RUSSIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		RUSSIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	284,424	15	21,262	+ 263,163
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	96,167	10	32,404	+ 63,762
Coronary Heart Disease	3	93,780	1	562,711	- 468,931
Stroke	4	91,261	2	327,199	- 235,938
Diabetes Mellitus	5	73,129	18	18,345	+ 54,784
Tuberculosis	6	37,280	30	8,422	+ 28,858
Road Traffic Accidents	7	34,964	19	17,507	+ 17,457
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	30,289	55	403	+ 29,886
Kidney Disease	9	29,097	22	11,581	+ 17,516
Lung Disease	10	27,676	9	36,600	- 8,924
Hypertension	11	27,054	17	18,348	+ 8,706
Liver Disease	12	26,359	6	45,463	- 19,104
Low Birth Weight	13	25,687	44	2,153	+ 23,534
Violence	14	22,365	23	11,450	+ 10,914
Suicide	15	21,253	8	36,625	- 15,373
Congenital Anomalies	16	16,507	41	4,201	+ 12,306
Birth Trauma	17	15,023	53	714	+ 14,309
Asthma	18	13,340	46	1,764	+ 11,576
Other Injuries	19	12,433	14	22,517	- 10,084
Inflammatory/Heart	20	10,170	4	54,060	- 43,890
Malnutrition	21	9,825	57	242	+ 9,583
Cervical Cancer	22	9,423	34	7,423	+ 2,000
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	9,406	5	48,522	- 39,116
Maternal Conditions	24	6,767	56	267	+ 6,499
Meningitis	25	6,227	48	1,037	+ 5,190
Fires	26	6,226	37	6,387	- 162
Endocrine Disorders	27	5,901	45	2,004	+ 3,897
Oesophagus Cancer	28	5,899	33	7,431	- 1,532
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	5,176	28	8,938	- 3,762
Drownings	30	4,743	36	6,629	- 1,885
Lymphomas	31	4,415	29	8,919	- 4,504
Oral Cancer	32	4,024	25	10,880	- 6,856
Breast Cancer	33	3,928	13	23,242	- 19,314
Falls	34	3,538	21	11,705	- 8,166
Liver Cancer	35	3,290	24	11,165	- 7,875
Epilepsy	36	3,225	52	718	+ 2,506
Skin Cancers	37	2,983	39	5,612	- 2,628
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,715	26	9,371	- 6,656
Lung Cancers	39	2,609	3	54,361	- 51,753
Pertussis	40	2,563	65	2	+ 2,561
Prostate Cancer	41	2,558	20	14,107	- 11,549
Poisonings	42	2,429	40	5,565	- 3,136
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	2,130	42	2,770	- 640
Syphilis	44	2,093	62	19	+ 2,075
Alcohol	45	1,764	12	27,984	- 26,220
Skin Disease	46	1,718	43	2,735	- 1,017
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,585	7	42,633	- 41,048
Drug Use	48	1,476	27	9,113	- 7,637
Ovary Cancer	49	1,110	32	8,123	- 7,013
Pancreas Cancer	50	927	16	20,282	- 19,355
Leukemia	51	750	31	8,238	- 7,487
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	608	50	750	- 142
Stomach Cancer	53	589	11	29,386	- 28,796
Schistosomiasis	54	576	72	0	+ 576
Other Neoplasms	55	542	51	729	- 187
Uterin Cancer	56	540	35	6,867	- 6,327
Appendicitis	57	435	54	409	+ 27
Upper Respiratory	58	426	58	158	+ 268
Encephalitis	59	400	47	1,076	- 676
Bladder Cancer	60	368	38	6,307	- 5,939
Tetanus	61	359	63	3	+ 356
Hepatitis B	62	332	60	43	+ 288
Multiple Sclerosis	63	175	49	827	- 652
Malaria	64	41	74	0	+ 41
Chlamydia	65	30	61	25	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	29	66	2	+ 27
Ascariasis	67	26	77	0	+ 26
Measles	68	21	68	0	+ 21
War	69	20	59	123	- 103
Diphtheria	70	17	67	0	+ 17
Otitis Media	71	12	64	3	+ 9
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	70	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to RUSSIA

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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.