NETHERLANDS VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	35,896	55	33	+ 35,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	12,137	7	4,946	+ 7,191
Coronary Heart Disease	3	11,836	2	17,601	- 5,765
Stroke	4	11,518	4	9,707	+ 1,811
Diabetes Mellitus	5	9,229	14	2,386	+ 6,843
Tuberculosis	6	4,705	56	29	+ 4,676
Road Traffic Accidents	7	4,413	31	681	+ 3,732
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,823	33	584	+ 3,239
Kidney Disease	9	3,672	12	2,530	+ 1,142
Lung Disease	10	3,493	5	9,567	- 6,074
Hypertension	11	3,414	29	818	+ 2,596
Liver Disease	12	3,327	28	936	+ 2,391
Low Birth Weight	13	3,242	45	167	+ 3,074
Violence	14	2,823	48	107	+ 2,715
Suicide	15	2,682	17	2,025	+ 657
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,083	35	544	+ 1,539
Birth Trauma	17	1,896	52	74	+ 1,822
Asthma	18	1,684	46	165	+ 1,518
Other Injuries	19	1,569	19	1,648	- 79
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,283	23	1,201	+ 83
Malnutrition	21	1,240	63	12	+ 1,228
Cervical Cancer	22	1,189	39	266	+ 923
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,187	1	18,148	- 16,961
Maternal Conditions	24	854	65	8	+ 846
Meningitis	25	786	51	78	+ 707
Fires	26	786	53	49	+ 736
Endocrine Disorders	27	745	26	1,055	- 310
Oesophagus Cancer	28	744	15	2,145	- 1,401
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	653	47	130	+ 523
Drownings	30	599	49	98	+ 501
Lymphomas	31	557	13	2,511	- 1,954
Oral Cancer	32	508	30	768	- 260
Breast Cancer	33	496	9	3,535	- 3,039
Falls	34	447	8	4,131	- 3,684
Liver Cancer	35	415	24	1,163	- 748
Epilepsy	36	407	38	289	+ 118
Skin Cancers	37	377	27	1,024	- 648
Parkinson's Disease	38	343	16	2,120	- 1,777
Lung Cancers	39	329	3	10,980	- 10,650
Pertussis	40	323	67	1	+ 322
Prostate Cancer	41	323	10	3,265	- 2,942
Poisonings	42	307	61	17	+ 289
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	269	41	238	+ 31
Syphilis	44	264	69	1	+ 263
Alcohol	45	223	32	612	- 390
Skin Disease	46	217	36	295	- 79
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	200	6	5,829	- 5,629
Drug Use	48	186	42	231	- 44
Ovary Cancer	49	140	25	1,067	- 927
Pancreas Cancer	50	117	11	2,995	- 2,878
Leukemia	51	95	20	1,578	- 1,484
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	77	44	214	- 137
Stomach Cancer	53	74	22	1,361	- 1,286
Schistosomiasis	54	73	74	0	+ 73
Other Neoplasms	55	68	18	1,831	- 1,763
Uterin Cancer	56	68	34	566	- 498
Appendicitis	57	55	58	26	+ 29
Upper Respiratory	58	54	57	28	+ 26
Encephalitis	59	50	68	1	+ 50
Bladder Cancer	60	46	21	1,471	- 1,425
Tetanus	61	45	72	0	+ 45
Hepatitis B	62	42	62	14	+ 28
Multiple Sclerosis	63	22	37	295	- 273
Malaria	64	5	77	0	+ 5
Chlamydia	65	4	78	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	4	60	20	- 17
Ascariasis	67	3	82	0	+ 3
Measles	68	3	73	0	+ 3
War	69	3	66	2	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	2	71	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	2	64	10	- 8
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	42	- 42
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Oral conditions	82	0	59	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	249	- 249
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Botswana

Netherlands

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.