MEXICO VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MEXICO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	264,063	28	4,128	+ 259,936
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	89,282	8	24,816	+ 64,467
Coronary Heart Disease	3	87,067	1	116,238	- 29,171
Stroke	4	84,728	4	39,790	+ 44,938
Diabetes Mellitus	5	67,894	2	86,110	- 18,216
Tuberculosis	6	34,611	38	1,943	+ 32,668
Road Traffic Accidents	7	32,461	10	16,303	+ 16,158
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	28,121	29	3,476	+ 24,645
Kidney Disease	9	27,014	3	44,622	- 17,608
Lung Disease	10	25,695	7	29,123	- 3,428
Hypertension	11	25,117	9	17,806	+ 7,311
Liver Disease	12	24,472	6	29,838	- 5,366
Low Birth Weight	13	23,848	18	7,163	+ 16,685
Violence	14	20,764	5	32,450	- 11,687
Suicide	15	19,731	22	6,772	+ 12,959
Congenital Anomalies	16	15,326	13	10,457	+ 4,869
Birth Trauma	17	13,948	36	2,552	+ 11,396
Asthma	18	12,385	47	1,342	+ 11,043
Other Injuries	19	11,543	11	12,175	- 632
Inflammatory/Heart	20	9,442	41	1,866	+ 7,576
Malnutrition	21	9,122	14	7,552	+ 1,570
Cervical Cancer	22	8,749	26	4,787	+ 3,961
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	8,733	30	3,447	+ 5,286
Maternal Conditions	24	6,282	54	750	+ 5,533
Meningitis	25	5,782	58	357	+ 5,424
Fires	26	5,780	56	604	+ 5,176
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,478	12	11,310	- 5,832
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,477	49	1,252	+ 4,225
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	4,806	33	2,734	+ 2,072
Drownings	30	4,404	42	1,799	+ 2,605
Lymphomas	31	4,099	24	4,961	- 862
Oral Cancer	32	3,736	46	1,355	+ 2,381
Breast Cancer	33	3,647	16	7,380	- 3,733
Falls	34	3,285	35	2,628	+ 657
Liver Cancer	35	3,054	21	6,817	- 3,763
Epilepsy	36	2,994	39	1,912	+ 1,082
Skin Cancers	37	2,770	40	1,909	+ 861
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,521	43	1,567	+ 953
Lung Cancers	39	2,422	17	7,349	- 4,927
Pertussis	40	2,379	70	21	+ 2,358
Prostate Cancer	41	2,375	15	7,494	- 5,119
Poisonings	42	2,255	57	531	+ 1,724
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,977	52	859	+ 1,118
Syphilis	44	1,943	73	5	+ 1,939
Alcohol	45	1,638	32	2,945	- 1,308
Skin Disease	46	1,595	31	3,029	- 1,433
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,472	20	6,871	- 5,399
Drug Use	48	1,370	44	1,470	- 100
Ovary Cancer	49	1,030	34	2,649	- 1,619
Pancreas Cancer	50	860	27	4,510	- 3,650
Leukemia	51	696	25	4,830	- 4,134
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	564	45	1,415	- 851
Stomach Cancer	53	547	19	6,939	- 6,391
Schistosomiasis	54	535	83	0	+ 535
Other Neoplasms	55	503	23	6,204	- 5,701
Uterin Cancer	56	501	50	902	- 400
Appendicitis	57	404	53	774	- 370
Upper Respiratory	58	396	64	127	+ 269
Encephalitis	59	371	62	140	+ 231
Bladder Cancer	60	342	48	1,272	- 931
Tetanus	61	333	71	10	+ 324
Hepatitis B	62	308	61	210	+ 98
Multiple Sclerosis	63	163	60	295	- 133
Malaria	64	38	84	0	+ 38
Chlamydia	65	28	77	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	66	27	55	625	- 598
Ascariasis	67	24	72	5	+ 19
Measles	68	20	80	0	+ 20
War	69	19	66	112	- 93
Diphtheria	70	16	79	0	+ 16
Otitis Media	71	11	68	29	- 18
Leprosy	72	0	75	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	2	- 2
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	67	30	- 30
Chagas disease	77	0	69	24	- 24
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	76	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	51	894	- 894
Osteoarthritis	81	0	59	305	- 305
Oral conditions	82	0	65	125	- 125
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	2,182	- 2,182
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	63	127	- 127
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MEXICO

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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.