SOUTH AFRICA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	122,080	1	71,996	+ 50,084
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	41,276	2	39,341	+ 1,936
Coronary Heart Disease	3	40,252	3	32,739	+ 7,513
Stroke	4	39,171	4	30,693	+ 8,477
Diabetes Mellitus	5	31,388	5	30,188	+ 1,200
Tuberculosis	6	16,001	6	21,965	- 5,964
Road Traffic Accidents	7	15,007	11	13,014	+ 1,993
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,001	8	15,843	- 2,842
Kidney Disease	9	12,489	9	15,302	- 2,813
Lung Disease	10	11,879	13	11,895	- 16
Hypertension	11	11,612	12	12,789	- 1,177
Liver Disease	12	11,314	14	9,013	+ 2,300
Low Birth Weight	13	11,025	16	6,250	+ 4,775
Violence	14	9,599	7	21,000	- 11,400
Suicide	15	9,122	10	13,774	- 4,652
Congenital Anomalies	16	7,085	25	4,351	+ 2,735
Birth Trauma	17	6,448	30	3,004	+ 3,445
Asthma	18	5,726	18	5,966	- 240
Other Injuries	19	5,336	17	6,014	- 677
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,365	21	5,408	- 1,043
Malnutrition	21	4,217	34	2,381	+ 1,836
Cervical Cancer	22	4,045	20	5,555	- 1,511
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,037	22	4,676	- 639
Maternal Conditions	24	2,904	38	1,700	+ 1,205
Meningitis	25	2,673	26	3,660	- 988
Fires	26	2,672	27	3,618	- 945
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,533	19	5,890	- 3,357
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,532	29	3,486	- 954
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,222	36	1,894	+ 328
Drownings	30	2,036	32	2,403	- 367
Lymphomas	31	1,895	31	2,818	- 923
Oral Cancer	32	1,727	41	1,406	+ 321
Breast Cancer	33	1,686	23	4,533	- 2,848
Falls	34	1,519	42	1,399	+ 120
Liver Cancer	35	1,412	33	2,383	- 971
Epilepsy	36	1,384	37	1,870	- 486
Skin Cancers	37	1,281	48	993	+ 288
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,165	46	1,077	+ 88
Lung Cancers	39	1,120	15	7,705	- 6,586
Pertussis	40	1,100	43	1,142	- 42
Prostate Cancer	41	1,098	24	4,374	- 3,276
Poisonings	42	1,043	50	975	+ 67
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	914	47	1,015	- 101
Syphilis	44	898	44	1,130	- 231
Alcohol	45	757	49	987	- 230
Skin Disease	46	738	45	1,101	- 364
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	680	28	3,587	- 2,906
Drug Use	48	633	53	770	- 136
Ovary Cancer	49	476	51	951	- 474
Pancreas Cancer	50	398	35	2,007	- 1,609
Leukemia	51	322	40	1,464	- 1,142
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	261	55	376	- 115
Stomach Cancer	53	253	39	1,535	- 1,282
Schistosomiasis	54	247	66	35	+ 212
Other Neoplasms	55	233	58	267	- 34
Uterin Cancer	56	232	54	512	- 280
Appendicitis	57	187	56	274	- 87
Upper Respiratory	58	183	60	223	- 40
Encephalitis	59	172	59	234	- 62
Bladder Cancer	60	158	52	829	- 671
Tetanus	61	154	65	38	+ 116
Hepatitis B	62	142	61	139	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	63	75	62	113	- 38
Malaria	64	18	63	83	- 65
Chlamydia	65	13	68	18	- 5
Hepatitis C	66	13	70	8	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	11	71	3	+ 8
Measles	68	9	57	270	- 261
War	69	9	64	66	- 57
Diphtheria	70	7	69	16	- 9
Otitis Media	71	5	67	19	- 14
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Botswana

South Africa

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.