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Bangladesh
COUNTRY #1
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BANGLADESH VS CHINA

Compare Bangladesh and China 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.

China
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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China Population Pyramid
1,402,405,167
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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
       
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
  
35.1
37.6
36.3
162
160
162
1970
44.8
44.3
44.5
138
153
144
  
61.0
62.5
61.7
67
79
74
1980
48.9
48.7
48.8
142
152
147
  
64.4
66.7
65.5
67
83
79
1990
54.5
55.1
54.8
144
151
146
  
66.9
69.7
68.3
62
95
87
2000
64.9
65.6
65.3
103
124
118
  
70.1
73.5
71.7
56
86
70
2010
68.9
71.1
69.9
95
118
106
  
73.5
76.7
75.0
42
74
54
2019
73.0
75.6
74.3
71
98
85
  
74.7
80.5
77.4
52
46
48
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
      World Rank       World Rank
  M F M F M F M F
At Birth
73.0
75.6
71
98
74.7
80.5
52
46
Age
73.0
75.6
71
98
74.7
80.5
52
46
Age 5
75.4
77.8
51
91
75.4
81.1
53
46
Age 10
75.7
78.1
50
91
75.4
81.2
53
46
Age 15
76.0
78.2
48
91
75.5
81.2
53
46
Age 20
76.2
78.4
46
89
75.6
81.3
56
47
Age 25
76.4
78.6
46
89
75.9
81.4
56
47
Age 30
76.6
78.8
48
89
76.1
81.4
56
47
Age 35
76.9
79.0
48
89
76.3
81.6
58
47
Age 40
77.2
79.2
48
87
76.7
81.7
60
47
Age 45
77.6
79.6
51
88
77.1
81.9
59
47
Age 50
78.2
80.0
50
88
77.6
82.2
61
50
Age 55
79.2
80.7
50
87
78.3
82.6
62
51
Age 60
80.3
81.5
49
86
79.2
83.1
67
52
Age 65
81.7
82.6
48
84
80.3
83.8
73
57
Age 70
83.5
84.1
49
82
81.7
84.8
87
59
Age 75
85.4
85.8
49
75
83.7
86.2
104
63
Age 80
87.5
87.8
57
80
85.9
88.1
147
70
Age 85
90.3
90.5
60
73
88.7
90.6
172
71
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Stroke
119.20
41
110.80
58
2. Coronary Heart Disease
94.27
118
97.57
115
3. Lung Disease
41.72
25
54.18
13
4. Diarrhoeal diseases
29.61
52
0.72
150
5. Tuberculosis
25.88
42
1.88
111
6. Diabetes Mellitus
25.49
98
8.56
148
7. Influenza and Pneumonia
22.96
103
11.28
152
8. Road Traffic Accidents
16.74
88
15.09
96
9. Liver Disease
16.64
101
7.57
146
10. Oesophagus Cancer
15.32
4
12.42
6
11. Alzheimers & Dementia
13.89
142
17.36
97
12. Hypertension
13.27
114
16.80
98
13. Oral Cancer
12.13
4
2.81
89
14. Breast Cancer
10.69
152
8.95
169
15. Lung Cancers
10.24
102
36.63
5
16. Kidney Disease
9.14
143
10.39
141
17. Cervical Cancer
7.75
97
5.16
124
18. Asthma
7.70
74
1.29
123
19. Low Birth Weight
7.38
60
1.76
150
20. Birth Trauma
5.68
58
1.40
108
21. Other Injuries
5.56
123
3.50
161
22. Measles
5.50
13
0.06
62
23. Stomach Cancer
5.45
100
20.55
3
24. Congenital Anomalies
4.70
121
3.32
150
25. Drownings
4.55
33
3.66
56
26. Suicide
3.85
153
6.67
121
27. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.57
172
13.02
42
28. Parkinson's Disease
3.49
125
3.95
98
29. Ovary Cancer
3.34
133
2.76
153
30. Prostate Cancer
3.07
173
6.41
152
31. Violence
2.89
115
0.73
166
32. Falls
2.64
159
8.04
50
33. Drug Use
2.34
37
1.34
79
34. Liver Cancer
2.29
178
9.30
33
35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2.25
58
3.53
34
36. Maternal Conditions
2.19
67
0.26
128
37. Lymphomas
2.05
173
3.04
145
38. Malnutrition
1.70
86
0.78
107
39. Meningitis
1.37
70
0.39
128
40. Leukemia
1.29
164
3.48
97
41. Pertussis
1.24
