COLOMBIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		COLOMBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	100,157	17	2,683	+ 97,473
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,864	5	10,773	+ 23,090
Coronary Heart Disease	3	33,023	1	43,066	- 10,043
Stroke	4	32,136	3	16,573	+ 15,564
Diabetes Mellitus	5	25,751	11	5,028	+ 20,723
Tuberculosis	6	13,128	32	1,272	+ 11,856
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,312	6	7,765	+ 4,547
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,666	38	747	+ 9,919
Kidney Disease	9	10,246	7	6,834	+ 3,412
Lung Disease	10	9,746	4	15,928	- 6,182
Hypertension	11	9,527	8	6,400	+ 3,127
Liver Disease	12	9,282	19	2,426	+ 6,856
Low Birth Weight	13	9,045	23	2,095	+ 6,950
Violence	14	7,875	2	19,268	- 11,393
Suicide	15	7,484	26	1,965	+ 5,519
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,813	16	2,963	+ 2,850
Birth Trauma	17	5,290	41	648	+ 4,642
Asthma	18	4,697	54	191	+ 4,506
Other Injuries	19	4,378	28	1,592	+ 2,786
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,581	31	1,329	+ 2,252
Malnutrition	21	3,460	27	1,878	+ 1,582
Cervical Cancer	22	3,318	20	2,266	+ 1,052
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,312	22	2,157	+ 1,155
Maternal Conditions	24	2,383	46	394	+ 1,989
Meningitis	25	2,193	50	244	+ 1,949
Fires	26	2,192	56	127	+ 2,066
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,078	30	1,367	+ 711
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,077	36	835	+ 1,242
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,823	39	698	+ 1,124
Drownings	30	1,670	40	689	+ 981
Lymphomas	31	1,555	18	2,603	- 1,048
Oral Cancer	32	1,417	37	807	+ 610
Breast Cancer	33	1,383	13	3,669	- 2,286
Falls	34	1,246	29	1,518	- 272
Liver Cancer	35	1,158	24	2,065	- 906
Epilepsy	36	1,136	43	597	+ 538
Skin Cancers	37	1,051	35	1,028	+ 22
Parkinson's Disease	38	956	47	383	+ 573
Lung Cancers	39	919	10	5,250	- 4,332
Pertussis	40	902	69	18	+ 884
Prostate Cancer	41	901	14	3,584	- 2,684
Poisonings	42	855	61	61	+ 795
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	750	63	38	+ 712
Syphilis	44	737	65	30	+ 707
Alcohol	45	621	68	23	+ 598
Skin Disease	46	605	34	1,102	- 497
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	558	12	4,371	- 3,813
Drug Use	48	520	44	492	+ 28
Ovary Cancer	49	391	33	1,122	- 731
Pancreas Cancer	50	326	25	2,022	- 1,696
Leukemia	51	264	21	2,208	- 1,944
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	214	51	242	- 28
Stomach Cancer	53	208	9	6,112	- 5,904
Schistosomiasis	54	203	77	1	+ 202
Other Neoplasms	55	191	15	3,205	- 3,014
Uterin Cancer	56	190	45	423	- 233
Appendicitis	57	153	52	213	- 59
Upper Respiratory	58	150	66	27	+ 124
Encephalitis	59	141	64	38	+ 103
Bladder Cancer	60	130	42	609	- 479
Tetanus	61	126	71	14	+ 112
Hepatitis B	62	117	62	50	+ 66
Multiple Sclerosis	63	62	60	62	- 1
Malaria	64	14	67	26	- 11
Chlamydia	65	11	81	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	10	59	65	- 55
Ascariasis	67	9	76	5	+ 4
Measles	68	7	78	0	+ 7
War	69	7	49	260	- 253
Diphtheria	70	6	80	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	4	73	7	- 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	8	- 8
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	133	- 133
Chagas disease	77	0	53	203	- 203
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	7	- 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	48	333	- 333
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	67	- 67
Oral conditions	82	0	75	7	- 7
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	57	101	- 101
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	70	18	- 18
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to COLOMBIA

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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.