BRAZIL VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		BRAZIL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	444,451	22	12,558	+ 431,893
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	150,273	3	94,705	+ 55,568
Coronary Heart Disease	3	146,544	1	165,788	- 19,244
Stroke	4	142,607	2	123,207	+ 19,400
Diabetes Mellitus	5	114,273	5	59,608	+ 54,665
Tuberculosis	6	58,254	40	4,895	+ 53,359
Road Traffic Accidents	7	54,636	8	33,871	+ 20,765
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	47,331	35	5,659	+ 41,672
Kidney Disease	9	45,468	7	37,690	+ 7,778
Lung Disease	10	43,248	6	59,373	- 16,125
Hypertension	11	42,275	11	28,822	+ 13,453
Liver Disease	12	41,189	13	21,422	+ 19,767
Low Birth Weight	13	40,139	33	6,881	+ 33,258
Violence	14	34,948	4	68,779	- 33,831
Suicide	15	33,210	20	14,540	+ 18,670
Congenital Anomalies	16	25,795	23	12,317	+ 13,478
Birth Trauma	17	23,476	45	3,777	+ 19,699
Asthma	18	20,845	48	2,595	+ 18,251
Other Injuries	19	19,428	21	13,807	+ 5,622
Inflammatory/Heart	20	15,892	18	17,508	- 1,616
Malnutrition	21	15,353	34	6,695	+ 8,658
Cervical Cancer	22	14,725	29	9,511	+ 5,214
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	14,698	10	30,717	- 16,019
Maternal Conditions	24	10,574	53	1,507	+ 9,067
Meningitis	25	9,731	54	1,359	+ 8,372
Fires	26	9,728	58	1,028	+ 8,701
Endocrine Disorders	27	9,221	19	16,927	- 7,707
Oesophagus Cancer	28	9,218	26	10,466	- 1,248
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	8,089	44	4,258	+ 3,831
Drownings	30	7,412	39	4,937	+ 2,475
Lymphomas	31	6,899	27	10,376	- 3,476
Oral Cancer	32	6,288	28	9,951	- 3,663
Breast Cancer	33	6,138	14	20,759	- 14,621
Falls	34	5,529	16	18,847	- 13,318
Liver Cancer	35	5,141	25	11,514	- 6,373
Epilepsy	36	5,039	46	3,263	+ 1,776
Skin Cancers	37	4,662	38	5,032	- 369
Parkinson's Disease	38	4,243	41	4,770	- 528
Lung Cancers	39	4,076	9	31,659	- 27,583
Pertussis	40	4,004	75	30	+ 3,974
Prostate Cancer	41	3,997	15	19,001	- 15,003
Poisonings	42	3,796	66	317	+ 3,479
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,328	51	2,193	+ 1,135
Syphilis	44	3,271	68	223	+ 3,048
Alcohol	45	2,756	32	7,121	- 4,364
Skin Disease	46	2,685	31	7,179	- 4,494
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	2,477	12	23,161	- 20,684
Drug Use	48	2,306	49	2,467	- 161
Ovary Cancer	49	1,734	43	4,355	- 2,621
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,448	24	11,999	- 10,551
Leukemia	51	1,172	30	8,531	- 7,359
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	950	61	596	+ 354
Stomach Cancer	53	921	17	17,992	- 17,071
Schistosomiasis	54	900	62	593	+ 307
Other Neoplasms	55	847	42	4,665	- 3,818
Uterin Cancer	56	844	47	2,780	- 1,936
Appendicitis	57	680	57	1,067	- 387
Upper Respiratory	58	666	67	260	+ 406
Encephalitis	59	625	72	65	+ 560
Bladder Cancer	60	575	36	5,306	- 4,731
Tetanus	61	561	71	88	+ 473
Hepatitis B	62	519	59	775	- 256
Multiple Sclerosis	63	274	64	356	- 82
Malaria	64	64	74	44	+ 20
Chlamydia	65	47	80	5	+ 42
Hepatitis C	66	46	52	1,955	- 1,909
Ascariasis	67	40	78	7	+ 33
Measles	68	33	81	4	+ 30
War	69	31	56	1,090	- 1,058
Diphtheria	70	26	79	7	+ 20
Otitis Media	71	19	70	94	- 75
Leprosy	72	0	69	173	- 173
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	10	- 10
Hookworm Disease	74	0	85	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	14	- 14
Chagas disease	77	0	37	5,045	- 5,045
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	63	432	- 432
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	55	1,097	- 1,097
Osteoarthritis	81	0	65	330	- 330
Oral conditions	82	0	73	62	- 62
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	1	- 1
Anemia	84	0	50	2,417	- 2,417
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	661	- 661
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BRAZIL

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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.