KENYA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		KENYA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	117,644	2	20,885	+ 96,759
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	39,776	1	22,571	+ 17,205
Coronary Heart Disease	3	38,789	9	11,972	+ 26,817
Stroke	4	37,747	4	15,895	+ 21,852
Diabetes Mellitus	5	30,247	14	5,651	+ 24,596
Tuberculosis	6	15,420	3	19,655	- 4,236
Road Traffic Accidents	7	14,462	6	14,883	- 421
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	12,528	5	15,420	- 2,891
Kidney Disease	9	12,035	16	4,464	+ 7,572
Lung Disease	10	11,448	20	4,280	+ 7,167
Hypertension	11	11,190	17	4,418	+ 6,772
Liver Disease	12	10,903	7	13,405	- 2,502
Low Birth Weight	13	10,625	11	9,562	+ 1,063
Violence	14	9,250	24	2,942	+ 6,308
Suicide	15	8,791	23	3,214	+ 5,576
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,828	12	6,115	+ 712
Birth Trauma	17	6,214	10	9,957	- 3,743
Asthma	18	5,518	26	2,300	+ 3,218
Other Injuries	19	5,143	19	4,336	+ 807
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,206	40	1,121	+ 3,085
Malnutrition	21	4,064	21	4,212	- 148
Cervical Cancer	22	3,898	22	3,389	+ 509
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,890	31	1,827	+ 2,063
Maternal Conditions	24	2,799	13	5,651	- 2,853
Meningitis	25	2,576	15	5,364	- 2,788
Fires	26	2,575	36	1,316	+ 1,259
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,441	44	831	+ 1,610
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,440	18	4,373	- 1,933
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,141	41	1,089	+ 1,052
Drownings	30	1,962	39	1,200	+ 762
Lymphomas	31	1,826	29	1,931	- 105
Oral Cancer	32	1,664	30	1,842	- 178
Breast Cancer	33	1,625	25	2,658	- 1,033
Falls	34	1,463	33	1,465	- 2
Liver Cancer	35	1,361	34	1,351	+ 10
Epilepsy	36	1,334	43	832	+ 501
Skin Cancers	37	1,234	48	638	+ 596
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,123	50	470	+ 653
Lung Cancers	39	1,079	47	669	+ 410
Pertussis	40	1,060	42	1,014	+ 46
Prostate Cancer	41	1,058	37	1,292	- 234
Poisonings	42	1,005	38	1,269	- 264
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	881	53	408	+ 473
Syphilis	44	866	52	449	+ 416
Alcohol	45	730	55	355	+ 374
Skin Disease	46	711	51	455	+ 256
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	656	32	1,477	- 822
Drug Use	48	610	62	113	+ 497
Ovary Cancer	49	459	45	795	- 336
Pancreas Cancer	50	383	46	716	- 333
Leukemia	51	310	35	1,327	- 1,017
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	251	66	84	+ 167
Stomach Cancer	53	244	28	2,010	- 1,766
Schistosomiasis	54	238	54	370	- 132
Other Neoplasms	55	224	67	60	+ 164
Uterin Cancer	56	223	56	323	- 99
Appendicitis	57	180	58	240	- 60
Upper Respiratory	58	176	64	95	+ 82
Encephalitis	59	165	60	189	- 24
Bladder Cancer	60	152	57	318	- 165
Tetanus	61	148	27	2,129	- 1,980
Hepatitis B	62	137	49	522	- 385
Multiple Sclerosis	63	72	68	39	+ 34
Malaria	64	17	8	12,652	- 12,635
Chlamydia	65	13	70	10	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	12	61	152	- 140
Ascariasis	67	11	71	9	+ 2
Measles	68	9	63	103	- 95
War	69	8	65	89	- 81
Diphtheria	70	7	69	13	- 6
Otitis Media	71	5	72	7	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	194	- 194
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	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to KENYA

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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.