IRAN VS BANGLADESH: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BANGLADESH		IRAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Stroke	1	70,295	2	36,730	+ 33,565
Coronary Heart Disease	2	56,862	1	93,308	- 36,446
Lung Disease	3	23,944	7	11,409	+ 12,535
Tuberculosis	4	19,478	41	882	+ 18,596
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	18,920	33	1,836	+ 17,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	15,501	8	11,243	+ 4,258
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,182	5	13,910	+ 1,272
Road Traffic Accidents	8	13,110	3	17,803	- 4,692
Liver Disease	9	11,015	12	6,637	+ 4,378
Oesophagus Cancer	10	10,230	30	2,371	+ 7,859
Low Birth Weight	11	9,146	13	4,861	+ 4,286
Oral Cancer	12	8,127	45	655	+ 7,472
Alzheimers & Dementia	13	7,855	9	11,046	- 3,191
Hypertension	14	7,742	4	16,415	- 8,674
Birth Trauma	15	7,017	25	2,735	+ 4,282
Lung Cancers	16	6,379	11	6,784	- 405
Kidney Disease	17	5,680	6	11,810	- 6,130
Congenital Anomalies	18	5,299	14	4,844	+ 455
Measles	19	4,726	68	2	+ 4,724
Asthma	20	4,659	22	3,360	+ 1,299
Other Injuries	21	3,997	17	4,048	- 51
Drownings	22	3,717	40	930	+ 2,786
Breast Cancer	23	3,567	19	3,736	- 169
Stomach Cancer	24	3,562	10	9,822	- 6,260
Suicide	25	3,143	16	4,334	- 1,191
Cervical Cancer	26	2,689	48	501	+ 2,188
Violence	27	2,422	27	2,535	- 113
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	2,376	15	4,575	- 2,200
Maternal Conditions	29	2,054	52	285	+ 1,769
Parkinson's Disease	30	1,981	26	2,545	- 564
Falls	31	1,744	24	2,821	- 1,078
Drug Use	32	1,555	31	2,242	- 688
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	1,531	38	996	+ 535
Liver Cancer	34	1,511	20	3,714	- 2,203
Lymphomas	35	1,397	23	2,882	- 1,484
Malnutrition	36	1,267	56	157	+ 1,110
Ovary Cancer	37	1,169	39	937	+ 232
Meningitis	38	1,103	46	642	+ 461
Pertussis	39	1,054	60	75	+ 978
Leukemia	40	993	18	3,966	- 2,973
Prostate Cancer	41	872	21	3,583	- 2,711
Inflammatory/Heart	42	778	35	1,611	- 833
Pancreas Cancer	43	741	29	2,418	- 1,677
Epilepsy	44	709	44	719	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	45	700	32	2,092	- 1,393
Fires	46	666	34	1,823	- 1,157
Appendicitis	47	661	57	155	+ 506
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	656	37	1,246	- 591
Syphilis	49	643	61	52	+ 591
Skin Disease	50	593	55	237	+ 355
Hepatitis B	51	587	49	425	+ 162
Bladder Cancer	52	519	36	1,410	- 891
Skin Cancers	53	447	47	518	- 71
Rheumatoid Arthritis	54	427	59	80	+ 347
HIV/AIDS	55	295	28	2,521	- 2,226
Poisonings	56	282	43	816	- 534
Tetanus	57	236	62	37	+ 199
Uterin Cancer	58	212	51	355	- 143
Encephalitis	59	194	54	246	- 52
Alcohol	60	137	53	253	- 116
Other Neoplasms	61	128	58	112	+ 16
Hepatitis C	62	108	69	1	+ 107
War	63	106	42	848	- 742
Multiple Sclerosis	64	94	50	405	- 311
Dengue	65	84	74	0	+ 84
Upper Respiratory	66	52	63	16	+ 37
Leishmaniasis	67	29	64	8	+ 21
Malaria	68	24	77	0	+ 24
Ascariasis	69	16	67	3	+ 14
Chlamydia	70	11	65	4	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	7	71	0	+ 7
Diphtheria	72	3	70	1	+ 2
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	66	3	- 3
Chagas disease	75	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	80	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	81	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	85	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to IRAN

Bangladesh

Iran

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.