ISRAEL VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		ISRAEL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,991	52	25	+ 18,966
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,421	8	1,519	+ 4,902
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,262	1	5,122	+ 1,139
Stroke	4	6,093	4	2,431	+ 3,662
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,883	6	1,913	+ 2,970
Tuberculosis	6	2,489	57	16	+ 2,473
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,335	26	333	+ 2,002
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,022	32	166	+ 1,856
Kidney Disease	9	1,943	3	2,437	- 494
Lung Disease	10	1,848	7	1,546	+ 302
Hypertension	11	1,806	21	400	+ 1,406
Liver Disease	12	1,760	28	292	+ 1,468
Low Birth Weight	13	1,715	42	94	+ 1,621
Violence	14	1,493	41	104	+ 1,389
Suicide	15	1,419	19	453	+ 966
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,102	29	291	+ 811
Birth Trauma	17	1,003	50	35	+ 968
Asthma	18	891	36	142	+ 749
Other Injuries	19	830	14	828	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	20	679	30	214	+ 465
Malnutrition	21	656	48	39	+ 617
Cervical Cancer	22	629	38	133	+ 496
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	628	2	2,996	- 2,367
Maternal Conditions	24	452	61	6	+ 446
Meningitis	25	416	55	20	+ 396
Fires	26	416	53	24	+ 391
Endocrine Disorders	27	394	12	1,002	- 608
Oesophagus Cancer	28	394	37	138	+ 256
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	346	51	33	+ 312
Drownings	30	317	45	39	+ 278
Lymphomas	31	295	13	925	- 630
Oral Cancer	32	269	33	150	+ 118
Breast Cancer	33	262	10	1,237	- 975
Falls	34	236	39	123	+ 113
Liver Cancer	35	220	25	345	- 125
Epilepsy	36	215	40	109	+ 107
Skin Cancers	37	199	23	379	- 180
Parkinson's Disease	38	181	22	398	- 217
Lung Cancers	39	174	5	2,026	- 1,852
Pertussis	40	171	69	0	+ 171
Prostate Cancer	41	171	17	521	- 351
Poisonings	42	162	63	4	+ 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	142	35	144	- 2
Syphilis	44	140	71	0	+ 140
Alcohol	45	118	49	39	+ 79
Skin Disease	46	115	24	368	- 253
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	106	9	1,510	- 1,404
Drug Use	48	99	43	67	+ 31
Ovary Cancer	49	74	27	323	- 248
Pancreas Cancer	50	62	11	1,023	- 961
Leukemia	51	50	15	612	- 562
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	41	54	23	+ 18
Stomach Cancer	53	39	16	565	- 526
Schistosomiasis	54	38	78	0	+ 38
Other Neoplasms	55	36	20	420	- 384
Uterin Cancer	56	36	31	202	- 166
Appendicitis	57	29	64	4	+ 25
Upper Respiratory	58	28	62	5	+ 23
Encephalitis	59	27	66	3	+ 23
Bladder Cancer	60	25	18	496	- 472
Tetanus	61	24	73	0	+ 24
Hepatitis B	62	22	58	16	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	63	12	47	39	- 27
Malaria	64	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	46	39	- 37
Ascariasis	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Measles	68	1	74	0	+ 1
War	69	1	60	7	- 6
Diphtheria	70	1	72	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	67	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	17	- 17
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	8	- 8
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	34	149	- 149
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	44	66	- 66
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ISRAEL

Botswana

Israel

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.