SYRIA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		SYRIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	48,202	58	15	+ 48,188
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,298	4	2,958	+ 13,339
Coronary Heart Disease	3	15,893	1	28,203	- 12,310
Stroke	4	15,466	2	8,088	+ 7,378
Diabetes Mellitus	5	12,393	15	1,534	+ 10,860
Tuberculosis	6	6,318	56	23	+ 6,295
Road Traffic Accidents	7	5,925	5	2,550	+ 3,375
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,133	7	2,156	+ 2,977
Kidney Disease	9	4,931	6	2,329	+ 2,602
Lung Disease	10	4,690	13	1,601	+ 3,089
Hypertension	11	4,585	23	707	+ 3,877
Liver Disease	12	4,467	11	1,720	+ 2,747
Low Birth Weight	13	4,353	12	1,652	+ 2,701
Violence	14	3,790	25	444	+ 3,346
Suicide	15	3,602	33	333	+ 3,269
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,798	8	2,077	+ 720
Birth Trauma	17	2,546	21	744	+ 1,802
Asthma	18	2,261	17	1,052	+ 1,208
Other Injuries	19	2,107	24	521	+ 1,586
Inflammatory/Heart	20	1,724	32	337	+ 1,386
Malnutrition	21	1,665	51	73	+ 1,592
Cervical Cancer	22	1,597	42	188	+ 1,409
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	1,594	14	1,551	+ 43
Maternal Conditions	24	1,147	45	105	+ 1,042
Meningitis	25	1,055	35	295	+ 760
Fires	26	1,055	43	179	+ 876
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,000	26	418	+ 582
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,000	47	97	+ 902
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	877	49	79	+ 798
Drownings	30	804	40	215	+ 589
Lymphomas	31	748	18	827	- 79
Oral Cancer	32	682	36	289	+ 393
Breast Cancer	33	666	10	1,953	- 1,287
Falls	34	600	29	383	+ 217
Liver Cancer	35	558	31	366	+ 191
Epilepsy	36	547	48	92	+ 454
Skin Cancers	37	506	38	276	+ 229
Parkinson's Disease	38	460	30	367	+ 93
Lung Cancers	39	442	9	2,048	- 1,606
Pertussis	40	434	37	289	+ 145
Prostate Cancer	41	434	28	404	+ 29
Poisonings	42	412	46	98	+ 314
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	361	41	197	+ 163
Syphilis	44	355	55	31	+ 324
Alcohol	45	299	53	51	+ 248
Skin Disease	46	291	61	8	+ 283
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	269	16	1,224	- 955
Drug Use	48	250	39	249	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	49	188	34	328	- 140
Pancreas Cancer	50	157	27	411	- 254
Leukemia	51	127	19	796	- 669
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	103	62	7	+ 96
Stomach Cancer	53	100	22	725	- 625
Schistosomiasis	54	98	60	11	+ 86
Other Neoplasms	55	92	57	21	+ 71
Uterin Cancer	56	92	44	146	- 54
Appendicitis	57	74	54	36	+ 37
Upper Respiratory	58	72	66	3	+ 69
Encephalitis	59	68	50	77	- 9
Bladder Cancer	60	62	20	757	- 695
Tetanus	61	61	52	57	+ 3
Hepatitis B	62	56	63	5	+ 51
Multiple Sclerosis	63	30	59	14	+ 16
Malaria	64	7	79	0	+ 7
Chlamydia	65	5	69	1	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	5	68	1	+ 4
Ascariasis	67	4	67	1	+ 3
Measles	68	4	70	0	+ 3
War	69	3	3	7,760	- 7,757
Diphtheria	70	3	64	5	- 2
Otitis Media	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	5	- 5
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	82	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	81	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SYRIA

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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.