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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS AFGHANISTAN

Compare Bangladesh and Afghanistan health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Afghanistan
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. 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 Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles 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 Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Bangladesh Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    41.0
    39.9
    40.5
    136
    153
    144
    		  
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    44.8
    44.3
    44.5
    138
    153
    144
    		  
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    48.9
    48.7
    48.8
    142
    152
    147
    		  
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    54.5
    55.1
    54.8
    144
    151
    146
    		  
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    64.9
    65.6
    65.3
    103
    124
    118
    		  
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    68.9
    71.1
    69.9
    95
    118
    106
    		  
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    73.0
    75.6
    74.3
    71
    98
    85
    		  
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    73.0
    75.6
    71
    98
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    75.4
    77.8
    51
    91
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    75.7
    78.1
    50
    91
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    76.0
    78.2
    48
    91
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    76.2
    78.4
    46
    89
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    76.4
    78.6
    46
    89
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    76.6
    78.8
    48
    89
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    76.9
    79.0
    48
    89
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    77.2
    79.2
    48
    87
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    77.6
    79.6
    51
    88
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    78.2
    80.0
    50
    88
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    79.2
    80.7
    50
    87
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    80.3
    81.5
    49
    86
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    81.7
    82.6
    48
    84
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    83.5
    84.1
    49
    82
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    85.4
    85.8
    49
    75
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    87.5
    87.8
    57
    80
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    90.3
    90.5
    60
    73
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Stroke
    119.20
    41
    149.10
    25
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    94.27
    118
    301.71
    6
    3. Lung Disease
    41.72
    25
    37.01
    32
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    29.61
    52
    9.72
    68
    5. Tuberculosis
    25.88
    42
    41.14
    24
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    25.49
    98
    40.94
    58
    7. Influenza and Pneumonia
    22.96
    103
    49.80
    62
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    16.74
    88
    19.81
    76
    9. Liver Disease
    16.64
    101
    27.20
    67
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    8.78
    13
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    13.89
    142
    22.34
    26
    12. Hypertension
    13.27
    114
    65.86
    4
    13. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    8.18
    9
    14. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    20.24
    48
    15. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    6.90
    122
    16. Kidney Disease
    9.14
    143
    46.10
    15
    17. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    5.73
    117
    18. Asthma
    7.70
    74
    24.23
    13
    19. Low Birth Weight
    7.38
    60
    12.07
    17
    20. Birth Trauma
    5.68
    58
    10.16
    24
    21. Other Injuries
    5.56
    123
    13.02
    36
    22. Measles
    5.50
    13
    0.56
    30
    23. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    10.39
    42
    24. Congenital Anomalies
    4.70
    121
    6.42
    70
    25. Drownings
    4.55
    33
    2.78
    78
    26. Suicide
    3.85
    153
    5.96
    129
    27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    4.09
    169
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    3.49
    125
    5.98
    24
    29. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.07
    106
    30. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    4.49
    167
    31. Violence
    2.89
    115
    9.87
    52
    32. Falls
    2.64
    159
    5.13
    99
    33. Drug Use
    2.34
    37
    1.36
    77
    34. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    4.22
    119
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.25
    58
    5.86
    17
