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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS BULGARIA

Compare Bangladesh and Bulgaria 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.

Bulgaria
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
192,567,779
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
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Bulgaria Population Pyramid
5,385,444
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0 95+ 90-94 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 55-59 50-54 45-49 40-44 35-39 30-34 25-29 20-24 15-19 10-14 5-9 0-42.5%2.5%5%5%7.5%7.5%
LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
       
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
  
67.6
71.0
69.2
12
29
20
1970
44.8
44.3
44.5
138
153
144
  
69.1
73.5
71.3
12
25
15
1980
48.9
48.7
48.8
142
152
147
  
68.5
74.0
71.2
35
40
32
1990
54.5
55.1
54.8
144
151
146
  
68.3
75.2
71.6
52
47
46
2000
64.9
65.6
65.3
103
124
118
  
67.8
74.7
71.1
84
71
78
2010
68.9
71.1
69.9
95
118
106
  
69.9
76.9
73.4
89
73
82
2019
73.0
75.6
74.3
71
98
85
  
71.6
78.6
75.1
82
68
75
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.0
75.6
71
98
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age
73.0
75.6
71
98
71.6
78.6
82
68
Age 5
75.4
77.8
51
91
72.2
79.1
89
72
Age 10
75.7
78.1
50
91
72.2
79.1
92
72
Age 15
76.0
78.2
48
91
72.3
79.2
93
72
Age 20
76.2
78.4
46
89
72.5
79.3
96
72
Age 25
76.4
78.6
46
89
72.6
79.3
99
73
Age 30
76.6
78.8
48
89
72.9
79.5
100
74
Age 35
76.9
79.0
48
89
73.1
79.6
101
75
Age 40
77.2
79.2
48
87
73.5
79.8
103
75
Age 45
77.6
79.6
51
88
74.0
80.1
105
78
Age 50
78.2
80.0
50
88
74.8
80.5
108
78
Age 55
79.2
80.7
50
87
75.9
81.1
107
76
Age 60
80.3
81.5
49
86
77.4
82.0
103
74
Age 65
81.7
82.6
48
84
79.3
83.0
97
73
Age 70
83.5
84.1
49
82
81.5
84.1
92
77
Age 75
85.4
85.8
49
75
83.9
85.6
88
84
Age 80
87.5
87.8
57
80
86.5
87.5
104
96
Age 85
90.3
90.5
60
73
89.6
90.1
121
125
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
119.20
41
116.86
50
2. Coronary Heart Disease
94.27
118
210.78
26
3. Lung Disease
41.72
25
22.97
89
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
29.61
52
0.40
165
5. Tuberculosis
25.88
42
0.95
130
6. Diabetes Mellitus
25.49
98
8.11
153
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.96
103
10.70
157
8. Road Traffic Accidents
16.74
88
8.59
129
9. Liver Disease
16.64
101
15.44
106
10. Oesophagus Cancer
15.32
4
1.46
129
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
13.89
142
0.79
182
12. Hypertension
13.27
114
32.82
39
13. Oral Cancer
12.13
4
3.32
74
14. Breast Cancer
10.69
152
17.57
86
15. Lung Cancers
10.24
102
23.63
32
16. Kidney Disease
9.14
143
11.77
137
17. Cervical Cancer
7.75
97
6.87
108
18. Asthma
7.70
74
0.20
182
19. Low Birth Weight
7.38
60
2.58
133
20. Birth Trauma
5.68
58
0.87
130
21. Other Injuries
5.56
123
4.55
141
22. Measles
5.50
13
0.01
76
23. Stomach Cancer
5.45
100
7.80
66
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.70
121
3.67
141
25. Drownings
4.55
33
1.55
128
26. Suicide
3.85
153
6.50
122
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.57
172
16.50
18
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.49
125
1.44
169
29. Ovary Cancer
3.34
133
5.80
39
30. Prostate Cancer
3.07
173
14.25
109
31. Violence
2.89
115
1.00
155
32. Falls
2.64
159
2.99
149
33. Drug Use
2.34
37
0.87
126
34. Liver Cancer
2.29
178
4.53
114
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.25
58
0.36
168
36. Maternal Conditions
