AUSTRALIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	54,066	57	50	+ 54,016
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	18,280	8	4,446	+ 13,834
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,827	1	21,548	- 3,722
Stroke	4	17,348	3	10,331	+ 7,017
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,901	7	4,471	+ 9,430
Tuberculosis	6	7,086	56	53	+ 7,034
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,646	29	1,245	+ 5,401
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,758	40	296	+ 5,462
Kidney Disease	9	5,531	12	3,139	+ 2,392
Lung Disease	10	5,261	5	8,487	- 3,226
Hypertension	11	5,143	23	1,631	+ 3,511
Liver Disease	12	5,011	26	1,421	+ 3,589
Low Birth Weight	13	4,883	43	248	+ 4,635
Violence	14	4,251	44	243	+ 4,008
Suicide	15	4,040	11	3,150	+ 890
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,138	33	711	+ 2,427
Birth Trauma	17	2,856	50	140	+ 2,716
Asthma	18	2,536	36	455	+ 2,080
Other Injuries	19	2,363	22	1,642	+ 721
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,933	24	1,571	+ 362
Malnutrition	21	1,868	51	117	+ 1,751
Cervical Cancer	22	1,791	39	342	+ 1,450
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,788	2	15,588	- 13,801
Maternal Conditions	24	1,286	63	20	+ 1,266
Meningitis	25	1,184	60	37	+ 1,147
Fires	26	1,183	55	55	+ 1,129
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,122	16	2,328	- 1,207
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,121	25	1,494	- 372
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	984	42	276	+ 708
Drownings	30	902	47	177	+ 725
Lymphomas	31	839	15	3,039	- 2,199
Oral Cancer	32	765	32	972	- 207
Breast Cancer	33	747	10	3,405	- 2,659
Falls	34	673	14	3,116	- 2,443
Liver Cancer	35	625	20	2,036	- 1,411
Epilepsy	36	613	41	285	+ 328
Skin Cancers	37	567	17	2,319	- 1,751
Parkinson's Disease	38	516	19	2,036	- 1,520
Lung Cancers	39	496	4	8,769	- 8,273
Pertussis	40	487	69	1	+ 486
Prostate Cancer	41	486	9	3,766	- 3,280
Poisonings	42	462	61	35	+ 427
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	405	38	379	+ 26
Syphilis	44	398	67	3	+ 395
Alcohol	45	335	37	380	- 45
Skin Disease	46	327	34	594	- 268
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	301	6	6,209	- 5,907
Drug Use	48	281	21	1,783	- 1,502
Ovary Cancer	49	211	31	1,003	- 792
Pancreas Cancer	50	176	13	3,118	- 2,941
Leukemia	51	143	18	2,126	- 1,984
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	116	45	229	- 113
Stomach Cancer	53	112	27	1,288	- 1,176
Schistosomiasis	54	109	79	0	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	55	103	28	1,252	- 1,149
Uterin Cancer	56	103	35	524	- 421
Appendicitis	57	83	62	26	+ 56
Upper Respiratory	58	81	64	17	+ 64
Encephalitis	59	76	68	3	+ 73
Bladder Cancer	60	70	30	1,187	- 1,117
Tetanus	61	68	70	1	+ 67
Hepatitis B	62	63	58	41	+ 22
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	46	188	- 154
Malaria	64	8	82	0	+ 8
Chlamydia	65	6	77	0	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	6	48	173	- 167
Ascariasis	67	5	75	0	+ 5
Measles	68	4	78	0	+ 4
War	69	4	65	8	- 4
Diphtheria	70	3	71	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	66	6	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	71	- 71
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Oral conditions	82	0	59	40	- 40
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	157	- 157
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Botswana

Australia

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.