	11	72	5	+ 6
Ascariasis	70	10	69	31	- 21
Otitis Media	71	0	71	14	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	73	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	67	56	- 56
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	77	0	- 0
Measles	79	0	19	9,021	- 9,021
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BANGLADESH

Dominican Rep.

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.