EGYPT VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	224,693	53	397	+ 224,296
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	75,971	7	20,695	+ 55,276
Coronary Heart Disease	3	74,085	1	173,871	- 99,786
Stroke	4	72,095	3	43,839	+ 28,256
Diabetes Mellitus	5	57,771	8	19,131	+ 38,640
Tuberculosis	6	29,451	51	432	+ 29,019
Road Traffic Accidents	7	27,621	12	10,141	+ 17,480
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	23,928	23	3,692	+ 20,236
Kidney Disease	9	22,987	6	21,087	+ 1,899
Lung Disease	10	21,864	9	13,393	+ 8,471
Hypertension	11	21,372	5	21,094	+ 278
Liver Disease	12	20,823	2	60,122	- 39,299
Low Birth Weight	13	20,292	11	11,391	+ 8,901
Violence	14	17,668	20	4,165	+ 13,503
Suicide	15	16,789	25	3,022	+ 13,767
Congenital Anomalies	16	13,041	10	12,163	+ 878
Birth Trauma	17	11,868	17	6,109	+ 5,759
Asthma	18	10,538	15	7,104	+ 3,435
Other Injuries	19	9,822	21	3,819	+ 6,003
Inflammatory/Heart	20	8,034	27	2,489	+ 5,545
Malnutrition	21	7,762	46	759	+ 7,003
Cervical Cancer	22	7,444	48	625	+ 6,819
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,431	16	6,975	+ 456
Maternal Conditions	24	5,346	44	795	+ 4,551
Meningitis	25	4,920	43	827	+ 4,092
Fires	26	4,918	33	1,568	+ 3,350
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,661	29	2,372	+ 2,289
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,660	41	951	+ 3,709
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,089	34	1,339	+ 2,750
Drownings	30	3,747	37	1,122	+ 2,625
Lymphomas	31	3,488	14	7,539	- 4,051
Oral Cancer	32	3,179	45	793	+ 2,386
Breast Cancer	33	3,103	13	9,180	- 6,077
Falls	34	2,795	30	2,019	+ 776
Liver Cancer	35	2,599	4	24,512	- 21,913
Epilepsy	36	2,548	50	451	+ 2,097
Skin Cancers	37	2,357	39	1,013	+ 1,344
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,145	28	2,391	- 246
Lung Cancers	39	2,061	18	5,677	- 3,617
Pertussis	40	2,024	42	906	+ 1,118
Prostate Cancer	41	2,021	35	1,282	+ 739
Poisonings	42	1,919	57	195	+ 1,724
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,682	36	1,248	+ 434
Syphilis	44	1,654	58	159	+ 1,494
Alcohol	45	1,393	60	141	+ 1,252
Skin Disease	46	1,357	55	219	+ 1,138
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,252	24	3,083	- 1,831
Drug Use	48	1,166	62	116	+ 1,050
Ovary Cancer	49	877	31	1,944	- 1,067
Pancreas Cancer	50	732	26	2,906	- 2,174
Leukemia	51	593	22	3,763	- 3,170
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	480	65	26	+ 454
Stomach Cancer	53	466	32	1,844	- 1,379
Schistosomiasis	54	455	54	220	+ 235
Other Neoplasms	55	428	61	116	+ 312
Uterin Cancer	56	427	52	422	+ 5
Appendicitis	57	344	59	142	+ 201
Upper Respiratory	58	337	68	5	+ 332
Encephalitis	59	316	38	1,046	- 730
Bladder Cancer	60	291	19	5,133	- 4,842
Tetanus	61	284	49	540	- 257
Hepatitis B	62	262	40	988	- 726
Multiple Sclerosis	63	138	56	213	- 74
Malaria	64	32	77	0	+ 32
Chlamydia	65	24	71	1	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	23	63	97	- 74
Ascariasis	67	20	67	6	+ 15
Measles	68	17	64	43	- 26
War	69	16	47	714	- 698
Diphtheria	70	13	70	3	+ 10
Otitis Media	71	10	72	0	+ 9
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	69	5	- 5
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	13	- 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Botswana

Egypt

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.