ARGENTINA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		ARGENTINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	94,917	32	1,481	+ 93,436
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,092	2	40,986	- 8,893
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,296	1	48,765	- 17,469
Stroke	4	30,455	4	22,878	+ 7,578
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,404	9	6,838	+ 17,566
Tuberculosis	6	12,441	41	655	+ 11,786
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,668	10	6,298	+ 5,371
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,108	42	578	+ 9,530
Kidney Disease	9	9,710	5	13,588	- 3,878
Lung Disease	10	9,236	3	23,234	- 13,998
Hypertension	11	9,028	11	5,799	+ 3,229
Liver Disease	12	8,796	16	4,029	+ 4,767
Low Birth Weight	13	8,572	28	2,183	+ 6,389
Violence	14	7,463	23	2,712	+ 4,752
Suicide	15	7,092	18	3,747	+ 3,345
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,509	26	2,419	+ 3,090
Birth Trauma	17	5,014	49	373	+ 4,640
Asthma	18	4,452	47	403	+ 4,049
Other Injuries	19	4,149	12	5,642	- 1,493
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,394	13	5,495	- 2,101
Malnutrition	21	3,279	38	929	+ 2,349
Cervical Cancer	22	3,145	25	2,480	+ 665
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,139	19	3,737	- 598
Maternal Conditions	24	2,258	53	279	+ 1,979
Meningitis	25	2,078	51	316	+ 1,762
Fires	26	2,078	52	280	+ 1,798
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,969	17	3,987	- 2,018
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,969	29	2,054	- 86
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,727	44	488	+ 1,240
Drownings	30	1,583	48	380	+ 1,203
Lymphomas	31	1,473	24	2,708	- 1,234
Oral Cancer	32	1,343	35	1,073	+ 270
Breast Cancer	33	1,311	8	7,063	- 5,752
Falls	34	1,181	43	506	+ 674
Liver Cancer	35	1,098	30	2,045	- 947
Epilepsy	36	1,076	50	332	+ 744
Skin Cancers	37	996	34	1,073	- 77
Parkinson's Disease	38	906	36	965	- 58
Lung Cancers	39	871	6	10,014	- 9,143
Pertussis	40	855	68	10	+ 845
Prostate Cancer	41	854	15	4,507	- 3,654
Poisonings	42	811	55	193	+ 617
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	711	56	139	+ 572
Syphilis	44	699	65	15	+ 684
Alcohol	45	589	46	442	+ 147
Skin Disease	46	573	22	3,171	- 2,597
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	529	7	8,931	- 8,402
Drug Use	48	493	39	826	- 333
Ovary Cancer	49	370	33	1,307	- 937
Pancreas Cancer	50	309	14	4,607	- 4,297
Leukemia	51	250	27	2,189	- 1,939
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	203	54	243	- 40
Stomach Cancer	53	197	20	3,523	- 3,327
Schistosomiasis	54	192	84	0	+ 192
Other Neoplasms	55	181	21	3,224	- 3,043
Uterin Cancer	56	180	37	944	- 763
Appendicitis	57	145	60	71	+ 75
Upper Respiratory	58	142	67	12	+ 130
Encephalitis	59	134	64	17	+ 116
Bladder Cancer	60	123	31	1,675	- 1,553
Tetanus	61	120	71	3	+ 117
Hepatitis B	62	111	62	56	+ 55
Multiple Sclerosis	63	58	58	101	- 43
Malaria	64	14	83	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	10	57	113	- 103
Ascariasis	67	9	77	0	+ 9
Measles	68	7	79	0	+ 7
War	69	7	70	5	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	6	78	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	73	2	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	69	5	- 5
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	45	451	- 451
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	63	48	- 48
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	73	- 73
Oral conditions	82	0	66	14	- 14
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	691	- 691
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	61	59	- 59
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ARGENTINA

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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.