DOMINICAN REP. VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	BOTSWANA		DOMINICAN REP.		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,845	8	1,931	+ 19,914
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,386	6	2,254	+ 5,132
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,203	1	14,986	- 7,783
Stroke	4	7,009	2	7,882	- 873
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,617	4	2,762	+ 2,855
Tuberculosis	6	2,863	38	242	+ 2,621
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,685	3	6,937	- 4,251
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,326	26	504	+ 1,822
Kidney Disease	9	2,235	7	2,121	+ 114
Lung Disease	10	2,126	15	1,360	+ 765
Hypertension	11	2,078	10	1,894	+ 184
Liver Disease	12	2,025	5	2,680	- 656
Low Birth Weight	13	1,973	13	1,532	+ 441
Violence	14	1,718	9	1,917	- 199
Suicide	15	1,632	25	530	+ 1,103
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,268	17	1,038	+ 230
Birth Trauma	17	1,154	18	915	+ 239
Asthma	18	1,025	29	441	+ 584
Other Injuries	19	955	19	890	+ 65
Inflammatory/Heart	20	781	35	312	+ 470
Malnutrition	21	755	34	372	+ 383
Cervical Cancer	22	724	23	560	+ 163
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	722	11	1,808	- 1,085
Maternal Conditions	24	520	39	202	+ 317
Meningitis	25	478	45	134	+ 345
Fires	26	478	44	139	+ 339
Endocrine Disorders	27	453	22	602	- 149
Oesophagus Cancer	28	453	40	200	+ 253
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	398	36	295	+ 103
Drownings	30	364	37	248	+ 117
Lymphomas	31	339	33	374	- 35
Oral Cancer	32	309	31	434	- 125
Breast Cancer	33	302	14	1,460	- 1,158
Falls	34	272	30	435	- 163
Liver Cancer	35	253	21	664	- 411
Epilepsy	36	248	42	158	+ 89
Skin Cancers	37	229	41	172	+ 57
Parkinson's Disease	38	209	28	446	- 238
Lung Cancers	39	200	16	1,244	- 1,043
Pertussis	40	197	47	121	+ 76
Prostate Cancer	41	196	12	1,655	- 1,458
Poisonings	42	187	55	47	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	164	46	123	+ 41
Syphilis	44	161	51	70	+ 90
Alcohol	45	135	48	120	+ 15
Skin Disease	46	132	53	50	+ 82
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	122	20	851	- 729
Drug Use	48	113	43	156	- 43
Ovary Cancer	49	85	50	89	- 4
Pancreas Cancer	50	71	27	456	- 385
Leukemia	51	58	32	409	- 351
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	47	54	48	- 2
Stomach Cancer	53	45	24	547	- 502
Schistosomiasis	54	44	59	22	+ 22
Other Neoplasms	55	42	58	35	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	56	41	57	43	- 2
Appendicitis	57	33	52	67	- 33
Upper Respiratory	58	33	68	1	+ 32
Encephalitis	59	31	56	44	- 14
Bladder Cancer	60	28	49	92	- 64
Tetanus	61	28	61	17	+ 10
Hepatitis B	62	25	63	11	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	62	13	+ 0
Malaria	64	3	65	4	- 1
Chlamydia	65	2	66	2	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	2	60	17	- 15
Ascariasis	67	2	70	1	+ 1
Measles	68	2	79	0	+ 2
War	69	2	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	69	1	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	64	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DOMINICAN REP.

Botswana

Dominican Rep.

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.