SURINAME VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SURINAME		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,306	7	138	+ 1,168
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	442	5	171	+ 271
Coronary Heart Disease	3	431	1	650	- 220
Stroke	4	419	2	615	- 196
Diabetes Mellitus	5	336	3	286	+ 50
Tuberculosis	6	171	37	17	+ 155
Road Traffic Accidents	7	161	13	89	+ 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	139	27	31	+ 108
Kidney Disease	9	134	4	281	- 148
Lung Disease	10	127	12	93	+ 34
Hypertension	11	124	9	134	- 9
Liver Disease	12	121	8	134	- 13
Low Birth Weight	13	118	19	51	+ 67
Violence	14	103	26	34	+ 69
Suicide	15	98	6	148	- 50
Congenital Anomalies	16	76	22	40	+ 36
Birth Trauma	17	69	30	28	+ 41
Asthma	18	61	39	16	+ 46
Other Injuries	19	57	15	73	- 15
Inflammatory/Heart	20	47	23	37	+ 10
Malnutrition	21	45	43	13	+ 32
Cervical Cancer	22	43	20	48	- 5
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	43	10	117	- 74
Maternal Conditions	24	31	41	14	+ 17
Meningitis	25	29	50	5	+ 23
Fires	26	29	44	13	+ 16
Endocrine Disorders	27	27	24	37	- 10
Oesophagus Cancer	28	27	56	2	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	24	28	29	- 5
Drownings	30	22	29	28	- 6
Lymphomas	31	20	34	23	- 2
Oral Cancer	32	18	40	16	+ 3
Breast Cancer	33	18	17	55	- 37
Falls	34	16	25	34	- 18
Liver Cancer	35	15	21	45	- 30
Epilepsy	36	15	36	18	- 3
Skin Cancers	37	14	60	1	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	38	12	31	28	- 15
Lung Cancers	39	12	11	102	- 90
Pertussis	40	12	59	1	+ 11
Prostate Cancer	41	12	14	78	- 67
Poisonings	42	11	57	2	+ 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	10	47	6	+ 3
Syphilis	44	10	52	3	+ 6
Alcohol	45	8	38	16	- 8
Skin Disease	46	8	18	53	- 45
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	7	16	72	- 65
Drug Use	48	7	45	7	- 1
Ovary Cancer	49	5	42	14	- 9
Pancreas Cancer	50	4	32	26	- 22
Leukemia	51	3	35	20	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	3	58	1	+ 2
Stomach Cancer	53	3	33	25	- 22
Schistosomiasis	54	3	55	2	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	55	2	54	3	- 0
Uterin Cancer	56	2	49	5	- 3
Appendicitis	57	2	53	3	- 1
Upper Respiratory	58	2	67	0	+ 2
Encephalitis	59	2	51	4	- 2
Bladder Cancer	60	2	48	5	- 4
Tetanus	61	2	62	1	+ 1
Hepatitis B	62	2	63	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	63	1	61	1	- 0
Malaria	64	0	78	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	68	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	69	0	+ 0
Measles	68	0	73	0	+ 0
War	69	0	66	0	- 0
Diphtheria	70	0	72	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	46	7	- 7
Chagas disease	77	0	64	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	85	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	84	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SURINAME

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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.