SOUTH KOREA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	105,193	55	84	+ 105,108
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,567	2	26,650	+ 8,917
Coronary Heart Disease	3	34,684	1	28,043	+ 6,641
Stroke	4	33,752	3	25,596	+ 8,156
Diabetes Mellitus	5	27,046	13	6,812	+ 20,234
Tuberculosis	6	13,788	24	1,950	+ 11,837
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,931	15	4,399	+ 8,532
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,202	35	929	+ 10,274
Kidney Disease	9	10,761	9	10,107	+ 654
Lung Disease	10	10,236	11	8,526	+ 1,710
Hypertension	11	10,006	17	3,711	+ 6,295
Liver Disease	12	9,749	14	6,348	+ 3,400
Low Birth Weight	13	9,500	45	370	+ 9,130
Violence	14	8,271	44	386	+ 7,885
Suicide	15	7,860	5	14,636	- 6,775
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,105	41	518	+ 5,587
Birth Trauma	17	5,556	54	88	+ 5,468
Asthma	18	4,934	32	1,150	+ 3,783
Other Injuries	19	4,598	18	3,634	+ 964
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,761	31	1,325	+ 2,436
Malnutrition	21	3,634	53	88	+ 3,545
Cervical Cancer	22	3,485	34	1,065	+ 2,420
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,479	6	12,145	- 8,666
Maternal Conditions	24	2,503	61	34	+ 2,469
Meningitis	25	2,303	58	51	+ 2,252
Fires	26	2,302	47	263	+ 2,039
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,182	25	1,891	+ 292
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,182	28	1,733	+ 449
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,914	38	540	+ 1,375
Drownings	30	1,754	42	501	+ 1,254
Lymphomas	31	1,633	19	3,477	- 1,844
Oral Cancer	32	1,488	29	1,457	+ 31
Breast Cancer	33	1,453	21	2,880	- 1,428
Falls	34	1,309	20	2,934	- 1,626
Liver Cancer	35	1,217	7	11,589	- 10,372
Epilepsy	36	1,193	40	524	+ 668
Skin Cancers	37	1,103	37	585	+ 519
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,004	16	3,951	- 2,947
Lung Cancers	39	965	4	20,293	- 19,328
Pertussis	40	948	67	6	+ 942
Prostate Cancer	41	946	22	2,316	- 1,369
Poisonings	42	898	52	115	+ 783
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	788	48	224	+ 563
Syphilis	44	774	62	27	+ 748
Alcohol	45	652	33	1,081	- 428
Skin Disease	46	636	36	704	- 69
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	586	8	10,180	- 9,594
Drug Use	48	546	50	154	+ 392
Ovary Cancer	49	411	30	1,330	- 919
Pancreas Cancer	50	343	12	6,994	- 6,651
Leukemia	51	277	23	2,140	- 1,863
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	225	51	150	+ 75
Stomach Cancer	53	218	10	8,625	- 8,407
Schistosomiasis	54	213	72	1	+ 212
Other Neoplasms	55	200	26	1,807	- 1,606
Uterin Cancer	56	200	43	420	- 220
Appendicitis	57	161	57	54	+ 107
Upper Respiratory	58	158	63	26	+ 132
Encephalitis	59	148	65	19	+ 129
Bladder Cancer	60	136	27	1,768	- 1,632
Tetanus	61	133	69	5	+ 128
Hepatitis B	62	123	39	526	- 403
Multiple Sclerosis	63	65	66	11	+ 54
Malaria	64	15	71	1	+ 14
Chlamydia	65	11	84	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	66	11	49	168	- 157
Ascariasis	67	10	74	0	+ 10
Measles	68	8	83	0	+ 8
War	69	7	68	5	+ 3
Diphtheria	70	6	73	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	71	5	70	5	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	59	49	- 49
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Oral conditions	82	0	64	21	- 21
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	46	329	- 329
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Botswana

South Korea

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.