DR CONGO VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		DR CONGO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	233,086	15	13,286	+ 219,801
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	78,809	1	73,546	+ 5,263
Coronary Heart Disease	3	76,853	7	34,713	+ 42,140
Stroke	4	74,788	6	36,596	+ 38,192
Diabetes Mellitus	5	59,929	16	12,902	+ 47,027
Tuberculosis	6	30,551	2	43,759	- 13,209
Road Traffic Accidents	7	28,653	10	30,256	- 1,603
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	24,822	5	41,301	- 16,479
Kidney Disease	9	23,845	20	9,077	+ 14,769
Lung Disease	10	22,681	14	13,527	+ 9,154
Hypertension	11	22,171	12	15,743	+ 6,428
Liver Disease	12	21,601	13	15,044	+ 6,557
Low Birth Weight	13	21,050	8	34,668	- 13,618
Violence	14	18,328	18	11,120	+ 7,208
Suicide	15	17,417	26	5,812	+ 11,605
Congenital Anomalies	16	13,528	11	16,256	- 2,728
Birth Trauma	17	12,312	9	33,075	- 20,764
Asthma	18	10,932	24	7,733	+ 3,199
Other Injuries	19	10,189	22	8,272	+ 1,917
Inflammatory/Heart	20	8,334	29	4,045	+ 4,289
Malnutrition	21	8,052	21	8,910	- 859
Cervical Cancer	22	7,722	27	4,823	+ 2,900
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,708	28	4,548	+ 3,161
Maternal Conditions	24	5,545	19	10,513	- 4,967
Meningitis	25	5,103	17	11,568	- 6,465
Fires	26	5,102	39	2,007	+ 3,094
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,836	25	7,380	- 2,544
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,834	53	790	+ 4,044
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,242	40	1,923	+ 2,319
Drownings	30	3,887	34	3,454	+ 434
Lymphomas	31	3,618	38	2,061	+ 1,557
Oral Cancer	32	3,298	51	1,003	+ 2,295
Breast Cancer	33	3,219	35	3,416	- 197
Falls	34	2,900	33	3,483	- 583
Liver Cancer	35	2,696	31	3,840	- 1,144
Epilepsy	36	2,643	44	1,727	+ 916
Skin Cancers	37	2,445	55	765	+ 1,680
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,225	49	1,035	+ 1,190
Lung Cancers	39	2,138	47	1,158	+ 980
Pertussis	40	2,100	23	7,921	- 5,821
Prostate Cancer	41	2,096	30	3,948	- 1,852
Poisonings	42	1,991	42	1,729	+ 262
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,745	43	1,728	+ 18
Syphilis	44	1,715	32	3,751	- 2,036
Alcohol	45	1,446	60	635	+ 811
Skin Disease	46	1,408	54	781	+ 627
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,299	36	2,966	- 1,667
Drug Use	48	1,210	59	638	+ 571
Ovary Cancer	49	910	58	656	+ 254
Pancreas Cancer	50	759	50	1,017	- 257
Leukemia	51	615	41	1,871	- 1,257
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	498	66	217	+ 281
Stomach Cancer	53	483	37	2,579	- 2,096
Schistosomiasis	54	472	48	1,071	- 599
Other Neoplasms	55	444	67	88	+ 357
Uterin Cancer	56	443	63	352	+ 91
Appendicitis	57	357	56	703	- 347
Upper Respiratory	58	349	62	370	- 21
Encephalitis	59	328	57	680	- 352
Bladder Cancer	60	302	65	270	+ 32
Tetanus	61	294	46	1,166	- 872
Hepatitis B	62	272	61	456	- 184
Multiple Sclerosis	63	144	71	44	+ 100
Malaria	64	33	4	41,813	- 41,779
Chlamydia	65	25	73	15	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	24	69	69	- 45
Ascariasis	67	21	68	80	- 58
Measles	68	17	3	42,254	- 42,237
War	69	16	45	1,658	- 1,642
Diphtheria	70	14	70	47	- 33
Otitis Media	71	10	72	38	- 28
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	76	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	64	347	- 347
Leishmaniasis	79	0	52	869	- 869
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DR CONGO

Botswana

DR Congo

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.