CHINA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,860,068	34	28,746	+ 2,831,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	967,016	12	183,342	+ 783,674
Coronary Heart Disease	3	943,017	2	1,771,525	- 828,508
Stroke	4	917,685	1	2,043,210	- 1,125,526
Diabetes Mellitus	5	735,354	14	161,672	+ 573,682
Tuberculosis	6	374,870	32	34,802	+ 340,067
Road Traffic Accidents	7	351,583	8	250,272	+ 101,312
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	304,580	50	8,719	+ 295,861
Kidney Disease	9	292,592	11	192,302	+ 100,289
Lung Disease	10	278,304	3	968,607	- 690,302
Hypertension	11	272,041	7	301,183	- 29,141
Liver Disease	12	265,056	15	145,603	+ 119,453
Low Birth Weight	13	258,296	40	21,631	+ 236,664
Violence	14	224,891	47	11,115	+ 213,776
Suicide	15	213,709	17	116,324	+ 97,385
Congenital Anomalies	16	165,991	31	36,613	+ 129,378
Birth Trauma	17	151,070	43	17,644	+ 133,425
Asthma	18	134,141	39	23,147	+ 110,994
Other Injuries	19	125,022	25	54,087	+ 70,935
Inflammatory/Heart	20	102,265	33	29,954	+ 72,311
Malnutrition	21	98,798	44	12,995	+ 85,803
Cervical Cancer	22	94,756	27	51,650	+ 43,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	94,582	6	304,455	- 209,873
Maternal Conditions	24	68,043	54	3,596	+ 64,447
Meningitis	25	62,619	51	5,704	+ 56,916
Fires	26	62,602	48	10,498	+ 52,103
Endocrine Disorders	27	59,335	37	25,613	+ 33,722
Oesophagus Cancer	28	59,318	10	242,891	- 183,573
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	52,051	30	37,723	+ 14,328
Drownings	30	47,698	26	52,807	- 5,108
Lymphomas	31	44,398	23	57,838	- 13,440
Oral Cancer	32	40,465	24	54,695	- 14,231
Breast Cancer	33	39,496	19	92,757	- 53,261
Falls	34	35,579	16	138,878	- 103,298
Liver Cancer	35	33,082	13	180,952	- 147,870
Epilepsy	36	32,427	46	11,365	+ 21,062
Skin Cancers	37	30,001	41	19,669	+ 10,332
Parkinson's Disease	38	27,301	20	70,699	- 43,398
Lung Cancers	39	26,231	4	714,311	- 688,079
Pertussis	40	25,769	64	484	+ 25,285
Prostate Cancer	41	25,723	28	51,056	- 25,333
Poisonings	42	24,427	36	25,762	- 1,336
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	21,416	21	65,350	- 43,935
Syphilis	44	21,048	58	1,824	+ 19,224
Alcohol	45	17,737	42	19,071	- 1,334
Skin Disease	46	17,279	52	5,222	+ 12,056
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	15,939	9	248,388	- 232,449
Drug Use	48	14,841	38	24,214	- 9,372
Ovary Cancer	49	11,161	35	28,078	- 16,917
Pancreas Cancer	50	9,318	18	111,537	- 102,219
Leukemia	51	7,543	22	58,145	- 50,601
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	6,113	49	10,108	- 3,995
Stomach Cancer	53	5,927	5	398,439	- 392,511
Schistosomiasis	54	5,791	65	400	+ 5,392
Other Neoplasms	55	5,450	53	4,374	+ 1,076
Uterin Cancer	56	5,431	45	11,751	- 6,321
Appendicitis	57	4,377	60	1,468	+ 2,909
Upper Respiratory	58	4,288	57	2,663	+ 1,625
Encephalitis	59	4,023	55	2,796	+ 1,226
Bladder Cancer	60	3,701	29	37,873	- 34,172
Tetanus	61	3,610	63	491	+ 3,118
Hepatitis B	62	3,338	56	2,757	+ 581
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1,762	59	1,734	+ 28
Malaria	64	410	75	0	+ 410
Chlamydia	65	304	67	55	+ 248
Hepatitis C	66	294	66	86	+ 208
Ascariasis	67	261	68	34	+ 227
Measles	68	214	62	558	- 344
War	69	202	61	900	- 698
Diphtheria	70	170	71	11	+ 160
Otitis Media	71	123	69	15	+ 108
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	70	12	- 12
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

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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.