BOLIVIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		BOLIVIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	24,867	45	174	+ 24,693
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,408	2	8,069	+ 339
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,199	1	11,051	- 2,852
Stroke	4	7,979	3	7,206	+ 773
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,394	5	4,927	+ 1,467
Tuberculosis	6	3,259	13	1,187	+ 2,072
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,057	9	2,430	+ 627
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,648	21	883	+ 1,765
Kidney Disease	9	2,544	4	5,879	- 3,335
Lung Disease	10	2,420	7	3,735	- 1,316
Hypertension	11	2,365	10	1,927	+ 439
Liver Disease	12	2,305	6	3,987	- 1,683
Low Birth Weight	13	2,246	12	1,265	+ 981
Violence	14	1,955	14	1,097	+ 859
Suicide	15	1,858	26	715	+ 1,143
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,443	15	1,080	+ 363
Birth Trauma	17	1,313	19	984	+ 329
Asthma	18	1,166	38	258	+ 908
Other Injuries	19	1,087	11	1,279	- 192
Inflammatory/Heart	20	889	35	374	+ 515
Malnutrition	21	859	18	1,031	- 172
Cervical Cancer	22	824	16	1,071	- 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	822	8	2,479	- 1,657
Maternal Conditions	24	592	39	245	+ 346
Meningitis	25	544	49	128	+ 417
Fires	26	544	44	181	+ 363
Endocrine Disorders	27	516	32	384	+ 132
Oesophagus Cancer	28	516	48	133	+ 382
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	453	27	678	- 226
Drownings	30	415	31	406	+ 9
Lymphomas	31	386	41	219	+ 167
Oral Cancer	32	352	56	91	+ 261
Breast Cancer	33	343	29	482	- 139
Falls	34	309	17	1,066	- 757
Liver Cancer	35	288	25	720	- 433
Epilepsy	36	282	42	199	+ 83
Skin Cancers	37	261	43	190	+ 71
Parkinson's Disease	38	237	22	852	- 615
Lung Cancers	39	228	20	901	- 673
Pertussis	40	224	50	121	+ 103
Prostate Cancer	41	224	28	550	- 326
Poisonings	42	212	57	66	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	186	37	292	- 106
Syphilis	44	183	53	105	+ 78
Alcohol	45	154	33	384	- 230
Skin Disease	46	150	55	101	+ 50
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	139	30	407	- 269
Drug Use	48	129	40	244	- 115
Ovary Cancer	49	97	54	102	- 5
Pancreas Cancer	50	81	36	332	- 251
Leukemia	51	66	34	380	- 314
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	53	51	111	- 58
Stomach Cancer	53	52	23	785	- 734
Schistosomiasis	54	50	75	0	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	55	47	58	43	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	56	47	47	151	- 104
Appendicitis	57	38	46	156	- 118
Upper Respiratory	58	37	62	15	+ 22
Encephalitis	59	35	52	110	- 75
Bladder Cancer	60	32	59	43	- 11
Tetanus	61	31	60	31	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	29	64	6	+ 23
Multiple Sclerosis	63	15	61	22	- 7
Malaria	64	4	76	0	+ 4
Chlamydia	65	3	68	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	3	67	3	- 0
Ascariasis	67	2	69	2	+ 0
Measles	68	2	73	0	+ 2
War	69	2	63	9	- 7
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	66	4	- 4
Chagas disease	77	0	24	755	- 755
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOLIVIA

Botswana

Bolivia

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.