GHANA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		GHANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,862	4	13,565	+ 56,296
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,621	1	16,262	+ 7,359
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,035	3	14,103	+ 8,932
Stroke	4	22,416	2	15,163	+ 7,253
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,962	12	5,929	+ 12,033
Tuberculosis	6	9,157	6	10,214	- 1,058
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,588	7	7,808	+ 780
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,440	9	6,538	+ 902
Kidney Disease	9	7,147	13	4,161	+ 2,986
Lung Disease	10	6,798	15	3,120	+ 3,678
Hypertension	11	6,645	19	2,231	+ 4,414
Liver Disease	12	6,474	11	6,053	+ 421
Low Birth Weight	13	6,309	8	6,662	- 352
Violence	14	5,493	27	1,857	+ 3,636
Suicide	15	5,220	21	1,993	+ 3,227
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,055	14	3,935	+ 119
Birth Trauma	17	3,690	10	6,194	- 2,504
Asthma	18	3,277	23	1,979	+ 1,297
Other Injuries	19	3,054	18	2,433	+ 621
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,498	28	1,615	+ 883
Malnutrition	21	2,413	26	1,868	+ 545
Cervical Cancer	22	2,315	20	2,161	+ 154
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,310	29	1,294	+ 1,016
Maternal Conditions	24	1,662	22	1,991	- 329
Meningitis	25	1,530	16	2,983	- 1,454
Fires	26	1,529	37	729	+ 800
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,449	24	1,965	- 516
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,449	49	285	+ 1,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,271	48	321	+ 951
Drownings	30	1,165	36	740	+ 425
Lymphomas	31	1,084	32	875	+ 210
Oral Cancer	32	988	42	483	+ 506
Breast Cancer	33	965	25	1,937	- 973
Falls	34	869	30	1,168	- 299
Liver Cancer	35	808	17	2,851	- 2,043
Epilepsy	36	792	47	329	+ 463
Skin Cancers	37	733	58	214	+ 518
Parkinson's Disease	38	667	43	387	+ 280
Lung Cancers	39	641	55	237	+ 403
Pertussis	40	629	35	744	- 115
Prostate Cancer	41	628	31	1,031	- 402
Poisonings	42	597	40	522	+ 75
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	523	52	256	+ 267
Syphilis	44	514	41	483	+ 31
Alcohol	45	433	54	244	+ 189
Skin Disease	46	422	50	264	+ 158
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	389	34	803	- 413
Drug Use	48	363	39	630	- 268
Ovary Cancer	49	273	38	698	- 426
Pancreas Cancer	50	228	46	334	- 107
Leukemia	51	184	45	340	- 156
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	149	67	16	+ 133
Stomach Cancer	53	145	33	870	- 725
Schistosomiasis	54	141	51	257	- 115
Other Neoplasms	55	133	63	48	+ 85
Uterin Cancer	56	133	57	219	- 86
Appendicitis	57	107	59	146	- 39
Upper Respiratory	58	105	66	16	+ 88
Encephalitis	59	98	44	357	- 259
Bladder Cancer	60	90	53	245	- 155
Tetanus	61	88	56	220	- 132
Hepatitis B	62	82	62	101	- 20
Multiple Sclerosis	63	43	61	113	- 69
Malaria	64	10	5	11,162	- 11,152
Chlamydia	65	7	70	3	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	7	65	28	- 21
Ascariasis	67	6	68	12	- 6
Measles	68	5	60	135	- 130
War	69	5	64	29	- 24
Diphtheria	70	4	69	4	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	3	72	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GHANA

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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.