NIGER VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	53,206	30	1,048	+ 52,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	17,989	1	21,093	- 3,104
Coronary Heart Disease	3	17,543	6	8,229	+ 9,314
Stroke	4	17,072	5	8,717	+ 8,355
Diabetes Mellitus	5	13,680	17	2,630	+ 11,050
Tuberculosis	6	6,974	13	3,703	+ 3,271
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,541	8	5,946	+ 594
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,666	3	16,030	- 10,364
Kidney Disease	9	5,443	16	2,732	+ 2,711
Lung Disease	10	5,177	20	2,172	+ 3,005
Hypertension	11	5,061	25	1,356	+ 3,705
Liver Disease	12	4,931	11	4,116	+ 814
Low Birth Weight	13	4,805	4	9,560	- 4,755
Violence	14	4,184	19	2,244	+ 1,940
Suicide	15	3,976	27	1,227	+ 2,749
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,088	10	4,346	- 1,258
Birth Trauma	17	2,810	7	8,030	- 5,220
Asthma	18	2,495	22	1,902	+ 593
Other Injuries	19	2,326	12	3,826	- 1,500
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,902	34	769	+ 1,134
Malnutrition	21	1,838	21	2,170	- 332
Cervical Cancer	22	1,763	38	487	+ 1,276
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,760	32	858	+ 902
Maternal Conditions	24	1,266	14	3,317	- 2,051
Meningitis	25	1,165	9	5,237	- 4,072
Fires	26	1,165	28	1,120	+ 44
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,104	23	1,806	- 702
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,104	55	132	+ 972
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	968	31	1,044	- 76
Drownings	30	887	24	1,581	- 693
Lymphomas	31	826	43	350	+ 476
Oral Cancer	32	753	49	242	+ 511
Breast Cancer	33	735	29	1,075	- 341
Falls	34	662	26	1,297	- 636
Liver Cancer	35	615	35	745	- 130
Epilepsy	36	603	36	676	- 73
Skin Cancers	37	558	45	287	+ 271
Parkinson's Disease	38	508	47	275	+ 233
Lung Cancers	39	488	67	42	+ 446
Pertussis	40	479	15	2,858	- 2,378
Prostate Cancer	41	479	57	128	+ 351
Poisonings	42	454	33	771	- 317
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	398	39	467	- 68
Syphilis	44	392	62	110	+ 282
Alcohol	45	330	60	120	+ 210
Skin Disease	46	321	52	213	+ 109
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	297	37	522	- 225
Drug Use	48	276	58	126	+ 150
Ovary Cancer	49	208	40	425	- 217
Pancreas Cancer	50	173	54	138	+ 35
Leukemia	51	140	48	258	- 117
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	114	70	18	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	53	110	44	300	- 190
Schistosomiasis	54	108	50	237	- 129
Other Neoplasms	55	101	68	24	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	56	101	64	86	+ 15
Appendicitis	57	81	56	128	- 47
Upper Respiratory	58	80	63	94	- 14
Encephalitis	59	75	61	112	- 37
Bladder Cancer	60	69	53	161	- 92
Tetanus	61	67	42	372	- 305
Hepatitis B	62	62	46	279	- 217
Multiple Sclerosis	63	33	69	22	+ 10
Malaria	64	8	2	17,022	- 17,014
Chlamydia	65	6	71	3	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	5	66	46	- 40
Ascariasis	67	5	59	125	- 120
Measles	68	4	18	2,414	- 2,410
War	69	4	41	409	- 406
Diphtheria	70	3	65	60	- 57
Otitis Media	71	2	72	1	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	237	- 237
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	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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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.