SOMALIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SOMALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	26,292	33	610	+ 25,682
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,890	1	21,712	- 12,822
Coronary Heart Disease	3	8,669	7	7,233	+ 1,436
Stroke	4	8,436	6	8,595	- 159
Diabetes Mellitus	5	6,760	16	2,888	+ 3,872
Tuberculosis	6	3,446	4	10,261	- 6,815
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,232	11	4,231	- 999
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,800	2	15,363	- 12,563
Kidney Disease	9	2,690	21	2,051	+ 639
Lung Disease	10	2,558	19	2,442	+ 116
Hypertension	11	2,501	18	2,643	- 143
Liver Disease	12	2,437	13	3,917	- 1,480
Low Birth Weight	13	2,374	8	6,250	- 3,876
Violence	14	2,067	29	828	+ 1,239
Suicide	15	1,965	27	1,219	+ 746
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,526	15	3,410	- 1,884
Birth Trauma	17	1,389	5	9,573	- 8,185
Asthma	18	1,233	23	1,878	- 645
Other Injuries	19	1,149	14	3,602	- 2,452
Inflammatory/Heart	20	940	39	521	+ 419
Malnutrition	21	908	10	4,825	- 3,916
Cervical Cancer	22	871	28	883	- 12
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	869	32	647	+ 222
Maternal Conditions	24	626	12	4,127	- 3,501
Meningitis	25	576	9	5,381	- 4,805
Fires	26	575	30	810	- 235
Endocrine Disorders	27	545	44	406	+ 139
Oesophagus Cancer	28	545	40	516	+ 29
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	478	36	559	- 81
Drownings	30	438	25	1,272	- 833
Lymphomas	31	408	34	605	- 196
Oral Cancer	32	372	46	328	+ 44
Breast Cancer	33	363	26	1,232	- 868
Falls	34	327	37	548	- 221
Liver Cancer	35	304	53	256	+ 48
Epilepsy	36	298	43	419	- 121
Skin Cancers	37	276	57	164	+ 112
Parkinson's Disease	38	251	56	184	+ 67
Lung Cancers	39	241	54	233	+ 8
Pertussis	40	237	20	2,054	- 1,817
Prostate Cancer	41	236	52	285	- 49
Poisonings	42	225	31	758	- 533
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	197	41	446	- 249
Syphilis	44	193	45	378	- 184
Alcohol	45	163	59	151	+ 12
Skin Disease	46	159	58	151	+ 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	147	38	546	- 400
Drug Use	48	136	65	54	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	49	103	50	295	- 192
Pancreas Cancer	50	86	62	108	- 22
Leukemia	51	69	35	562	- 492
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	56	66	35	+ 21
Stomach Cancer	53	54	49	310	- 255
Schistosomiasis	54	53	42	435	- 382
Other Neoplasms	55	50	70	12	+ 38
Uterin Cancer	56	50	64	78	- 28
Appendicitis	57	40	55	188	- 148
Upper Respiratory	58	39	47	326	- 286
Encephalitis	59	37	63	91	- 54
Bladder Cancer	60	34	61	149	- 115
Tetanus	61	33	17	2,648	- 2,615
Hepatitis B	62	31	48	315	- 284
Multiple Sclerosis	63	16	71	8	+ 8
Malaria	64	4	22	1,942	- 1,938
Chlamydia	65	3	72	5	- 2
Hepatitis C	66	3	67	34	- 32
Ascariasis	67	2	69	30	- 27
Measles	68	2	3	11,576	- 11,574
War	69	2	24	1,318	- 1,316
Diphtheria	70	2	60	150	- 148
Otitis Media	71	1	68	32	- 30
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	51	290	- 290
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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOMALIA

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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.