MALAYSIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MALAYSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	69,813	13	2,679	+ 67,134
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	23,604	2	23,477	+ 127
Coronary Heart Disease	3	23,019	1	36,729	- 13,711
Stroke	4	22,400	3	21,592	+ 808
Diabetes Mellitus	5	17,950	9	4,107	+ 13,843
Tuberculosis	6	9,150	26	1,227	+ 7,923
Road Traffic Accidents	7	8,582	4	7,181	+ 1,400
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,435	20	1,773	+ 5,662
Kidney Disease	9	7,142	6	6,629	+ 513
Lung Disease	10	6,793	5	6,633	+ 161
Hypertension	11	6,640	38	649	+ 5,991
Liver Disease	12	6,470	7	5,125	+ 1,344
Low Birth Weight	13	6,305	29	1,020	+ 5,284
Violence	14	5,489	34	869	+ 4,621
Suicide	15	5,217	19	1,823	+ 3,393
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,052	24	1,403	+ 2,649
Birth Trauma	17	3,688	42	359	+ 3,329
Asthma	18	3,274	30	1,013	+ 2,261
Other Injuries	19	3,052	14	2,222	+ 830
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,496	27	1,214	+ 1,283
Malnutrition	21	2,412	49	249	+ 2,162
Cervical Cancer	22	2,313	31	1,010	+ 1,303
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,309	10	3,996	- 1,688
Maternal Conditions	24	1,661	56	167	+ 1,494
Meningitis	25	1,529	46	301	+ 1,228
Fires	26	1,528	44	336	+ 1,192
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,448	37	809	+ 639
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,448	41	435	+ 1,013
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,271	22	1,424	- 154
Drownings	30	1,164	36	820	+ 344
Lymphomas	31	1,084	25	1,321	- 237
Oral Cancer	32	988	17	1,865	- 877
Breast Cancer	33	964	12	3,071	- 2,107
Falls	34	868	18	1,855	- 987
Liver Cancer	35	808	16	1,984	- 1,177
Epilepsy	36	792	52	226	+ 566
Skin Cancers	37	732	50	247	+ 485
Parkinson's Disease	38	666	28	1,106	- 439
Lung Cancers	39	640	8	4,319	- 3,679
Pertussis	40	629	57	80	+ 549
Prostate Cancer	41	628	33	903	- 275
Poisonings	42	596	53	211	+ 385
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	523	51	246	+ 277
Syphilis	44	514	62	19	+ 495
Alcohol	45	433	55	181	+ 252
Skin Disease	46	422	15	2,066	- 1,644
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	389	11	3,832	- 3,443
Drug Use	48	362	45	322	+ 40
Ovary Cancer	49	272	35	827	- 555
Pancreas Cancer	50	227	32	994	- 767
Leukemia	51	184	23	1,412	- 1,228
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	149	60	27	+ 122
Stomach Cancer	53	145	21	1,441	- 1,297
Schistosomiasis	54	141	75	0	+ 141
Other Neoplasms	55	133	48	265	- 132
Uterin Cancer	56	133	43	352	- 220
Appendicitis	57	107	58	71	+ 35
Upper Respiratory	58	105	65	5	+ 100
Encephalitis	59	98	40	452	- 354
Bladder Cancer	60	90	39	467	- 377
Tetanus	61	88	61	21	+ 67
Hepatitis B	62	81	54	206	- 124
Multiple Sclerosis	63	43	59	30	+ 13
Malaria	64	10	76	0	+ 10
Chlamydia	65	7	68	2	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	7	64	6	+ 2
Ascariasis	67	6	67	2	+ 4
Measles	68	5	70	0	+ 5
War	69	5	63	11	- 6
Diphtheria	70	4	69	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	66	3	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	72	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	280	- 280
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MALAYSIA

Botswana

Malaysia

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.