AFGHANISTAN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	81,036	46	464	+ 80,572
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,399	4	14,649	+ 12,750
Coronary Heart Disease	3	26,719	1	40,195	- 13,476
Stroke	4	26,001	3	19,060	+ 6,941
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,835	12	5,750	+ 15,086
Tuberculosis	6	10,621	7	9,839	+ 782
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,962	11	6,033	+ 3,928
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,630	13	5,555	+ 3,075
Kidney Disease	9	8,290	10	6,590	+ 1,700
Lung Disease	10	7,885	15	4,650	+ 3,235
Hypertension	11	7,708	8	7,995	- 287
Liver Disease	12	7,510	16	4,600	+ 2,910
Low Birth Weight	13	7,318	5	12,631	- 5,312
Violence	14	6,372	19	3,217	+ 3,155
Suicide	15	6,055	24	1,573	+ 4,483
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,703	14	5,001	- 298
Birth Trauma	17	4,280	6	10,723	- 6,442
Asthma	18	3,801	17	3,403	+ 398
Other Injuries	19	3,542	18	3,241	+ 301
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,898	45	527	+ 2,371
Malnutrition	21	2,799	43	589	+ 2,210
Cervical Cancer	22	2,685	44	541	+ 2,144
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,680	23	1,765	+ 915
Maternal Conditions	24	1,928	9	7,807	- 5,879
Meningitis	25	1,774	20	2,626	- 851
Fires	26	1,774	50	348	+ 1,426
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,681	28	1,364	+ 317
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,681	29	1,314	+ 366
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,475	25	1,505	- 30
Drownings	30	1,351	34	996	+ 355
Lymphomas	31	1,258	36	946	+ 312
Oral Cancer	32	1,147	27	1,467	- 321
Breast Cancer	33	1,119	22	1,822	- 703
Falls	34	1,008	37	905	+ 103
Liver Cancer	35	937	40	657	+ 280
Epilepsy	36	919	35	993	- 74
Skin Cancers	37	850	59	145	+ 705
Parkinson's Disease	38	774	41	628	+ 146
Lung Cancers	39	743	32	1,076	- 333
Pertussis	40	730	21	2,107	- 1,377
Prostate Cancer	41	729	55	258	+ 471
Poisonings	42	692	47	384	+ 309
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	607	33	1,041	- 434
Syphilis	44	596	60	94	+ 502
Alcohol	45	503	58	150	+ 353
Skin Disease	46	490	61	94	+ 396
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	452	39	741	- 290
Drug Use	48	421	51	328	+ 92
Ovary Cancer	49	316	48	369	- 53
Pancreas Cancer	50	264	56	229	+ 35
Leukemia	51	214	42	610	- 397
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	173	65	25	+ 148
Stomach Cancer	53	168	26	1,501	- 1,333
Schistosomiasis	54	164	79	0	+ 164
Other Neoplasms	55	154	63	29	+ 126
Uterin Cancer	56	154	53	289	- 135
Appendicitis	57	124	52	298	- 174
Upper Respiratory	58	121	68	9	+ 112
Encephalitis	59	114	31	1,190	- 1,076
Bladder Cancer	60	105	54	272	- 167
Tetanus	61	102	30	1,254	- 1,152
Hepatitis B	62	95	38	863	- 769
Multiple Sclerosis	63	50	62	84	- 34
Malaria	64	12	57	185	- 174
Chlamydia	65	9	69	1	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	8	64	28	- 19
Ascariasis	67	7	66	17	- 9
Measles	68	6	49	350	- 344
War	69	6	2	25,620	- 25,614
Diphtheria	70	5	67	16	- 12
Otitis Media	71	3	71	1	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

Botswana

Afghanistan

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.globallifeexpectancy.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.