BELARUS VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		BELARUS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,191	42	167	+ 19,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,489	15	1,086	+ 5,402
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,328	1	53,186	- 46,859
Stroke	4	6,158	2	16,393	- 10,236
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,934	30	373	+ 4,562
Tuberculosis	6	2,515	37	269	+ 2,247
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,359	19	722	+ 1,637
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,044	57	13	+ 2,031
Kidney Disease	9	1,963	26	480	+ 1,483
Lung Disease	10	1,867	7	2,208	- 341
Hypertension	11	1,825	31	367	+ 1,458
Liver Disease	12	1,778	8	2,078	- 299
Low Birth Weight	13	1,733	47	64	+ 1,669
Violence	14	1,509	38	255	+ 1,254
Suicide	15	1,434	9	2,004	- 570
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,114	41	202	+ 912
Birth Trauma	17	1,014	52	25	+ 989
Asthma	18	900	44	122	+ 778
Other Injuries	19	839	14	1,099	- 260
Inflammatory/Heart	20	686	11	1,361	- 674
Malnutrition	21	663	53	22	+ 641
Cervical Cancer	22	636	34	303	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	635	3	3,530	- 2,896
Maternal Conditions	24	457	60	2	+ 455
Meningitis	25	420	50	36	+ 384
Fires	26	420	22	620	- 200
Endocrine Disorders	27	398	43	141	+ 257
Oesophagus Cancer	28	398	25	493	- 95
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	349	40	235	+ 114
Drownings	30	320	24	543	- 223
Lymphomas	31	298	20	672	- 374
Oral Cancer	32	272	18	901	- 629
Breast Cancer	33	265	12	1,230	- 965
Falls	34	239	16	952	- 713
Liver Cancer	35	222	32	363	- 141
Epilepsy	36	218	45	116	+ 102
Skin Cancers	37	201	36	272	- 70
Parkinson's Disease	38	183	21	621	- 438
Lung Cancers	39	176	4	2,950	- 2,774
Pertussis	40	173	65	0	+ 173
Prostate Cancer	41	173	17	936	- 763
Poisonings	42	164	33	311	- 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	144	39	239	- 96
Syphilis	44	141	63	1	+ 141
Alcohol	45	119	6	2,761	- 2,642
Skin Disease	46	116	51	31	+ 85
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	107	5	2,886	- 2,779
Drug Use	48	100	29	389	- 289
Ovary Cancer	49	75	27	429	- 354
Pancreas Cancer	50	63	13	1,171	- 1,108
Leukemia	51	51	23	554	- 503
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	41	55	15	+ 26
Stomach Cancer	53	40	10	1,690	- 1,650
Schistosomiasis	54	39	74	0	+ 39
Other Neoplasms	55	37	48	52	- 16
Uterin Cancer	56	36	28	391	- 354
Appendicitis	57	29	54	20	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	58	29	58	5	+ 24
Encephalitis	59	27	46	93	- 66
Bladder Cancer	60	25	35	295	- 271
Tetanus	61	24	64	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	62	22	56	14	+ 9
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	49	42	- 30
Malaria	64	3	76	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	61	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	2	62	1	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	2	70	0	+ 2
Measles	68	1	68	0	+ 1
War	69	1	59	3	- 2
Diphtheria	70	1	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
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	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELARUS

Botswana

Belarus

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.