GREECE VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		GREECE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,129	50	47	+ 21,082
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,144	3	8,282	- 1,138
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,967	1	21,124	- 14,158
Stroke	4	6,779	2	14,077	- 7,298
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,432	20	1,266	+ 4,167
Tuberculosis	6	2,769	46	66	+ 2,703
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,597	22	870	+ 1,727
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,250	44	95	+ 2,155
Kidney Disease	9	2,162	6	4,759	- 2,597
Lung Disease	10	2,056	5	5,526	- 3,470
Hypertension	11	2,010	9	2,922	- 913
Liver Disease	12	1,958	23	809	+ 1,149
Low Birth Weight	13	1,908	41	127	+ 1,781
Violence	14	1,661	42	104	+ 1,557
Suicide	15	1,579	28	533	+ 1,046
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,226	38	174	+ 1,052
Birth Trauma	17	1,116	57	17	+ 1,099
Asthma	18	991	55	27	+ 964
Other Injuries	19	924	17	1,453	- 530
Inflammatory/Heart	20	755	24	725	+ 31
Malnutrition	21	730	66	1	+ 729
Cervical Cancer	22	700	36	243	+ 457
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	699	7	3,940	- 3,241
Maternal Conditions	24	503	61	2	+ 500
Meningitis	25	463	53	33	+ 429
Fires	26	462	39	146	+ 316
Endocrine Disorders	27	438	29	526	- 88
Oesophagus Cancer	28	438	35	246	+ 193
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	385	26	611	- 226
Drownings	30	352	32	435	- 83
Lymphomas	31	328	19	1,268	- 940
Oral Cancer	32	299	30	440	- 141
Breast Cancer	33	292	11	2,520	- 2,229
Falls	34	263	21	1,245	- 982
Liver Cancer	35	244	14	1,566	- 1,321
Epilepsy	36	240	34	249	- 10
Skin Cancers	37	222	31	438	- 217
Parkinson's Disease	38	202	10	2,646	- 2,444
Lung Cancers	39	194	4	7,355	- 7,162
Pertussis	40	190	69	0	+ 190
Prostate Cancer	41	190	12	2,023	- 1,833
Poisonings	42	180	56	19	+ 161
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	158	43	100	+ 58
Syphilis	44	155	65	1	+ 154
Alcohol	45	131	49	50	+ 81
Skin Disease	46	128	47	56	+ 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	118	8	3,264	- 3,146
Drug Use	48	110	37	193	- 84
Ovary Cancer	49	82	27	557	- 475
Pancreas Cancer	50	69	13	1,904	- 1,835
Leukemia	51	56	18	1,354	- 1,298
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	45	45	67	- 22
Stomach Cancer	53	44	16	1,535	- 1,492
Schistosomiasis	54	43	75	0	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	55	40	25	679	- 638
Uterin Cancer	56	40	33	373	- 332
Appendicitis	57	32	58	9	+ 23
Upper Respiratory	58	32	59	8	+ 24
Encephalitis	59	30	67	1	+ 29
Bladder Cancer	60	27	15	1,551	- 1,523
Tetanus	61	27	62	2	+ 25
Hepatitis B	62	25	48	56	- 31
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	40	135	- 122
Malaria	64	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	38	- 36
Ascariasis	67	2	73	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	68	0	+ 1
War	69	1	64	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	82	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	81	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	71	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	60	4	- 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	63	2	- 2
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	47	- 47
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	27	- 27
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GREECE

Botswana

Greece

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.