MOROCCO VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	75,514	49	289	+ 75,225
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	25,532	6	7,237	+ 18,295
Coronary Heart Disease	3	24,898	1	77,340	- 52,442
Stroke	4	24,229	2	31,861	- 7,631
Diabetes Mellitus	5	19,415	5	7,377	+ 12,038
Tuberculosis	6	9,898	15	2,870	+ 7,027
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,283	9	6,185	+ 3,098
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,042	27	1,192	+ 6,850
Kidney Disease	9	7,725	4	10,216	- 2,491
Lung Disease	10	7,348	8	6,296	+ 1,052
Hypertension	11	7,183	3	10,736	- 3,554
Liver Disease	12	6,998	11	4,866	+ 2,132
Low Birth Weight	13	6,820	14	3,305	+ 3,515
Violence	14	5,938	39	632	+ 5,306
Suicide	15	5,643	16	2,617	+ 3,025
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,383	22	2,124	+ 2,258
Birth Trauma	17	3,989	23	2,067	+ 1,922
Asthma	18	3,542	13	3,342	+ 200
Other Injuries	19	3,301	21	2,271	+ 1,030
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,700	32	1,022	+ 1,678
Malnutrition	21	2,609	51	200	+ 2,408
Cervical Cancer	22	2,502	18	2,508	- 6
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,497	10	4,967	- 2,470
Maternal Conditions	24	1,797	38	704	+ 1,093
Meningitis	25	1,653	40	542	+ 1,111
Fires	26	1,653	33	904	+ 749
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,567	28	1,129	+ 437
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,566	42	439	+ 1,127
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,374	29	1,076	+ 299
Drownings	30	1,259	43	426	+ 834
Lymphomas	31	1,172	20	2,274	- 1,102
Oral Cancer	32	1,068	35	780	+ 288
Breast Cancer	33	1,043	12	3,604	- 2,561
Falls	34	939	19	2,456	- 1,517
Liver Cancer	35	873	44	423	+ 451
Epilepsy	36	856	45	336	+ 520
Skin Cancers	37	792	41	477	+ 315
Parkinson's Disease	38	721	26	1,511	- 790
Lung Cancers	39	693	7	6,585	- 5,892
Pertussis	40	680	46	324	+ 356
Prostate Cancer	41	679	24	1,914	- 1,235
Poisonings	42	645	50	266	+ 379
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	565	37	718	- 153
Syphilis	44	556	55	140	+ 415
Alcohol	45	468	57	109	+ 359
Skin Disease	46	456	54	149	+ 308
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	421	17	2,556	- 2,135
Drug Use	48	392	47	321	+ 71
Ovary Cancer	49	295	34	800	- 505
Pancreas Cancer	50	246	36	747	- 501
Leukemia	51	199	31	1,035	- 836
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	161	62	38	+ 123
Stomach Cancer	53	156	25	1,691	- 1,535
Schistosomiasis	54	153	61	67	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	55	144	60	70	+ 74
Uterin Cancer	56	143	53	154	- 11
Appendicitis	57	116	56	130	- 15
Upper Respiratory	58	113	67	4	+ 110
Encephalitis	59	106	52	176	- 70
Bladder Cancer	60	98	30	1,069	- 971
Tetanus	61	95	59	76	+ 19
Hepatitis B	62	88	48	316	- 228
Multiple Sclerosis	63	47	58	106	- 59
Malaria	64	11	73	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	8	68	2	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	8	65	7	+ 1
Ascariasis	67	7	66	5	+ 2
Measles	68	6	70	0	+ 5
War	69	5	63	22	- 16
Diphtheria	70	5	69	1	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	71	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	15	- 15
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to MOROCCO

Botswana

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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.