NIGERIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		NIGERIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	478,172	10	44,124	+ 434,049
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	161,675	1	207,281	- 45,606
Coronary Heart Disease	3	157,662	7	61,374	+ 96,289
Stroke	4	153,427	8	57,744	+ 95,683
Diabetes Mellitus	5	122,943	18	22,497	+ 100,447
Tuberculosis	6	62,674	3	127,335	- 64,661
Road Traffic Accidents	7	58,781	12	41,693	+ 17,088
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	50,923	2	144,724	- 93,802
Kidney Disease	9	48,918	20	18,189	+ 30,729
Lung Disease	10	46,529	22	12,569	+ 33,961
Hypertension	11	45,482	24	10,692	+ 34,791
Liver Disease	12	44,315	13	38,326	+ 5,989
Low Birth Weight	13	43,184	6	95,959	- 52,775
Violence	14	37,599	19	18,407	+ 19,192
Suicide	15	35,730	30	7,019	+ 28,711
Congenital Anomalies	16	27,752	9	49,696	- 21,944
Birth Trauma	17	25,257	5	100,186	- 74,929
Asthma	18	22,427	27	8,192	+ 14,235
Other Injuries	19	20,902	17	22,696	- 1,794
Inflammatory/Heart	20	17,098	42	4,826	+ 12,271
Malnutrition	21	16,518	36	5,896	+ 10,622
Cervical Cancer	22	15,842	25	10,574	+ 5,268
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	15,813	31	6,786	+ 9,028
Maternal Conditions	24	11,376	15	23,540	- 12,164
Meningitis	25	10,469	11	43,651	- 33,182
Fires	26	10,466	29	7,132	+ 3,335
Endocrine Disorders	27	9,920	21	15,799	- 5,879
Oesophagus Cancer	28	9,917	64	560	+ 9,357
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	8,702	37	5,846	+ 2,857
Drownings	30	7,975	32	6,584	+ 1,390
Lymphomas	31	7,423	40	5,202	+ 2,221
Oral Cancer	32	6,765	48	2,238	+ 4,527
Breast Cancer	33	6,603	23	11,884	- 5,281
Falls	34	5,948	28	7,528	- 1,580
Liver Cancer	35	5,531	39	5,289	+ 242
Epilepsy	36	5,421	41	5,001	+ 420
Skin Cancers	37	5,016	53	1,933	+ 3,083
Parkinson's Disease	38	4,564	46	2,473	+ 2,091
Lung Cancers	39	4,386	57	1,295	+ 3,090
Pertussis	40	4,308	16	23,282	- 18,974
Prostate Cancer	41	4,301	35	5,914	- 1,614
Poisonings	42	4,084	33	6,570	- 2,486
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	3,580	52	1,946	+ 1,635
Syphilis	44	3,519	38	5,449	- 1,930
Alcohol	45	2,965	58	1,031	+ 1,934
Skin Disease	46	2,889	56	1,468	+ 1,420
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	2,665	43	4,152	- 1,487
Drug Use	48	2,481	34	6,273	- 3,792
Ovary Cancer	49	1,866	49	2,133	- 266
Pancreas Cancer	50	1,558	51	1,975	- 417
Leukemia	51	1,261	47	2,257	- 996
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,022	69	165	+ 857
Stomach Cancer	53	991	50	2,129	- 1,138
Schistosomiasis	54	968	54	1,508	- 540
Other Neoplasms	55	911	66	290	+ 621
Uterin Cancer	56	908	62	679	+ 229
Appendicitis	57	732	60	760	- 28
Upper Respiratory	58	717	67	259	+ 458
Encephalitis	59	673	59	937	- 264
Bladder Cancer	60	619	63	670	- 51
Tetanus	61	603	26	8,355	- 7,751
Hepatitis B	62	558	55	1,488	- 930
Multiple Sclerosis	63	295	68	179	+ 116
Malaria	64	69	4	100,963	- 100,894
Chlamydia	65	51	71	14	+ 37
Hepatitis C	66	49	65	304	- 255
Ascariasis	67	44	61	685	- 641
Measles	68	36	14	29,439	- 29,403
War	69	34	45	3,245	- 3,211
Diphtheria	70	28	44	3,800	- 3,771
Otitis Media	71	21	72	3	+ 18
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	2	- 2
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	23	- 23
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGERIA

Botswana

Nigeria

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.