FINLAND VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		FINLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,364	59	6	+ 11,358
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,842	21	436	+ 3,406
Coronary Heart Disease	3	3,747	2	9,831	- 6,084
Stroke	4	3,646	3	4,115	- 469
Diabetes Mellitus	5	2,922	22	418	+ 2,504
Tuberculosis	6	1,489	46	32	+ 1,457
Road Traffic Accidents	7	1,397	33	215	+ 1,182
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,210	52	15	+ 1,195
Kidney Disease	9	1,163	26	342	+ 821
Lung Disease	10	1,106	8	1,289	- 184
Hypertension	11	1,081	5	2,030	- 949
Liver Disease	12	1,053	10	1,068	- 15
Low Birth Weight	13	1,026	48	26	+ 1,000
Violence	14	894	43	64	+ 829
Suicide	15	849	15	846	+ 3
Congenital Anomalies	16	660	35	192	+ 468
Birth Trauma	17	600	56	8	+ 592
Asthma	18	533	40	85	+ 448
Other Injuries	19	497	20	437	+ 60
Inflammatory/Heart	20	406	17	518	- 112
Malnutrition	21	393	57	7	+ 386
Cervical Cancer	22	376	44	62	+ 314
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	376	1	11,120	- 10,744
Maternal Conditions	24	270	64	2	+ 269
Meningitis	25	249	55	9	+ 239
Fires	26	249	45	62	+ 187
Endocrine Disorders	27	236	31	257	- 21
Oesophagus Cancer	28	236	27	320	- 84
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	207	36	151	+ 55
Drownings	30	190	37	106	+ 84
Lymphomas	31	176	14	851	- 674
Oral Cancer	32	161	34	207	- 46
Breast Cancer	33	157	12	948	- 791
Falls	34	141	7	1,325	- 1,184
Liver Cancer	35	131	16	545	- 414
Epilepsy	36	129	38	104	+ 25
Skin Cancers	37	119	29	297	- 178
Parkinson's Disease	38	108	13	853	- 744
Lung Cancers	39	104	4	2,312	- 2,208
Pertussis	40	102	69	0	+ 102
Prostate Cancer	41	102	11	970	- 868
Poisonings	42	97	49	25	+ 72
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	85	50	19	+ 66
Syphilis	44	84	67	0	+ 83
Alcohol	45	70	18	464	- 394
Skin Disease	46	69	47	27	+ 42
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	63	6	1,433	- 1,370
Drug Use	48	59	30	269	- 210
Ovary Cancer	49	44	25	344	- 300
Pancreas Cancer	50	37	9	1,247	- 1,210
Leukemia	51	30	24	371	- 341
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	24	41	83	- 59
Stomach Cancer	53	24	19	447	- 423
Schistosomiasis	54	23	77	0	+ 23
Other Neoplasms	55	22	23	377	- 355
Uterin Cancer	56	22	32	225	- 203
Appendicitis	57	17	54	10	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	58	17	62	2	+ 15
Encephalitis	59	16	66	0	+ 16
Bladder Cancer	60	15	28	308	- 294
Tetanus	61	14	70	0	+ 14
Hepatitis B	62	13	63	2	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	7	42	80	- 73
Malaria	64	2	74	0	+ 2
Chlamydia	65	1	84	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	60	5	- 3
Ascariasis	67	1	81	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	72	0	+ 1
War	69	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	71	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	82	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	11	- 11
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	17	- 17
Oral conditions	82	0	61	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	58	6	- 6
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	39	93	- 93
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FINLAND

Botswana

Finland

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.