TURKEY VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		TURKEY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	169,901	53	204	+ 169,697
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	57,445	9	12,845	+ 44,600
Coronary Heart Disease	3	56,020	1	85,905	- 29,885
Stroke	4	54,515	2	44,006	+ 10,509
Diabetes Mellitus	5	43,683	5	17,900	+ 25,784
Tuberculosis	6	22,269	50	303	+ 21,966
Road Traffic Accidents	7	20,886	16	5,573	+ 15,313
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	18,093	40	741	+ 17,353
Kidney Disease	9	17,381	7	17,021	+ 360
Lung Disease	10	16,533	4	25,088	- 8,556
Hypertension	11	16,161	8	14,763	+ 1,397
Liver Disease	12	15,746	13	6,340	+ 9,405
Low Birth Weight	13	15,344	24	3,478	+ 11,866
Violence	14	13,360	23	4,010	+ 9,349
Suicide	15	12,695	29	2,003	+ 10,692
Congenital Anomalies	16	9,861	17	4,966	+ 4,894
Birth Trauma	17	8,974	41	720	+ 8,254
Asthma	18	7,969	27	2,434	+ 5,534
Other Injuries	19	7,427	30	1,678	+ 5,749
Inflammatory/Heart	20	6,075	31	1,632	+ 4,443
Malnutrition	21	5,869	43	588	+ 5,281
Cervical Cancer	22	5,629	34	1,311	+ 4,318
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	5,619	6	17,308	- 11,689
Maternal Conditions	24	4,042	57	109	+ 3,933
Meningitis	25	3,720	51	274	+ 3,445
Fires	26	3,719	47	343	+ 3,376
Endocrine Disorders	27	3,525	26	2,612	+ 913
Oesophagus Cancer	28	3,524	33	1,321	+ 2,203
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,092	39	789	+ 2,303
Drownings	30	2,834	44	549	+ 2,285
Lymphomas	31	2,637	19	4,849	- 2,211
Oral Cancer	32	2,404	35	1,305	+ 1,099
Breast Cancer	33	2,346	14	5,643	- 3,296
Falls	34	2,114	22	4,373	- 2,260
Liver Cancer	35	1,965	20	4,542	- 2,577
Epilepsy	36	1,926	36	1,147	+ 779
Skin Cancers	37	1,782	32	1,548	+ 234
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,622	25	3,439	- 1,818
Lung Cancers	39	1,558	3	35,070	- 33,512
Pertussis	40	1,531	58	103	+ 1,428
Prostate Cancer	41	1,528	15	5,608	- 4,080
Poisonings	42	1,451	46	369	+ 1,082
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,272	45	452	+ 821
Syphilis	44	1,250	61	50	+ 1,200
Alcohol	45	1,054	55	182	+ 871
Skin Disease	46	1,026	48	324	+ 702
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	947	10	10,606	- 9,659
Drug Use	48	882	38	972	- 91
Ovary Cancer	49	663	28	2,287	- 1,624
Pancreas Cancer	50	554	12	6,882	- 6,329
Leukemia	51	448	18	4,870	- 4,422
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	363	52	237	+ 126
Stomach Cancer	53	352	11	10,333	- 9,980
Schistosomiasis	54	344	62	33	+ 311
Other Neoplasms	55	324	42	646	- 323
Uterin Cancer	56	323	37	1,090	- 768
Appendicitis	57	260	59	93	+ 167
Upper Respiratory	58	255	66	5	+ 249
Encephalitis	59	239	54	184	+ 55
Bladder Cancer	60	220	21	4,485	- 4,265
Tetanus	61	214	64	12	+ 203
Hepatitis B	62	198	60	72	+ 126
Multiple Sclerosis	63	105	56	169	- 64
Malaria	64	24	75	0	+ 24
Chlamydia	65	18	69	2	+ 16
Hepatitis C	66	17	63	19	- 2
Ascariasis	67	15	70	1	+ 14
Measles	68	13	65	6	+ 6
War	69	12	49	318	- 306
Diphtheria	70	10	71	1	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	7	67	3	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	2	- 2
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	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TURKEY

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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.