BELIZE VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		BELIZE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	840	5	119	+ 721
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	284	7	97	+ 187
Coronary Heart Disease	3	277	1	192	+ 85
Stroke	4	269	4	127	+ 143
Diabetes Mellitus	5	216	3	141	+ 75
Tuberculosis	6	110	33	9	+ 101
Road Traffic Accidents	7	103	8	88	+ 15
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	89	34	9	+ 81
Kidney Disease	9	86	6	102	- 16
Lung Disease	10	82	11	46	+ 36
Hypertension	11	80	12	46	+ 34
Liver Disease	12	78	9	58	+ 20
Low Birth Weight	13	76	25	20	+ 56
Violence	14	66	2	146	- 80
Suicide	15	63	16	28	+ 35
Congenital Anomalies	16	49	21	23	+ 26
Birth Trauma	17	44	32	9	+ 35
Asthma	18	39	35	8	+ 32
Other Injuries	19	37	14	36	+ 1
Inflammatory/Heart	20	30	26	18	+ 12
Malnutrition	21	29	29	10	+ 19
Cervical Cancer	22	28	17	28	+ 0
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	28	13	45	- 17
Maternal Conditions	24	20	42	2	+ 18
Meningitis	25	18	46	1	+ 17
Fires	26	18	40	4	+ 15
Endocrine Disorders	27	17	22	23	- 5
Oesophagus Cancer	28	17	43	2	+ 15
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	15	38	5	+ 10
Drownings	30	14	18	24	- 10
Lymphomas	31	13	50	1	+ 12
Oral Cancer	32	12	67	0	+ 12
Breast Cancer	33	12	23	22	- 10
Falls	34	10	27	13	- 2
Liver Cancer	35	10	19	24	- 14
Epilepsy	36	10	36	8	+ 2
Skin Cancers	37	9	66	0	+ 9
Parkinson's Disease	38	8	28	11	- 3
Lung Cancers	39	8	15	30	- 23
Pertussis	40	8	63	0	+ 8
Prostate Cancer	41	8	10	47	- 40
Poisonings	42	7	45	1	+ 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	6	41	3	+ 3
Syphilis	44	6	62	0	+ 6
Alcohol	45	5	30	10	- 4
Skin Disease	46	5	37	5	- 0
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	5	24	20	- 15
Drug Use	48	4	47	1	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	49	3	52	1	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	50	3	31	9	- 7
Leukemia	51	2	39	4	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	2	49	1	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	53	2	20	23	- 21
Schistosomiasis	54	2	78	0	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	55	2	53	1	+ 1
Uterin Cancer	56	2	51	1	+ 0
Appendicitis	57	1	44	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	1	58	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	48	1	- 0
Bladder Cancer	60	1	81	0	+ 1
Tetanus	61	1	59	0	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	1	56	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	54	0	+ 0
Malaria	64	0	76	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	65	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	71	0	+ 0
War	69	0	60	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	68	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	57	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	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	79	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELIZE

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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.