DENMARK VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,064	55	23	+ 12,042
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	4,079	6	2,244	+ 1,836
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,978	1	5,341	- 1,363
Stroke	4	3,871	5	3,662	+ 209
Diabetes Mellitus	5	3,102	10	1,284	+ 1,818
Tuberculosis	6	1,581	57	16	+ 1,566
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,483	33	213	+ 1,270
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,285	38	145	+ 1,140
Kidney Disease	9	1,234	12	911	+ 323
Lung Disease	10	1,174	3	4,387	- 3,213
Hypertension	11	1,148	15	642	+ 505
Liver Disease	12	1,118	14	692	+ 426
Low Birth Weight	13	1,090	41	116	+ 973
Violence	14	949	47	63	+ 886
Suicide	15	901	16	617	+ 284
Congenital Anomalies	16	700	36	153	+ 547
Birth Trauma	17	637	56	21	+ 616
Asthma	18	566	44	82	+ 484
Other Injuries	19	527	30	347	+ 180
Inflammatory/Heart	20	431	31	284	+ 147
Malnutrition	21	417	59	14	+ 403
Cervical Cancer	22	400	37	153	+ 247
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	399	2	5,218	- 4,819
Maternal Conditions	24	287	64	2	+ 285
Meningitis	25	264	52	25	+ 239
Fires	26	264	49	53	+ 211
Endocrine Disorders	27	250	19	575	- 324
Oesophagus Cancer	28	250	24	477	- 226
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	220	32	216	+ 3
Drownings	30	201	50	37	+ 164
Lymphomas	31	187	13	730	- 542
Oral Cancer	32	171	28	371	- 200
Breast Cancer	33	167	9	1,299	- 1,132
Falls	34	150	22	541	- 391
Liver Cancer	35	140	25	464	- 325
Epilepsy	36	137	40	125	+ 12
Skin Cancers	37	127	26	388	- 262
Parkinson's Disease	38	115	17	600	- 485
Lung Cancers	39	111	4	3,721	- 3,611
Pertussis	40	109	72	0	+ 109
Prostate Cancer	41	109	8	1,480	- 1,371
Poisonings	42	103	62	6	+ 97
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	90	42	96	- 6
Syphilis	44	89	70	0	+ 88
Alcohol	45	75	18	598	- 524
Skin Disease	46	73	45	79	- 6
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	67	7	2,147	- 2,080
Drug Use	48	63	34	197	- 134
Ovary Cancer	49	47	29	367	- 320
Pancreas Cancer	50	39	11	1,096	- 1,057
Leukemia	51	32	20	558	- 527
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	26	43	84	- 59
Stomach Cancer	53	25	23	484	- 459
Schistosomiasis	54	24	75	0	+ 24
Other Neoplasms	55	23	27	378	- 355
Uterin Cancer	56	23	35	156	- 133
Appendicitis	57	18	54	23	- 4
Upper Respiratory	58	18	58	15	+ 3
Encephalitis	59	17	67	1	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	60	16	21	545	- 530
Tetanus	61	15	68	0	+ 15
Hepatitis B	62	14	61	6	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	39	132	- 125
Malaria	64	2	79	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	60	9	- 7
Ascariasis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	71	0	+ 1
War	69	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	73	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	65	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	25	- 25
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Oral conditions	82	0	63	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	73	- 73
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

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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.