SWEDEN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	21,389	61	13	+ 21,376
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	7,232	7	2,659	+ 4,573
Coronary Heart Disease	3	7,052	1	15,136	- 8,083
Stroke	4	6,863	3	6,035	+ 828
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,499	11	1,834	+ 3,665
Tuberculosis	6	2,803	56	24	+ 2,779
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,629	34	315	+ 2,314
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,278	36	289	+ 1,988
Kidney Disease	9	2,188	12	1,629	+ 559
Lung Disease	10	2,081	4	4,344	- 2,263
Hypertension	11	2,034	10	1,838	+ 196
Liver Disease	12	1,982	23	723	+ 1,259
Low Birth Weight	13	1,932	51	50	+ 1,881
Violence	14	1,682	47	113	+ 1,569
Suicide	15	1,598	14	1,479	+ 119
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,241	35	308	+ 934
Birth Trauma	17	1,130	55	34	+ 1,096
Asthma	18	1,003	42	158	+ 845
Other Injuries	19	935	15	1,374	- 439
Inflammatory/Heart	20	765	28	547	+ 218
Malnutrition	21	739	45	117	+ 622
Cervical Cancer	22	709	38	228	+ 481
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	707	2	10,917	- 10,210
Maternal Conditions	24	509	64	5	+ 504
Meningitis	25	468	54	35	+ 433
Fires	26	468	49	65	+ 404
Endocrine Disorders	27	444	24	702	- 258
Oesophagus Cancer	28	444	29	538	- 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	389	37	277	+ 112
Drownings	30	357	46	114	+ 242
Lymphomas	31	332	16	1,357	- 1,025
Oral Cancer	32	303	31	379	- 77
Breast Cancer	33	295	13	1,582	- 1,287
Falls	34	266	17	1,109	- 843
Liver Cancer	35	247	22	752	- 504
Epilepsy	36	243	44	121	+ 122
Skin Cancers	37	224	25	650	- 426
Parkinson's Disease	38	204	19	943	- 739
Lung Cancers	39	196	5	3,722	- 3,526
Pertussis	40	193	67	0	+ 192
Prostate Cancer	41	192	8	2,622	- 2,430
Poisonings	42	183	60	18	+ 165
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	160	48	110	+ 50
Syphilis	44	157	72	0	+ 157
Alcohol	45	133	32	359	- 226
Skin Disease	46	129	39	220	- 91
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	119	6	3,049	- 2,930
Drug Use	48	111	30	423	- 312
Ovary Cancer	49	83	27	553	- 469
Pancreas Cancer	50	70	9	1,849	- 1,779
Leukemia	51	56	20	825	- 769
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	46	43	129	- 83
Stomach Cancer	53	44	26	612	- 568
Schistosomiasis	54	43	69	0	+ 43
Other Neoplasms	55	41	18	1,036	- 995
Uterin Cancer	56	41	33	345	- 304
Appendicitis	57	33	59	18	+ 15
Upper Respiratory	58	32	58	20	+ 13
Encephalitis	59	30	71	0	+ 30
Bladder Cancer	60	28	21	760	- 733
Tetanus	61	27	68	0	+ 27
Hepatitis B	62	25	62	9	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	41	170	- 157
Malaria	64	3	74	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	73	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	53	44	- 42
Ascariasis	67	2	81	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	83	0	+ 2
War	69	2	65	2	- 0
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	1	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	52	46	- 46
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Oral conditions	82	0	63	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	40	175	- 175
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

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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.