JAPAN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		JAPAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	248,838	63	48	+ 248,791
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	84,135	3	107,899	- 23,764
Coronary Heart Disease	3	82,047	1	163,905	- 81,858
Stroke	4	79,843	2	121,823	- 41,980
Diabetes Mellitus	5	63,979	29	5,433	+ 58,546
Tuberculosis	6	32,615	34	3,459	+ 29,157
Road Traffic Accidents	7	30,589	31	4,566	+ 26,023
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	26,500	37	2,731	+ 23,769
Kidney Disease	9	25,457	9	44,779	- 19,322
Lung Disease	10	24,214	5	78,169	- 53,956
Hypertension	11	23,669	28	6,673	+ 16,996
Liver Disease	12	23,061	17	14,195	+ 8,866
Low Birth Weight	13	22,473	55	202	+ 22,271
Violence	14	19,566	53	266	+ 19,301
Suicide	15	18,594	13	19,466	- 873
Congenital Anomalies	16	14,442	40	2,473	+ 11,969
Birth Trauma	17	13,144	61	104	+ 13,039
Asthma	18	11,671	42	1,922	+ 9,749
Other Injuries	19	10,877	12	22,068	- 11,191
Inflammatory/Heart	20	8,897	27	8,232	+ 665
Malnutrition	21	8,596	43	1,910	+ 6,686
Cervical Cancer	22	8,244	32	3,799	+ 4,445
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	8,229	7	56,937	- 48,708
Maternal Conditions	24	5,920	64	39	+ 5,882
Meningitis	25	5,448	52	308	+ 5,140
Fires	26	5,447	48	1,007	+ 4,440
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,162	21	11,486	- 6,324
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,161	20	12,316	- 7,155
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,529	35	2,922	+ 1,607
Drownings	30	4,150	25	8,409	- 4,259
Lymphomas	31	3,863	14	19,273	- 15,410
Oral Cancer	32	3,521	26	8,333	- 4,813
Breast Cancer	33	3,436	15	15,805	- 12,368
Falls	34	3,096	23	9,736	- 6,640
Liver Cancer	35	2,878	11	29,384	- 26,506
Epilepsy	36	2,821	45	1,558	+ 1,263
Skin Cancers	37	2,610	44	1,843	+ 768
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,375	18	14,007	- 11,632
Lung Cancers	39	2,282	4	79,688	- 77,406
Pertussis	40	2,242	71	1	+ 2,241
Prostate Cancer	41	2,238	19	13,515	- 11,277
Poisonings	42	2,125	54	255	+ 1,871
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,863	39	2,555	- 692
Syphilis	44	1,831	65	16	+ 1,815
Alcohol	45	1,543	51	576	+ 968
Skin Disease	46	1,503	36	2,806	- 1,303
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,387	6	57,340	- 55,954
Drug Use	48	1,291	50	732	+ 559
Ovary Cancer	49	971	30	5,061	- 4,090
Pancreas Cancer	50	811	10	37,027	- 36,216
Leukemia	51	656	24	9,607	- 8,951
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	532	38	2,618	- 2,086
Stomach Cancer	53	516	8	50,433	- 49,917
Schistosomiasis	54	504	72	0	+ 503
Other Neoplasms	55	474	16	15,120	- 14,645
Uterin Cancer	56	473	33	3,461	- 2,989
Appendicitis	57	381	58	126	+ 255
Upper Respiratory	58	373	57	159	+ 214
Encephalitis	59	350	69	5	+ 345
Bladder Cancer	60	322	22	9,936	- 9,614
Tetanus	61	314	67	9	+ 305
Hepatitis B	62	290	46	1,423	- 1,132
Multiple Sclerosis	63	153	59	108	+ 45
Malaria	64	36	79	0	+ 36
Chlamydia	65	26	80	0	+ 26
Hepatitis C	66	26	41	2,220	- 2,194
Ascariasis	67	23	82	0	+ 23
Measles	68	19	75	0	+ 19
War	69	18	66	15	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	15	74	0	+ 15
Otitis Media	71	11	68	8	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	70	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	172	- 172
Osteoarthritis	81	0	62	86	- 86
Oral conditions	82	0	60	106	- 106
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	49	875	- 875
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	47	1,052	- 1,052
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to JAPAN

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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.