ITALY VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	123,135	46	520	+ 122,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,633	9	16,339	+ 25,294
Coronary Heart Disease	3	40,600	1	97,116	- 56,516
Stroke	4	39,509	2	62,633	- 23,124
Diabetes Mellitus	5	31,659	8	19,836	+ 11,823
Tuberculosis	6	16,139	53	336	+ 15,803
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,137	30	3,221	+ 11,916
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,113	36	1,622	+ 11,491
Kidney Disease	9	12,597	11	12,726	- 129
Lung Disease	10	11,982	5	32,382	- 20,401
Hypertension	11	11,712	6	29,931	- 18,219
Liver Disease	12	11,411	23	5,559	+ 5,852
Low Birth Weight	13	11,120	51	357	+ 10,763
Violence	14	9,682	50	409	+ 9,274
Suicide	15	9,201	26	4,042	+ 5,159
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,146	37	1,443	+ 5,703
Birth Trauma	17	6,504	59	140	+ 6,364
Asthma	18	5,775	47	494	+ 5,282
Other Injuries	19	5,383	12	12,112	- 6,730
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,403	24	5,531	- 1,128
Malnutrition	21	4,254	41	775	+ 3,478
Cervical Cancer	22	4,080	40	1,154	+ 2,926
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,072	3	41,445	- 37,373
Maternal Conditions	24	2,929	67	6	+ 2,924
Meningitis	25	2,696	60	128	+ 2,568
Fires	26	2,695	56	271	+ 2,424
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,555	18	8,431	- 5,876
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,554	34	2,045	+ 509
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,241	43	690	+ 1,551
Drownings	30	2,054	52	344	+ 1,710
Lymphomas	31	1,911	16	9,670	- 7,759
Oral Cancer	32	1,742	27	3,343	- 1,601
Breast Cancer	33	1,700	10	13,868	- 12,168
Falls	34	1,532	25	4,222	- 2,691
Liver Cancer	35	1,424	17	9,620	- 8,196
Epilepsy	36	1,396	39	1,337	+ 60
Skin Cancers	37	1,292	29	3,239	- 1,947
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,175	19	8,428	- 7,252
Lung Cancers	39	1,129	4	34,152	- 33,023
Pertussis	40	1,109	73	1	+ 1,109
Prostate Cancer	41	1,107	20	8,409	- 7,302
Poisonings	42	1,052	58	154	+ 898
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	922	32	2,216	- 1,294
Syphilis	44	906	69	4	+ 902
Alcohol	45	764	55	277	+ 487
Skin Disease	46	744	38	1,440	- 696
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	686	7	21,254	- 20,567
Drug Use	48	639	45	654	- 15
Ovary Cancer	49	481	28	3,282	- 2,801
Pancreas Cancer	50	401	13	12,095	- 11,693
Leukemia	51	325	21	6,728	- 6,404
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	263	42	701	- 438
Stomach Cancer	53	255	14	10,252	- 9,997
Schistosomiasis	54	249	78	0	+ 249
Other Neoplasms	55	235	15	9,984	- 9,749
Uterin Cancer	56	234	33	2,198	- 1,964
Appendicitis	57	188	61	49	+ 140
Upper Respiratory	58	185	64	20	+ 164
Encephalitis	59	173	68	5	+ 169
Bladder Cancer	60	159	22	6,711	- 6,551
Tetanus	61	155	63	22	+ 134
Hepatitis B	62	144	54	334	- 190
Multiple Sclerosis	63	76	44	677	- 601
Malaria	64	18	79	0	+ 18
Chlamydia	65	13	84	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	13	31	2,451	- 2,438
Ascariasis	67	11	80	0	+ 11
Measles	68	9	71	1	+ 8
War	69	9	66	6	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	7	76	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	5	65	16	- 11
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	72	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	57	241	- 241
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Oral conditions	82	0	62	47	- 47
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

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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.