THAILAND VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		THAILAND		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	141,224	12	13,922	+ 127,301
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	47,749	3	31,289	+ 16,460
Coronary Heart Disease	3	46,564	1	51,305	- 4,741
Stroke	4	45,313	2	50,273	- 4,960
Diabetes Mellitus	5	36,310	10	18,776	+ 17,534
Tuberculosis	6	18,510	14	9,551	+ 8,959
Road Traffic Accidents	7	17,360	7	22,428	- 5,068
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,039	15	6,863	+ 8,176
Kidney Disease	9	14,448	4	26,822	- 12,375
Lung Disease	10	13,742	9	19,474	- 5,732
Hypertension	11	13,433	34	2,179	+ 11,254
Liver Disease	12	13,088	11	17,596	- 4,508
Low Birth Weight	13	12,754	40	1,548	+ 11,207
Violence	14	11,105	31	2,965	+ 8,139
Suicide	15	10,552	16	6,147	+ 4,406
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,196	35	2,107	+ 6,089
Birth Trauma	17	7,459	50	533	+ 6,926
Asthma	18	6,624	24	4,182	+ 2,442
Other Injuries	19	6,173	21	4,869	+ 1,304
Inflammatory/Heart	20	5,050	32	2,879	+ 2,171
Malnutrition	21	4,878	42	962	+ 3,917
Cervical Cancer	22	4,679	19	5,110	- 431
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,670	6	22,851	- 18,181
Maternal Conditions	24	3,360	52	227	+ 3,133
Meningitis	25	3,092	43	931	+ 2,162
Fires	26	3,091	48	617	+ 2,474
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,930	37	1,888	+ 1,042
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,929	29	3,156	- 227
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,570	39	1,679	+ 892
Drownings	30	2,355	25	3,956	- 1,601
Lymphomas	31	2,192	22	4,539	- 2,347
Oral Cancer	32	1,998	20	4,961	- 2,963
Breast Cancer	33	1,950	17	6,053	- 4,103
Falls	34	1,757	18	5,409	- 3,652
Liver Cancer	35	1,634	5	23,883	- 22,249
Epilepsy	36	1,601	47	689	+ 912
Skin Cancers	37	1,481	41	1,133	+ 349
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,348	23	4,292	- 2,944
Lung Cancers	39	1,295	8	22,296	- 21,001
Pertussis	40	1,272	62	77	+ 1,195
Prostate Cancer	41	1,270	30	3,013	- 1,743
Poisonings	42	1,206	57	132	+ 1,074
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,057	51	436	+ 622
Syphilis	44	1,039	64	36	+ 1,003
Alcohol	45	876	49	548	+ 328
Skin Disease	46	853	28	3,375	- 2,522
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	787	13	9,908	- 9,121
Drug Use	48	733	45	794	- 61
Ovary Cancer	49	551	36	2,003	- 1,452
Pancreas Cancer	50	460	33	2,383	- 1,923
Leukemia	51	372	26	3,902	- 3,530
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	302	53	194	+ 107
Stomach Cancer	53	293	27	3,451	- 3,158
Schistosomiasis	54	286	75	0	+ 286
Other Neoplasms	55	269	54	192	+ 77
Uterin Cancer	56	268	44	864	- 596
Appendicitis	57	216	59	114	+ 102
Upper Respiratory	58	212	65	18	+ 194
Encephalitis	59	199	46	722	- 523
Bladder Cancer	60	183	38	1,798	- 1,616
Tetanus	61	178	58	116	+ 62
Hepatitis B	62	165	56	153	+ 12
Multiple Sclerosis	63	87	61	86	+ 1
Malaria	64	20	66	13	+ 7
Chlamydia	65	15	70	3	+ 12
Hepatitis C	66	14	67	7	+ 7
Ascariasis	67	13	69	4	+ 9
Measles	68	11	63	56	- 45
War	69	10	60	87	- 77
Diphtheria	70	8	71	1	+ 7
Otitis Media	71	6	68	7	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	76	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	55	172	- 172
Chagas disease	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to THAILAND

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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.