BELGIUM VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,192	57	36	+ 24,156
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,180	6	5,677	+ 2,502
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,977	1	15,281	- 7,304
Stroke	4	7,762	3	7,408	+ 355
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,220	20	1,269	+ 4,951
Tuberculosis	6	3,171	54	46	+ 3,125
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,974	29	666	+ 2,308
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,576	33	418	+ 2,159
Kidney Disease	9	2,475	8	2,952	- 477
Lung Disease	10	2,354	5	6,438	- 4,084
Hypertension	11	2,301	27	740	+ 1,561
Liver Disease	12	2,242	17	1,433	+ 809
Low Birth Weight	13	2,185	50	70	+ 2,115
Violence	14	1,902	44	149	+ 1,753
Suicide	15	1,808	10	2,111	- 303
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,404	40	282	+ 1,122
Birth Trauma	17	1,278	53	47	+ 1,231
Asthma	18	1,135	46	128	+ 1,007
Other Injuries	19	1,058	11	2,006	- 949
Inflammatory/Heart	20	865	23	1,060	- 195
Malnutrition	21	836	38	291	+ 545
Cervical Cancer	22	801	41	243	+ 559
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	800	2	9,416	- 8,616
Maternal Conditions	24	576	64	6	+ 570
Meningitis	25	530	58	28	+ 501
Fires	26	530	48	75	+ 455
Endocrine Disorders	27	502	18	1,432	- 930
Oesophagus Cancer	28	502	25	898	- 396
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	440	42	213	+ 228
Drownings	30	403	47	79	+ 325
Lymphomas	31	376	16	1,552	- 1,177
Oral Cancer	32	342	28	675	- 332
Breast Cancer	33	334	9	2,587	- 2,253
Falls	34	301	15	1,756	- 1,455
Liver Cancer	35	280	24	976	- 696
Epilepsy	36	274	36	348	- 73
Skin Cancers	37	254	31	522	- 268
Parkinson's Disease	38	231	19	1,378	- 1,147
Lung Cancers	39	222	4	6,777	- 6,555
Pertussis	40	218	68	1	+ 217
Prostate Cancer	41	218	13	1,824	- 1,607
Poisonings	42	207	55	41	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	181	37	293	- 112
Syphilis	44	178	70	0	+ 178
Alcohol	45	150	32	500	- 350
Skin Disease	46	146	35	380	- 233
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	135	7	3,329	- 3,194
Drug Use	48	126	39	287	- 162
Ovary Cancer	49	94	30	653	- 558
Pancreas Cancer	50	79	14	1,809	- 1,731
Leukemia	51	64	21	1,199	- 1,136
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	52	49	73	- 21
Stomach Cancer	53	50	26	863	- 813
Schistosomiasis	54	49	76	0	+ 49
Other Neoplasms	55	46	12	1,828	- 1,782
Uterin Cancer	56	46	34	384	- 338
Appendicitis	57	37	62	17	+ 20
Upper Respiratory	58	36	59	22	+ 14
Encephalitis	59	34	66	1	+ 33
Bladder Cancer	60	31	22	1,078	- 1,047
Tetanus	61	31	78	0	+ 31
Hepatitis B	62	28	63	17	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	45	147	- 132
Malaria	64	3	75	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	3	71	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	53	- 51
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	79	0	+ 2
War	69	2	67	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	60	20	- 20
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Oral conditions	82	0	61	19	- 19
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	43	199	- 199
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Botswana

Belgium

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.