ECUADOR VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		ECUADOR		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	36,982	27	609	+ 36,372
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,504	4	5,083	+ 7,421
Coronary Heart Disease	3	12,194	1	9,805	+ 2,389
Stroke	4	11,866	3	5,429	+ 6,437
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,508	5	4,321	+ 5,187
Tuberculosis	6	4,847	29	574	+ 4,273
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,546	6	3,490	+ 1,056
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,938	34	410	+ 3,528
Kidney Disease	9	3,783	2	6,184	- 2,401
Lung Disease	10	3,599	8	2,576	+ 1,022
Hypertension	11	3,518	10	2,507	+ 1,011
Liver Disease	12	3,427	7	3,330	+ 97
Low Birth Weight	13	3,340	16	1,172	+ 2,168
Violence	14	2,908	15	1,210	+ 1,698
Suicide	15	2,763	14	1,326	+ 1,437
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,146	13	1,335	+ 811
Birth Trauma	17	1,953	38	302	+ 1,651
Asthma	18	1,734	53	85	+ 1,649
Other Injuries	19	1,617	17	1,161	+ 456
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,322	36	308	+ 1,015
Malnutrition	21	1,277	28	578	+ 699
Cervical Cancer	22	1,225	24	840	+ 385
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,223	9	2,565	- 1,342
Maternal Conditions	24	880	46	164	+ 715
Meningitis	25	810	52	90	+ 720
Fires	26	809	43	175	+ 634
Endocrine Disorders	27	767	31	507	+ 260
Oesophagus Cancer	28	767	42	180	+ 587
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	673	33	417	+ 256
Drownings	30	617	32	470	+ 147
Lymphomas	31	574	22	883	- 309
Oral Cancer	32	523	45	166	+ 357
Breast Cancer	33	511	25	825	- 315
Falls	34	460	18	1,114	- 654
Liver Cancer	35	428	21	954	- 526
Epilepsy	36	419	40	273	+ 147
Skin Cancers	37	388	37	308	+ 80
Parkinson's Disease	38	353	26	658	- 305
Lung Cancers	39	339	20	1,075	- 735
Pertussis	40	333	56	79	+ 254
Prostate Cancer	41	333	12	1,362	- 1,029
Poisonings	42	316	58	59	+ 257
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	277	47	163	+ 114
Syphilis	44	272	54	85	+ 187
Alcohol	45	229	39	280	- 51
Skin Disease	46	223	51	103	+ 121
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	206	19	1,109	- 903
Drug Use	48	192	41	214	- 22
Ovary Cancer	49	144	35	322	- 178
Pancreas Cancer	50	120	30	562	- 441
Leukemia	51	98	23	882	- 784
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	79	49	124	- 45
Stomach Cancer	53	77	11	2,089	- 2,012
Schistosomiasis	54	75	75	0	+ 75
Other Neoplasms	55	70	57	64	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	56	70	48	129	- 59
Appendicitis	57	57	50	110	- 54
Upper Respiratory	58	55	63	8	+ 47
Encephalitis	59	52	55	82	- 30
Bladder Cancer	60	48	44	168	- 120
Tetanus	61	47	62	9	+ 38
Hepatitis B	62	43	64	3	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	63	23	60	18	+ 5
Malaria	64	5	77	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	4	68	1	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	4	67	1	+ 3
Ascariasis	67	3	65	2	+ 2
Measles	68	3	72	0	+ 3
War	69	3	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	69	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	70	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	61	10	- 10
Chagas disease	77	0	59	21	- 21
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ECUADOR

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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.