SWITZERLAND VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SWITZERLAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,896	54	29	+ 17,867
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,051	8	1,949	+ 4,102
Coronary Heart Disease	3	5,901	1	10,713	- 4,813
Stroke	4	5,742	3	3,918	+ 1,825
Diabetes Mellitus	5	4,601	17	1,022	+ 3,580
Tuberculosis	6	2,346	56	21	+ 2,324
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,200	34	193	+ 2,007
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,906	35	186	+ 1,720
Kidney Disease	9	1,831	13	1,261	+ 570
Lung Disease	10	1,741	5	2,902	- 1,161
Hypertension	11	1,702	6	2,471	- 769
Liver Disease	12	1,659	21	677	+ 981
Low Birth Weight	13	1,616	43	105	+ 1,511
Violence	14	1,407	51	42	+ 1,365
Suicide	15	1,337	14	1,249	+ 88
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,039	31	305	+ 733
Birth Trauma	17	945	52	32	+ 913
Asthma	18	839	46	95	+ 745
Other Injuries	19	782	30	410	+ 373
Inflammatory/Heart	20	640	16	1,027	- 387
Malnutrition	21	618	47	84	+ 534
Cervical Cancer	22	593	42	105	+ 488
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	592	2	7,192	- 6,600
Maternal Conditions	24	426	64	4	+ 422
Meningitis	25	392	57	20	+ 372
Fires	26	392	55	21	+ 370
Endocrine Disorders	27	371	25	593	- 222
Oesophagus Cancer	28	371	28	491	- 120
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	326	41	122	+ 203
Drownings	30	298	50	49	+ 249
Lymphomas	31	278	15	1,131	- 853
Oral Cancer	32	253	26	500	- 247
Breast Cancer	33	247	11	1,577	- 1,330
Falls	34	223	9	1,919	- 1,697
Liver Cancer	35	207	19	805	- 598
Epilepsy	36	203	39	159	+ 44
Skin Cancers	37	188	27	493	- 305
Parkinson's Disease	38	171	18	857	- 686
Lung Cancers	39	164	4	3,520	- 3,355
Pertussis	40	161	73	0	+ 161
Prostate Cancer	41	161	10	1,579	- 1,418
Poisonings	42	153	60	13	+ 140
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	134	48	78	+ 56
Syphilis	44	132	65	2	+ 130
Alcohol	45	111	32	229	- 118
Skin Disease	46	108	40	129	- 21
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	100	7	1,995	- 1,895
Drug Use	48	93	36	176	- 83
Ovary Cancer	49	70	29	457	- 387
Pancreas Cancer	50	58	12	1,486	- 1,428
Leukemia	51	47	22	671	- 624
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	38	49	68	- 30
Stomach Cancer	53	37	24	614	- 577
Schistosomiasis	54	36	72	0	+ 36
Other Neoplasms	55	34	20	681	- 647
Uterin Cancer	56	34	33	224	- 190
Appendicitis	57	27	59	15	+ 13
Upper Respiratory	58	27	61	11	+ 16
Encephalitis	59	25	68	1	+ 25
Bladder Cancer	60	23	23	669	- 646
Tetanus	61	23	70	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	62	21	63	5	+ 16
Multiple Sclerosis	63	11	38	160	- 149
Malaria	64	3	77	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	79	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	58	15	- 13
Ascariasis	67	2	82	0	+ 2
Measles	68	1	75	0	+ 1
War	69	1	67	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	69	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	80	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	66	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	81	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	53	32	- 32
Osteoarthritis	81	0	37	170	- 170
Oral conditions	82	0	62	8	- 8
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	44	102	- 102
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	45	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWITZERLAND

Botswana

Switzerland

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.