SPAIN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	95,495	43	538	+ 94,957
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	32,288	7	13,717	+ 18,571
Coronary Heart Disease	3	31,487	1	51,684	- 20,197
Stroke	4	30,641	3	29,004	+ 1,637
Diabetes Mellitus	5	24,553	10	7,773	+ 16,779
Tuberculosis	6	12,517	50	270	+ 12,246
Road Traffic Accidents	7	11,739	31	1,829	+ 9,910
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,170	36	1,064	+ 9,106
Kidney Disease	9	9,769	8	9,725	+ 45
Lung Disease	10	9,292	5	18,926	- 9,634
Hypertension	11	9,083	9	9,115	- 31
Liver Disease	12	8,850	23	4,231	+ 4,619
Low Birth Weight	13	8,624	52	253	+ 8,372
Violence	14	7,509	51	262	+ 7,247
Suicide	15	7,136	25	3,609	+ 3,526
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,542	38	863	+ 4,679
Birth Trauma	17	5,044	60	113	+ 4,931
Asthma	18	4,479	35	1,133	+ 3,346
Other Injuries	19	4,174	15	5,536	- 1,362
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,415	19	4,984	- 1,569
Malnutrition	21	3,299	47	302	+ 2,996
Cervical Cancer	22	3,164	39	855	+ 2,309
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,158	2	42,339	- 39,180
Maternal Conditions	24	2,272	64	14	+ 2,258
Meningitis	25	2,091	59	129	+ 1,962
Fires	26	2,090	55	185	+ 1,906
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,981	21	4,863	- 2,882
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,981	29	2,011	- 31
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,738	44	475	+ 1,263
Drownings	30	1,593	45	446	+ 1,147
Lymphomas	31	1,482	16	5,335	- 3,852
Oral Cancer	32	1,351	27	2,583	- 1,232
Breast Cancer	33	1,319	11	7,067	- 5,749
Falls	34	1,188	26	3,246	- 2,058
Liver Cancer	35	1,105	18	5,098	- 3,994
Epilepsy	36	1,083	40	824	+ 259
Skin Cancers	37	1,002	32	1,803	- 801
Parkinson's Disease	38	912	20	4,943	- 4,031
Lung Cancers	39	876	4	22,131	- 21,255
Pertussis	40	860	73	2	+ 859
Prostate Cancer	41	859	13	6,420	- 5,561
Poisonings	42	816	57	170	+ 645
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	715	33	1,612	- 897
Syphilis	44	703	67	9	+ 694
Alcohol	45	592	46	333	+ 259
Skin Disease	46	577	30	1,840	- 1,264
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	532	6	16,957	- 16,425
Drug Use	48	496	41	776	- 281
Ovary Cancer	49	373	28	2,026	- 1,653
Pancreas Cancer	50	311	12	6,752	- 6,441
Leukemia	51	252	24	3,772	- 3,521
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	204	48	294	- 90
Stomach Cancer	53	198	14	5,796	- 5,598
Schistosomiasis	54	193	74	0	+ 193
Other Neoplasms	55	182	22	4,748	- 4,566
Uterin Cancer	56	181	34	1,612	- 1,431
Appendicitis	57	146	61	79	+ 67
Upper Respiratory	58	143	62	47	+ 97
Encephalitis	59	134	70	4	+ 131
Bladder Cancer	60	124	17	5,222	- 5,099
Tetanus	61	121	72	2	+ 119
Hepatitis B	62	111	58	162	- 51
Multiple Sclerosis	63	59	49	287	- 228
Malaria	64	14	83	0	+ 14
Chlamydia	65	10	82	0	+ 10
Hepatitis C	66	10	42	652	- 642
Ascariasis	67	9	78	0	+ 9
Measles	68	7	81	0	+ 7
War	69	7	68	6	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	6	76	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	71	4	66	9	- 5
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	3	- 3
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	54	204	- 204
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Oral conditions	82	0	63	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	37	914	- 914
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

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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.