60
0.05
112
42. Inflammatory/Heart
1.20
180
1.73
168
43. Pancreas Cancer
1.15
164
5.72
59
44. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1.01
149
2.05
106
45. Skin Disease
1.01
110
0.30
162
46. Endocrine Disorders
0.98
176
1.51
162
47. Epilepsy
0.97
138
0.74
163
48. Appendicitis
0.93
21
0.08
146
49. Fires
0.89
119
0.62
129
50. Hepatitis B
0.85
43
0.15
113
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
  Deaths % Deaths %
1. Stroke
134,166
18.74
2.043m
21.27
2. Coronary Heart Disease
108,528
15.16
1.772m
18.44
3. Lung Disease
45,699
6.38
968,607
10.08
4. Tuberculosis
37,175
5.19
34,802
0.36
5. Diarrhoeal diseases
36,111
5.05
8,719
0.09
6. Influenza and Pneumonia
29,586
4.13
183,342
1.91
7. Diabetes Mellitus
28,976
4.05
161,672
1.68
8. Road Traffic Accidents
25,023
3.50
250,272
2.61
9. Liver Disease
21,024
2.94
145,603
1.52
10. Oesophagus Cancer
19,525
2.73
242,891
2.53
11. Low Birth Weight
17,457
2.44
21,631
0.23
12. Oral Cancer
15,511
2.17
54,695
0.57
13. Alzheimers & Dementia
14,993
2.09
304,455
3.17
14. Hypertension
14,776
2.06
301,183
3.14
15. Birth Trauma
13,392
1.87
17,644
0.18
16. Lung Cancers
12,174
1.70
714,311
7.44
17. Kidney Disease
10,841
1.51
192,302
2.00
18. Congenital Anomalies
10,113
1.41
36,613
0.38
19. Measles
9,021
1.26
558
0.01
20. Asthma
8,893
1.24
23,147
0.24
21. Other Injuries
7,629
1.07
54,087
0.56
22. Drownings
7,094
0.99
52,807
0.55
23. Breast Cancer
6,808
0.95
92,757
0.97
24. Stomach Cancer
6,799
0.95
398,439
4.15
25. Suicide
5,998
0.84
116,324
1.21
26. Cervical Cancer
5,132
0.72
51,650
0.54
27. Violence
4,623
0.65
11,115
0.12
28. Colon-Rectum Cancers
4,534
0.63
248,388
2.59
29. Maternal Conditions
3,920
0.55
3,596
0.04
30. Parkinson's Disease
3,782
0.53
70,699
0.74
31. Falls
3,328
0.46
138,878
1.45
32. Drug Use
2,967
0.41
24,214
0.25
33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
2,922
0.41
65,350
0.68
34. Liver Cancer
2,884
0.40
180,952
1.88
35. Lymphomas
2,667
0.37
57,838
0.60
36. Malnutrition
2,418
0.34
12,995
0.14
37. Ovary Cancer
2,231
0.31
28,078
0.29
38. Meningitis
2,105
0.29
5,704
0.06
39. Pertussis
2,011
0.28
484
0.01
40. Leukemia
1,895
0.26
58,145
0.61
41. Prostate Cancer
1,664
0.23
51,056
0.53
42. Inflammatory/Heart
1,485
0.21
29,954
0.31
43. Pancreas Cancer
1,414
0.20
111,537
1.16
44. Epilepsy
1,353
0.19
11,365
0.12
45. Endocrine Disorders
1,335
0.19
25,613
0.27
46. Fires
1,271
0.18
10,498
0.11
47. Appendicitis
1,262
0.18
1,468
0.02
48. Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,251
0.17
37,723
0.39
49. Syphilis
1,227
0.17
1,824
0.02
50. Skin Disease
1,131
0.16
5,222
0.05
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Bangladesh BANGLADESH   China CHINA
  Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
1. Oesophagus Cancer
15.32
4
12.42
6
2. Oral Cancer
12.13
4
2.81
89
3. Breast Cancer
10.69
152
8.95
169
4. Lung Cancers
10.24
102
36.63
5
5. Cervical Cancer
7.75
97
5.16
124
6. Stomach Cancer
5.45
100
20.55
3
7. Colon-Rectum Cancers
3.57
172
13.02
42
8. Ovary Cancer
3.34
133
2.76
153
9. Prostate Cancer
3.07
173
6.41
152
10. Liver Cancer
2.29
178
9.30
33
11. Lymphomas
2.05
173
3.04
145
12. Leukemia
1.29
164
3.48
97
13. Pancreas Cancer
1.15
164
5.72
59
14. Bladder Cancer
0.84
162
2.04
94
15. Skin Cancers
0.68
153
1.05
137
16. Uterin Cancer
0.68
170
1.16
157
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.