POLAND VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		POLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	78,258	54	115	+ 78,143
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	26,460	4	19,998	+ 6,462
Coronary Heart Disease	3	25,803	1	117,700	- 91,897
Stroke	4	25,110	2	32,693	- 7,583
Diabetes Mellitus	5	20,121	8	8,947	+ 11,174
Tuberculosis	6	10,257	41	597	+ 9,661
Road Traffic Accidents	7	9,620	22	3,555	+ 6,066
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,334	37	839	+ 7,495
Kidney Disease	9	8,006	20	4,065	+ 3,941
Lung Disease	10	7,615	6	13,677	- 6,062
Hypertension	11	7,444	15	4,937	+ 2,507
Liver Disease	12	7,253	10	7,912	- 660
Low Birth Weight	13	7,068	42	579	+ 6,489
Violence	14	6,154	49	294	+ 5,860
Suicide	15	5,848	18	4,282	+ 1,566
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,542	36	916	+ 3,626
Birth Trauma	17	4,134	57	52	+ 4,082
Asthma	18	3,670	43	540	+ 3,130
Other Injuries	19	3,421	28	2,527	+ 894
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,798	23	3,495	- 696
Malnutrition	21	2,703	50	291	+ 2,413
Cervical Cancer	22	2,593	32	1,907	+ 686
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,588	21	3,701	- 1,113
Maternal Conditions	24	1,862	63	10	+ 1,852
Meningitis	25	1,713	53	171	+ 1,543
Fires	26	1,713	45	474	+ 1,239
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,624	38	831	+ 793
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,623	33	1,803	- 180
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,424	26	3,091	- 1,667
Drownings	30	1,305	39	636	+ 669
Lymphomas	31	1,215	19	4,141	- 2,927
Oral Cancer	32	1,107	25	3,377	- 2,269
Breast Cancer	33	1,081	9	7,967	- 6,886
Falls	34	974	16	4,712	- 3,738
Liver Cancer	35	905	29	2,290	- 1,385
Epilepsy	36	887	35	1,145	- 258
Skin Cancers	37	821	31	2,155	- 1,334
Parkinson's Disease	38	747	34	1,500	- 753
Lung Cancers	39	718	3	25,781	- 25,063
Pertussis	40	705	71	0	+ 705
Prostate Cancer	41	704	11	6,489	- 5,785
Poisonings	42	668	51	205	+ 464
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	586	40	612	- 26
Syphilis	44	576	69	0	+ 576
Alcohol	45	485	14	5,238	- 4,753
Skin Disease	46	473	46	469	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	436	5	14,610	- 14,174
Drug Use	48	406	48	321	+ 85
Ovary Cancer	49	305	27	2,929	- 2,624
Pancreas Cancer	50	255	13	5,430	- 5,175
Leukemia	51	206	24	3,456	- 3,249
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	167	47	369	- 202
Stomach Cancer	53	162	12	5,910	- 5,748
Schistosomiasis	54	158	76	0	+ 158
Other Neoplasms	55	149	7	9,256	- 9,107
Uterin Cancer	56	149	30	2,163	- 2,014
Appendicitis	57	120	55	69	+ 51
Upper Respiratory	58	117	60	19	+ 98
Encephalitis	59	110	64	6	+ 104
Bladder Cancer	60	101	17	4,700	- 4,599
Tetanus	61	99	67	2	+ 97
Hepatitis B	62	91	56	52	+ 39
Multiple Sclerosis	63	48	44	502	- 454
Malaria	64	11	78	0	+ 11
Chlamydia	65	8	73	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	8	52	188	- 180
Ascariasis	67	7	82	0	+ 7
Measles	68	6	72	0	+ 6
War	69	6	66	4	+ 2
Diphtheria	70	5	70	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	71	3	68	1	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	29	- 29
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	18	- 18
Oral conditions	82	0	65	4	- 4
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	62	12	- 12
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	30	- 30
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to POLAND

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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.