NEPAL VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		NEPAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	62,860	34	737	+ 62,123
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,253	6	6,237	+ 15,016
Coronary Heart Disease	3	20,726	2	19,677	+ 1,049
Stroke	4	20,169	4	12,909	+ 7,261
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,162	14	2,929	+ 13,233
Tuberculosis	6	8,239	3	16,535	- 8,295
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,727	9	4,654	+ 3,073
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,694	7	6,071	+ 624
Kidney Disease	9	6,431	10	4,284	+ 2,147
Lung Disease	10	6,117	1	27,027	- 20,910
Hypertension	11	5,979	18	2,092	+ 3,887
Liver Disease	12	5,826	5	6,383	- 558
Low Birth Weight	13	5,677	11	3,822	+ 1,855
Violence	14	4,943	35	704	+ 4,239
Suicide	15	4,697	16	2,571	+ 2,126
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,648	21	1,949	+ 1,700
Birth Trauma	17	3,320	15	2,676	+ 645
Asthma	18	2,948	8	5,930	- 2,982
Other Injuries	19	2,748	22	1,655	+ 1,093
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,248	48	217	+ 2,030
Malnutrition	21	2,171	31	845	+ 1,327
Cervical Cancer	22	2,083	20	1,969	+ 113
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,079	19	2,022	+ 57
Maternal Conditions	24	1,495	28	977	+ 519
Meningitis	25	1,376	43	377	+ 999
Fires	26	1,376	50	184	+ 1,192
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,304	45	257	+ 1,047
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,304	38	491	+ 813
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,144	49	191	+ 953
Drownings	30	1,048	23	1,505	- 457
Lymphomas	31	976	32	768	+ 208
Oral Cancer	32	889	24	1,389	- 499
Breast Cancer	33	868	27	1,038	- 170
Falls	34	782	13	3,321	- 2,539
Liver Cancer	35	727	46	256	+ 471
Epilepsy	36	713	30	874	- 161
Skin Cancers	37	659	42	400	+ 260
Parkinson's Disease	38	600	33	760	- 160
Lung Cancers	39	577	12	3,586	- 3,010
Pertussis	40	566	40	453	+ 114
Prostate Cancer	41	565	58	85	+ 480
Poisonings	42	537	39	474	+ 63
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	471	17	2,320	- 1,849
Syphilis	44	463	54	134	+ 329
Alcohol	45	390	52	168	+ 222
Skin Disease	46	380	67	17	+ 363
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	350	26	1,167	- 817
Drug Use	48	326	57	93	+ 233
Ovary Cancer	49	245	37	585	- 339
Pancreas Cancer	50	205	41	445	- 240
Leukemia	51	166	36	668	- 502
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	134	51	173	- 39
Stomach Cancer	53	130	25	1,379	- 1,249
Schistosomiasis	54	127	73	0	+ 127
Other Neoplasms	55	120	61	50	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	56	119	60	56	+ 63
Appendicitis	57	96	47	220	- 124
Upper Respiratory	58	94	66	24	+ 71
Encephalitis	59	88	29	882	- 793
Bladder Cancer	60	81	44	325	- 243
Tetanus	61	79	53	134	- 55
Hepatitis B	62	73	56	117	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	63	39	63	38	+ 0
Malaria	64	9	72	0	+ 9
Chlamydia	65	7	68	5	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	6	64	29	- 22
Ascariasis	67	6	69	4	+ 2
Measles	68	5	59	60	- 55
War	69	4	65	24	- 20
Diphtheria	70	4	71	1	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	3	70	4	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	120	- 120
Chagas disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	62	39	- 39
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	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NEPAL

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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.