CANADA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,356	53	163	+ 78,193
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,493	7	7,431	+ 19,062
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,835	1	40,063	- 14,228
Stroke	4	25,141	5	14,159	+ 10,983
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,146	9	5,718	+ 14,428
Tuberculosis	6	10,270	58	97	+ 10,173
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,632	28	1,998	+ 7,634
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,344	36	840	+ 7,504
Kidney Disease	9	8,016	14	4,578	+ 3,438
Lung Disease	10	7,625	4	14,212	- 6,588
Hypertension	11	7,453	22	2,563	+ 4,890
Liver Disease	12	7,262	17	3,624	+ 3,638
Low Birth Weight	13	7,076	42	553	+ 6,523
Violence	14	6,161	40	605	+ 5,556
Suicide	15	5,855	15	4,417	+ 1,438
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,548	35	1,081	+ 3,466
Birth Trauma	17	4,139	50	193	+ 3,946
Asthma	18	3,675	49	262	+ 3,413
Other Injuries	19	3,425	24	2,392	+ 1,033
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,802	27	2,060	+ 742
Malnutrition	21	2,707	51	192	+ 2,514
Cervical Cancer	22	2,596	41	578	+ 2,018
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,591	2	30,970	- 28,378
Maternal Conditions	24	1,864	64	45	+ 1,819
Meningitis	25	1,716	59	68	+ 1,647
Fires	26	1,715	52	192	+ 1,523
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,626	19	3,233	- 1,607
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,625	25	2,230	- 605
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,426	43	442	+ 984
Drownings	30	1,307	48	283	+ 1,024
Lymphomas	31	1,216	10	5,146	- 3,930
Oral Cancer	32	1,109	32	1,592	- 483
Breast Cancer	33	1,082	8	5,910	- 4,828
Falls	34	975	12	4,829	- 3,854
Liver Cancer	35	906	20	3,113	- 2,206
Epilepsy	36	888	44	384	+ 504
Skin Cancers	37	822	30	1,756	- 934
Parkinson's Disease	38	748	18	3,359	- 2,611
Lung Cancers	39	719	3	20,937	- 20,218
Pertussis	40	706	69	1	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	41	705	13	4,711	- 4,006
Poisonings	42	669	56	121	+ 548
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	587	39	636	- 49
Syphilis	44	577	67	5	+ 571
Alcohol	45	486	33	1,491	- 1,005
Skin Disease	46	473	38	679	- 206
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	437	6	9,651	- 9,214
Drug Use	48	407	16	3,686	- 3,279
Ovary Cancer	49	306	29	1,902	- 1,596
Pancreas Cancer	50	255	11	5,057	- 4,802
Leukemia	51	207	21	3,098	- 2,892
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	167	47	322	- 155
Stomach Cancer	53	162	26	2,177	- 2,015
Schistosomiasis	54	159	78	0	+ 159
Other Neoplasms	55	149	31	1,679	- 1,529
Uterin Cancer	56	149	34	1,183	- 1,034
Appendicitis	57	120	62	49	+ 71
Upper Respiratory	58	117	63	47	+ 71
Encephalitis	59	110	68	3	+ 107
Bladder Cancer	60	101	23	2,521	- 2,419
Tetanus	61	99	71	0	+ 99
Hepatitis B	62	91	60	66	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	63	48	37	692	- 644
Malaria	64	11	76	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	8	83	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	8	45	363	- 355
Ascariasis	67	7	82	0	+ 7
Measles	68	6	74	0	+ 6
War	69	6	65	21	- 15
Diphtheria	70	5	73	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	3	66	8	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	143	- 143
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Oral conditions	82	0	61	51	- 51
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	343	- 343
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

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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.