    36. Maternal Conditions
    2.19
    67
    25.94
    4
    37. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.32
    108
    38. Malnutrition
    1.70
    86
    1.44
    89
    39. Meningitis
    1.37
    70
    5.20
    48
    40. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    1.95
    154
    41. Pertussis
    1.24
    60
    3.38
    22
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.20
    180
    3.32
    130
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    1.54
    153
    44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1.01
    149
    10.64
    9
    45. Skin Disease
    1.01
    110
    0.77
    121
    46. Endocrine Disorders
    0.98
    176
    4.30
    80
    47. Epilepsy
    0.97
    138
    2.70
    37
    48. Appendicitis
    0.93
    21
    1.51
    7
    49. Fires
    0.89
    119
    1.60
    89
    50. Hepatitis B
    0.85
    43
    4.96
    1
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Stroke
    134,166
    18.74
    19,060
    8.23
    2. Coronary Heart Disease
    108,528
    15.16
    40,195
    17.35
    3. Lung Disease
    45,699
    6.38
    4,650
    2.01
    4. Tuberculosis
    37,175
    5.19
    9,839
    4.25
    5. Diarrhoeal diseases
    36,111
    5.05
    5,555
    2.40
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    29,586
    4.13
    14,649
    6.32
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    28,976
    4.05
    5,750
    2.48
    8. Road Traffic Accidents
    25,023
    3.50
    6,033
    2.60
    9. Liver Disease
    21,024
    2.94
    4,600
    1.99
    10. Oesophagus Cancer
    19,525
    2.73
    1,314
    0.57
    11. Low Birth Weight
    17,457
    2.44
    12,631
    5.45
    12. Oral Cancer
    15,511
    2.17
    1,467
    0.63
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    14,993
    2.09
    1,765
    0.76
    14. Hypertension
    14,776
    2.06
    7,995
    3.45
    15. Birth Trauma
    13,392
    1.87
    10,723
    4.63
    16. Lung Cancers
    12,174
    1.70
    1,076
    0.46
    17. Kidney Disease
    10,841
    1.51
    6,590
    2.85
    18. Congenital Anomalies
    10,113
    1.41
    5,001
    2.16
    19. Measles
    9,021
    1.26
    350
    0.15
    20. Asthma
    8,893
    1.24
    3,403
    1.47
    21. Other Injuries
    7,629
    1.07
    3,241
    1.40
    22. Drownings
    7,094
    0.99
    996
    0.43
    23. Breast Cancer
    6,808
    0.95
    1,822
    0.79
    24. Stomach Cancer
    6,799
    0.95
    1,501
    0.65
    25. Suicide
    5,998
    0.84
    1,573
    0.68
    26. Cervical Cancer
    5,132
    0.72
    541
    0.23
    27. Violence
    4,623
    0.65
    3,217
    1.39
    28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4,534
    0.63
    741
    0.32
    29. Maternal Conditions
    3,920
    0.55
    7,807
    3.37
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    3,782
    0.53
    628
    0.27
    31. Falls
    3,328
    0.46
    905
    0.39
    32. Drug Use
    2,967
    0.41
    328
    0.14
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2,922
    0.41
    1,041
    0.45
    34. Liver Cancer
    2,884
    0.40
    657
    0.28
    35. Lymphomas
    2,667
    0.37
    946
    0.41
    36. Malnutrition
    2,418
    0.34
    589
    0.25
    37. Ovary Cancer
    2,231
    0.31
    369
    0.16
    38. Meningitis
    2,105
    0.29
    2,626
    1.13
    39. Pertussis
    2,011
    0.28
    2,107
    0.91
    40. Leukemia
    1,895
    0.26
    610
    0.26
    41. Prostate Cancer
    1,664
    0.23
    258
    0.11
    42. Inflammatory/Heart
    1,485
    0.21
    527
    0.23
    43. Pancreas Cancer
    1,414
    0.20
    229
    0.10
    44. Epilepsy
    1,353
    0.19
    993
    0.43
    45. Endocrine Disorders
    1,335
    0.19
    1,364
    0.59
    46. Fires
    1,271
    0.18
    348
    0.15
    47. Appendicitis
    1,262
    0.18
    298
    0.13
    48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,251
    0.17
    1,505
    0.65
    49. Syphilis
    1,227
    0.17
    94
    0.04
    50. Skin Disease
    1,131
    0.16
    94
    0.04
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Oesophagus Cancer
    15.32
    4
    8.78
    13
    2. Oral Cancer
    12.13
    4
    8.18
    9
    3. Breast Cancer
    10.69
    152
    20.24
    48
    4. Lung Cancers
    10.24
    102
    6.90
    122
    5. Cervical Cancer
    7.75
    97
    5.73
    117
    6. Stomach Cancer
    5.45
    100
    10.39
    42
    7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.57
    172
    4.09
    169
    8. Ovary Cancer
    3.34
    133
    4.07
    106
    9. Prostate Cancer
    3.07
    173
    4.49
    167
    10. Liver Cancer
    2.29
    178
    4.22
    119
    11. Lymphomas
    2.05
    173
    4.32
    108
    12. Leukemia
    1.29
    164
    1.95
    154
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.15
    164
    1.54
    153
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.84
    162
    1.95
    98
    15. Skin Cancers
    0.68
    153
    1.03
    138
    16. Uterin Cancer
    0.68
    170
    3.66
    32
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.