MOLDOVA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MOLDOVA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	7,270	28	189	+ 7,081
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,458	6	1,042	+ 1,416
Coronary Heart Disease	3	2,397	1	14,292	- 11,895
Stroke	4	2,333	2	5,878	- 3,545
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,869	16	407	+ 1,463
Tuberculosis	6	953	26	197	+ 756
Road Traffic Accidents	7	894	20	293	+ 601
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	774	59	4	+ 771
Kidney Disease	9	744	18	307	+ 437
Lung Disease	10	707	9	752	- 44
Hypertension	11	692	4	2,287	- 1,596
Liver Disease	12	674	3	2,869	- 2,195
Low Birth Weight	13	657	39	90	+ 567
Violence	14	572	31	167	+ 405
Suicide	15	543	10	593	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	16	422	27	190	+ 232
Birth Trauma	17	384	47	37	+ 347
Asthma	18	341	48	26	+ 315
Other Injuries	19	318	8	772	- 454
Inflammatory/Heart	20	260	14	476	- 216
Malnutrition	21	251	64	1	+ 250
Cervical Cancer	22	241	25	212	+ 28
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	240	32	163	+ 77
Maternal Conditions	24	173	54	7	+ 166
Meningitis	25	159	49	17	+ 143
Fires	26	159	40	70	+ 89
Endocrine Disorders	27	151	46	40	+ 111
Oesophagus Cancer	28	151	38	105	+ 46
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	132	24	219	- 86
Drownings	30	121	30	179	- 58
Lymphomas	31	113	22	230	- 117
Oral Cancer	32	103	17	375	- 272
Breast Cancer	33	100	11	592	- 492
Falls	34	90	33	149	- 59
Liver Cancer	35	84	13	514	- 430
Epilepsy	36	82	44	46	+ 37
Skin Cancers	37	76	36	121	- 44
Parkinson's Disease	38	69	55	6	+ 63
Lung Cancers	39	67	5	1,131	- 1,064
Pertussis	40	66	70	0	+ 65
Prostate Cancer	41	65	19	295	- 230
Poisonings	42	62	23	220	- 158
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	54	41	68	- 14
Syphilis	44	54	68	0	+ 53
Alcohol	45	45	21	233	- 188
Skin Disease	46	44	45	45	- 1
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	41	7	1,030	- 989
Drug Use	48	38	43	59	- 21
Ovary Cancer	49	28	35	123	- 95
Pancreas Cancer	50	24	15	427	- 403
Leukemia	51	19	34	140	- 121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	16	57	5	+ 10
Stomach Cancer	53	15	12	518	- 503
Schistosomiasis	54	15	80	0	+ 15
Other Neoplasms	55	14	42	65	- 51
Uterin Cancer	56	14	37	108	- 94
Appendicitis	57	11	51	10	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	58	11	62	2	+ 8
Encephalitis	59	10	60	3	+ 8
Bladder Cancer	60	9	29	181	- 172
Tetanus	61	9	72	0	+ 9
Hepatitis B	62	8	58	4	+ 4
Multiple Sclerosis	63	4	52	9	- 5
Malaria	64	1	84	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	65	1	73	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	66	1	63	1	- 1
Ascariasis	67	1	74	0	+ 1
Measles	68	1	69	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	1	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	61	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	83	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	12	- 12
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	6	- 6
Oral conditions	82	0	53	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	66	1	- 1
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	1	- 1
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOLDOVA

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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.