UGANDA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		UGANDA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	99,540	1	21,188	+ 78,352
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	33,655	2	18,865	+ 14,791
Coronary Heart Disease	3	32,820	9	8,784	+ 24,036
Stroke	4	31,938	6	11,181	+ 20,757
Diabetes Mellitus	5	25,593	14	4,794	+ 20,798
Tuberculosis	6	13,047	10	7,255	+ 5,792
Road Traffic Accidents	7	12,236	4	13,012	- 776
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,600	5	12,103	- 1,503
Kidney Disease	9	10,183	19	3,168	+ 7,015
Lung Disease	10	9,686	22	3,051	+ 6,635
Hypertension	11	9,468	21	3,120	+ 6,348
Liver Disease	12	9,225	13	5,122	+ 4,103
Low Birth Weight	13	8,990	8	9,673	- 684
Violence	14	7,827	12	6,175	+ 1,652
Suicide	15	7,438	24	2,033	+ 5,405
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,777	11	6,641	- 864
Birth Trauma	17	5,258	7	10,405	- 5,147
Asthma	18	4,669	27	1,745	+ 2,923
Other Injuries	19	4,351	20	3,130	+ 1,222
Inflammatory/Heart	20	3,559	37	859	+ 2,700
Malnutrition	21	3,438	18	3,317	+ 121
Cervical Cancer	22	3,298	15	4,378	- 1,080
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	3,292	30	1,286	+ 2,005
Maternal Conditions	24	2,368	17	3,641	- 1,273
Meningitis	25	2,179	16	3,718	- 1,538
Fires	26	2,179	36	872	+ 1,307
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,065	38	761	+ 1,304
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,064	28	1,674	+ 390
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,812	41	687	+ 1,125
Drownings	30	1,660	31	1,238	+ 422
Lymphomas	31	1,545	26	1,762	- 216
Oral Cancer	32	1,408	40	731	+ 677
Breast Cancer	33	1,375	32	1,128	+ 247
Falls	34	1,238	33	1,127	+ 112
Liver Cancer	35	1,151	29	1,522	- 371
Epilepsy	36	1,129	43	599	+ 530
Skin Cancers	37	1,044	49	349	+ 696
Parkinson's Disease	38	950	48	351	+ 599
Lung Cancers	39	913	46	441	+ 472
Pertussis	40	897	25	1,909	- 1,012
Prostate Cancer	41	895	34	950	- 55
Poisonings	42	850	39	745	+ 105
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	745	50	348	+ 398
Syphilis	44	733	23	2,235	- 1,503
Alcohol	45	617	54	256	+ 361
Skin Disease	46	601	55	242	+ 359
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	555	35	919	- 364
Drug Use	48	517	57	233	+ 284
Ovary Cancer	49	388	44	519	- 131
Pancreas Cancer	50	324	47	358	- 34
Leukemia	51	263	42	599	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	213	64	55	+ 158
Stomach Cancer	53	206	45	515	- 309
Schistosomiasis	54	202	52	286	- 84
Other Neoplasms	55	190	66	37	+ 152
Uterin Cancer	56	189	56	234	- 45
Appendicitis	57	152	58	211	- 59
Upper Respiratory	58	149	60	144	+ 6
Encephalitis	59	140	62	122	+ 18
Bladder Cancer	60	129	59	181	- 52
Tetanus	61	126	53	271	- 145
Hepatitis B	62	116	61	123	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	63	61	69	16	+ 45
Malaria	64	14	3	13,576	- 13,562
Chlamydia	65	11	73	6	+ 5
Hepatitis C	66	10	67	30	- 20
Ascariasis	67	9	70	16	- 7
Measles	68	7	51	343	- 336
War	69	7	63	88	- 81
Diphtheria	70	6	72	11	- 5
Otitis Media	71	4	71	11	- 7
Leprosy	72	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	74	1	- 1
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	65	50	- 50
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	28	- 28
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	81	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UGANDA

Botswana

Uganda

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.