BANGLADESH VS KENYA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	KENYA		BANGLADESH		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	65,372	6	29,586	+ 35,787
HIV/AIDS	2	60,488	55	563	+ 59,925
Tuberculosis	3	56,927	4	37,175	+ 19,751
Stroke	4	46,037	1	134,166	- 88,129
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	44,660	5	36,111	+ 8,549
Road Traffic Accidents	6	43,105	8	25,023	+ 18,082
Liver Disease	7	38,823	9	21,024	+ 17,799
Malaria	8	36,644	68	45	+ 36,598
Coronary Heart Disease	9	34,675	2	108,528	- 73,852
Birth Trauma	10	28,838	15	13,392	+ 15,446
Low Birth Weight	11	27,694	11	17,457	+ 10,237
Congenital Anomalies	12	17,712	18	10,113	+ 7,599
Maternal Conditions	13	16,368	29	3,920	+ 12,448
Diabetes Mellitus	14	16,368	7	28,976	- 12,609
Meningitis	15	15,534	38	2,105	+ 13,429
Kidney Disease	16	12,928	17	10,841	+ 2,086
Hypertension	17	12,795	14	14,776	- 1,981
Oesophagus Cancer	18	12,664	10	19,525	- 6,861
Other Injuries	19	12,558	21	7,629	+ 4,929
Lung Disease	20	12,397	3	45,699	- 33,303
Malnutrition	21	12,200	36	2,418	+ 9,783
Cervical Cancer	22	9,815	26	5,132	+ 4,683
Suicide	23	9,310	25	5,998	+ 3,312
Violence	24	8,522	27	4,623	+ 3,899
Breast Cancer	25	7,698	23	6,808	+ 890
Asthma	26	6,662	20	8,893	- 2,231
Tetanus	27	6,166	57	450	+ 5,716
Stomach Cancer	28	5,820	24	6,799	- 978
Lymphomas	29	5,593	35	2,667	+ 2,926
Oral Cancer	30	5,335	12	15,511	- 10,175
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	5,292	13	14,993	- 9,701
Colon-Rectum Cancers	32	4,278	28	4,534	- 256
Falls	33	4,243	31	3,328	+ 915
Liver Cancer	34	3,912	34	2,884	+ 1,028
Leukemia	35	3,844	40	1,895	+ 1,949
Fires	36	3,813	46	1,271	+ 2,542
Prostate Cancer	37	3,742	41	1,664	+ 2,077
Poisonings	38	3,674	56	539	+ 3,136
Drownings	39	3,476	22	7,094	- 3,618
Inflammatory/Heart	40	3,248	42	1,485	+ 1,763
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	3,153	48	1,251	+ 1,902
Pertussis	42	2,936	39	2,011	+ 925
Epilepsy	43	2,411	44	1,353	+ 1,058
Endocrine Disorders	44	2,407	45	1,335	+ 1,071
Ovary Cancer	45	2,302	37	2,231	+ 70
Pancreas Cancer	46	2,074	43	1,414	+ 660
Lung Cancers	47	1,936	16	12,174	- 10,238
Skin Cancers	48	1,848	53	853	+ 995
Hepatitis B	49	1,512	51	1,121	+ 391
Parkinson's Disease	50	1,361	30	3,782	- 2,421
Skin Disease	51	1,318	50	1,131	+ 187
Syphilis	52	1,301	49	1,227	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	53	1,180	33	2,922	- 1,742
Schistosomiasis	54	1,071	74	0	+ 1,071
Alcohol	55	1,029	60	262	+ 767
Uterin Cancer	56	934	58	405	+ 529
Bladder Cancer	57	920	52	991	- 71
Appendicitis	58	696	47	1,262	- 566
Leishmaniasis	59	563	67	56	+ 507
Encephalitis	60	547	59	371	+ 176
Hepatitis C	61	441	62	207	+ 235
Drug Use	62	329	32	2,967	- 2,639
Measles	63	299	19	9,021	- 8,722
Upper Respiratory	64	274	66	100	+ 174
War	65	258	63	202	+ 56
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	243	54	815	- 572
Other Neoplasms	67	175	61	243	- 69
Multiple Sclerosis	68	112	64	179	- 67
Diphtheria	69	36	72	5	+ 31
Chlamydia	70	30	70	21	+ 8
Ascariasis	71	26	69	31	- 5
Otitis Media	72	21	71	14	+ 7
Dengue	73	0	65	161	- 160
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	81	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

Kenya

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.