2.19
67
0.10
144
37. Lymphomas
2.05
173
3.82
127
38. Malnutrition
1.70
86
0.02
175
39. Meningitis
1.37
70
0.32
135
40. Leukemia
1.29
164
3.61
89
41. Pertussis
1.24
60
0.00
158
42. Inflammatory/Heart
1.20
180
4.28
100
43. Pancreas Cancer
1.15
164
7.11
42
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.01
149
1.76
125
45. Skin Disease
1.01
110
0.39
149
46. Endocrine Disorders
0.98
176
1.33
168
47. Epilepsy
0.97
138
1.03
133
48. Appendicitis
0.93
21
0.04
170
49. Fires
0.89
119
0.97
116
50. Hepatitis B
0.85
43
0.21
100
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
134,166
18.74
21,347
22.72
2. Coronary Heart Disease
108,528
15.16
36,513
38.86
3. Lung Disease
45,699
6.38
3,993
4.25
4. Tuberculosis
37,175
5.19
104
0.11
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
36,111
5.05
27
0.03
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
29,586
4.13
1,396
1.49
7. Diabetes Mellitus
28,976
4.05
1,344
1.43
8. Road Traffic Accidents
25,023
3.50
647
0.69
9. Liver Disease
21,024
2.94
1,804
1.92
10. Oesophagus Cancer
19,525
2.73
195
0.21
11. Low Birth Weight
17,457
2.44
116
0.12
12. Oral Cancer
15,511
2.17
408
0.43
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
14,993
2.09
147
0.16
14. Hypertension
14,776
2.06
5,916
6.30
15. Birth Trauma
13,392
1.87
40
0.04
16. Lung Cancers
12,174
1.70
3,288
3.50
17. Kidney Disease
10,841
1.51
1,855
1.97
18. Congenital Anomalies
10,113
1.41
160
0.17
19. Measles
9,021
1.26
0
0.00
20. Asthma
8,893
1.24
28
0.03
21. Other Injuries
7,629
1.07
437
0.47
22. Drownings
7,094
0.99
129
0.14
23. Breast Cancer
6,808
0.95
1,358
1.45
24. Stomach Cancer
6,799
0.95
1,175
1.25
25. Suicide
5,998
0.84
681
0.72
26. Cervical Cancer
5,132
0.72
422
0.45
27. Violence
4,623
0.65
84
0.09
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,534
0.63
2,591
2.76
29. Maternal Conditions
3,920
0.55
6
0.01
30. Parkinson's Disease
3,782
0.53
284
0.30
31. Falls
3,328
0.46
381
0.41
32. Drug Use
2,967
0.41
76
0.08
33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,922
0.41
56
0.06
34. Liver Cancer
2,884
0.40
664
0.71
35. Lymphomas
2,667
0.37
499
0.53
36. Malnutrition
2,418
0.34
1
0.00
37. Ovary Cancer
2,231
0.31
420
0.45
38. Meningitis
2,105
0.29
31
0.03
39. Pertussis
2,011
0.28
0
0.00
40. Leukemia
1,895
0.26
460
0.49
41. Prostate Cancer
1,664
0.23
1,016
1.08
42. Inflammatory/Heart
1,485
0.21
409
0.44
43. Pancreas Cancer
1,414
0.20
1,063
1.13
44. Epilepsy
1,353
0.19
93
0.10
45. Endocrine Disorders
1,335
0.19
146
0.16
46. Fires
1,271
0.18
124
0.13
47. Appendicitis
1,262
0.18
7
0.01
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,251
0.17
276
0.29
49. Syphilis
1,227
0.17
2
0.00
50. Skin Disease
1,131
0.16
53
0.06
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   Bulgaria BULGARIA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oesophagus Cancer
15.32
4
1.46
129
2. Oral Cancer
12.13
4
3.32
74
3. Breast Cancer
10.69
152
17.57
86
4. Lung Cancers
10.24
102
23.63
32
5. Cervical Cancer
7.75
97
6.87
108
6. Stomach Cancer
5.45
100
7.80
66
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.57
172
16.50
18
8. Ovary Cancer
3.34
133
5.80
39
9. Prostate Cancer
3.07
173
14.25
109
10. Liver Cancer
2.29
178
4.53
114
11. Lymphomas
2.05
173
3.82
127
12. Leukemia
1.29
164
3.61
89
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.15
164
7.11
42
14. Bladder Cancer
0.84
162
3.82
30
15. Skin Cancers
0.68
153
2.17
72
16. Uterin Cancer
0.68
170
4.59
23
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.