SRI LANKA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SRI LANKA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	44,400	55	39	+ 44,360
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	15,012	8	5,117	+ 9,895
Coronary Heart Disease	3	14,639	1	26,304	- 11,665
Stroke	4	14,246	6	6,805	+ 7,441
Diabetes Mellitus	5	11,416	2	12,460	- 1,045
Tuberculosis	6	5,819	25	769	+ 5,050
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,458	9	4,200	+ 1,258
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,728	28	605	+ 4,124
Kidney Disease	9	4,542	5	6,858	- 2,316
Lung Disease	10	4,320	3	9,456	- 5,136
Hypertension	11	4,223	20	1,055	+ 3,168
Liver Disease	12	4,115	17	1,303	+ 2,812
Low Birth Weight	13	4,010	29	536	+ 3,474
Violence	14	3,491	31	499	+ 2,992
Suicide	15	3,318	10	2,977	+ 340
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,577	22	989	+ 1,588
Birth Trauma	17	2,345	44	193	+ 2,152
Asthma	18	2,082	7	6,471	- 4,389
Other Injuries	19	1,941	14	1,529	+ 411
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,588	35	425	+ 1,163
Malnutrition	21	1,534	54	43	+ 1,490
Cervical Cancer	22	1,471	26	762	+ 709
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,468	4	6,939	- 5,470
Maternal Conditions	24	1,056	48	96	+ 960
Meningitis	25	972	46	146	+ 826
Fires	26	972	41	239	+ 733
Endocrine Disorders	27	921	32	462	+ 459
Oesophagus Cancer	28	921	13	1,544	- 623
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	808	56	38	+ 770
Drownings	30	740	27	731	+ 10
Lymphomas	31	689	21	1,027	- 338
Oral Cancer	32	628	11	2,893	- 2,265
Breast Cancer	33	613	15	1,383	- 770
Falls	34	552	23	964	- 412
Liver Cancer	35	514	19	1,090	- 577
Epilepsy	36	503	39	269	+ 234
Skin Cancers	37	466	52	58	+ 407
Parkinson's Disease	38	424	45	168	+ 256
Lung Cancers	39	407	12	1,775	- 1,368
Pertussis	40	400	59	15	+ 385
Prostate Cancer	41	399	30	507	- 108
Poisonings	42	379	49	93	+ 286
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	332	53	49	+ 283
Syphilis	44	327	58	15	+ 312
Alcohol	45	275	51	82	+ 193
Skin Disease	46	268	36	293	- 24
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	247	24	911	- 664
Drug Use	48	230	40	257	- 27
Ovary Cancer	49	173	37	281	- 108
Pancreas Cancer	50	145	43	214	- 69
Leukemia	51	117	18	1,155	- 1,038
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	95	60	11	+ 84
Stomach Cancer	53	92	16	1,321	- 1,229
Schistosomiasis	54	90	81	0	+ 90
Other Neoplasms	55	85	50	86	- 1
Uterin Cancer	56	84	42	218	- 134
Appendicitis	57	68	64	5	+ 63
Upper Respiratory	58	67	66	5	+ 62
Encephalitis	59	62	61	10	+ 52
Bladder Cancer	60	57	34	432	- 374
Tetanus	61	56	57	27	+ 29
Hepatitis B	62	52	62	6	+ 46
Multiple Sclerosis	63	27	69	2	+ 25
Malaria	64	6	80	0	+ 6
Chlamydia	65	5	84	0	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	5	75	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	67	4	72	0	+ 4
Measles	68	3	77	0	+ 3
War	69	3	38	280	- 277
Diphtheria	70	3	74	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	71	2	76	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	63	6	- 6
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	71	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	47	131	- 131
Chagas disease	77	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	82	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	70	2	- 2
Osteoarthritis	81	0	67	3	- 3
Oral conditions	82	0	68	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	33	445	- 445
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	65	5	- 5
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SRI LANKA

Botswana

Sri Lanka

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.