ETHIOPIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		ETHIOPIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	239,443	17	11,471	+ 227,972
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	80,958	1	59,931	+ 21,027
Coronary Heart Disease	3	78,949	4	36,530	+ 42,419
Stroke	4	76,828	3	39,362	+ 37,466
Diabetes Mellitus	5	61,563	10	16,258	+ 45,306
Tuberculosis	6	31,384	9	21,455	+ 9,929
Road Traffic Accidents	7	29,434	5	31,564	- 2,130
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	25,499	2	44,361	- 18,861
Kidney Disease	9	24,496	13	12,103	+ 12,393
Lung Disease	10	23,299	15	11,870	+ 11,429
Hypertension	11	22,775	12	13,470	+ 9,305
Liver Disease	12	22,190	8	27,270	- 5,080
Low Birth Weight	13	21,624	7	28,020	- 6,396
Violence	14	18,828	22	8,076	+ 10,752
Suicide	15	17,892	25	6,030	+ 11,861
Congenital Anomalies	16	13,897	11	15,638	- 1,741
Birth Trauma	17	12,647	6	31,107	- 18,460
Asthma	18	11,230	29	4,484	+ 6,747
Other Injuries	19	10,467	16	11,735	- 1,268
Inflammatory/Heart	20	8,562	39	2,168	+ 6,393
Malnutrition	21	8,271	19	8,643	- 372
Cervical Cancer	22	7,933	27	5,019	+ 2,914
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,918	21	8,258	- 339
Maternal Conditions	24	5,697	18	8,887	- 3,190
Meningitis	25	5,242	14	12,019	- 6,777
Fires	26	5,241	34	3,255	+ 1,986
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,967	45	1,623	+ 3,345
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,966	40	1,839	+ 3,127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,358	41	1,758	+ 2,600
Drownings	30	3,993	35	3,133	+ 860
Lymphomas	31	3,717	33	3,590	+ 127
Oral Cancer	32	3,388	48	1,477	+ 1,911
Breast Cancer	33	3,307	20	8,485	- 5,179
Falls	34	2,979	28	4,510	- 1,531
Liver Cancer	35	2,770	42	1,730	+ 1,040
Epilepsy	36	2,715	44	1,625	+ 1,090
Skin Cancers	37	2,512	52	1,006	+ 1,505
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,286	46	1,578	+ 708
Lung Cancers	39	2,196	38	2,202	- 6
Pertussis	40	2,157	23	6,896	- 4,739
Prostate Cancer	41	2,153	50	1,244	+ 909
Poisonings	42	2,045	32	3,668	- 1,623
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,793	49	1,339	+ 454
Syphilis	44	1,762	43	1,699	+ 63
Alcohol	45	1,485	55	750	+ 735
Skin Disease	46	1,447	53	904	+ 543
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,334	31	3,755	- 2,420
Drug Use	48	1,243	60	513	+ 730
Ovary Cancer	49	934	36	2,424	- 1,489
Pancreas Cancer	50	780	61	488	+ 292
Leukemia	51	632	30	4,222	- 3,591
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	512	65	221	+ 291
Stomach Cancer	53	496	47	1,519	- 1,022
Schistosomiasis	54	485	54	839	- 354
Other Neoplasms	55	456	66	148	+ 308
Uterin Cancer	56	455	62	421	+ 34
Appendicitis	57	366	58	677	- 311
Upper Respiratory	58	359	57	709	- 350
Encephalitis	59	337	63	386	- 49
Bladder Cancer	60	310	51	1,080	- 770
Tetanus	61	302	37	2,203	- 1,900
Hepatitis B	62	279	56	742	- 462
Multiple Sclerosis	63	148	70	61	+ 87
Malaria	64	34	26	5,626	- 5,592
Chlamydia	65	25	72	21	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	25	69	115	- 90
Ascariasis	67	22	68	130	- 108
Measles	68	18	24	6,324	- 6,306
War	69	17	64	281	- 264
Diphtheria	70	14	67	146	- 132
Otitis Media	71	10	71	39	- 29
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	20	- 20
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	579	- 579
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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ETHIOPIA

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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.