UNITED KINGDOM VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	138,271	55	188	+ 138,083
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	46,751	3	40,540	+ 6,211
Coronary Heart Disease	3	45,590	2	71,728	- 26,137
Stroke	4	44,366	4	37,626	+ 6,739
Diabetes Mellitus	5	35,551	17	5,842	+ 29,709
Tuberculosis	6	18,123	47	351	+ 17,772
Road Traffic Accidents	7	16,997	33	2,169	+ 14,828
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,725	38	1,599	+ 13,126
Kidney Disease	9	14,145	18	5,471	+ 8,675
Lung Disease	10	13,455	6	32,896	- 19,441
Hypertension	11	13,152	23	5,208	+ 7,944
Liver Disease	12	12,814	14	7,666	+ 5,149
Low Birth Weight	13	12,487	40	1,313	+ 11,174
Violence	14	10,872	46	868	+ 10,005
Suicide	15	10,332	20	5,325	+ 5,007
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,025	35	2,127	+ 5,898
Birth Trauma	17	7,304	54	190	+ 7,114
Asthma	18	6,485	41	1,302	+ 5,183
Other Injuries	19	6,044	19	5,464	+ 580
Inflammatory/Heart	20	4,944	29	3,126	+ 1,818
Malnutrition	21	4,776	58	116	+ 4,661
Cervical Cancer	22	4,581	43	1,099	+ 3,482
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	4,573	1	98,135	- 93,562
Maternal Conditions	24	3,290	64	47	+ 3,243
Meningitis	25	3,027	52	232	+ 2,795
Fires	26	3,026	48	334	+ 2,692
Endocrine Disorders	27	2,869	28	3,297	- 428
Oesophagus Cancer	28	2,868	12	8,727	- 5,859
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	2,516	36	2,090	+ 427
Drownings	30	2,306	49	301	+ 2,005
Lymphomas	31	2,146	10	9,350	- 7,204
Oral Cancer	32	1,956	30	3,109	- 1,153
Breast Cancer	33	1,909	9	12,718	- 10,809
Falls	34	1,720	15	7,618	- 5,898
Liver Cancer	35	1,599	21	5,237	- 3,637
Epilepsy	36	1,568	42	1,193	+ 374
Skin Cancers	37	1,450	27	3,727	- 2,277
Parkinson's Disease	38	1,320	13	8,573	- 7,253
Lung Cancers	39	1,268	5	35,715	- 34,447
Pertussis	40	1,246	69	3	+ 1,243
Prostate Cancer	41	1,244	8	13,289	- 12,046
Poisonings	42	1,181	53	221	+ 960
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,035	45	876	+ 159
Syphilis	44	1,018	62	49	+ 969
Alcohol	45	858	39	1,555	- 697
Skin Disease	46	835	34	2,134	- 1,298
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	771	7	18,446	- 17,675
Drug Use	48	718	31	2,824	- 2,107
Ovary Cancer	49	540	25	4,019	- 3,479
Pancreas Cancer	50	450	11	8,995	- 8,545
Leukemia	51	365	22	5,211	- 4,846
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	296	44	1,014	- 718
Stomach Cancer	53	287	24	4,999	- 4,712
Schistosomiasis	54	280	78	0	+ 280
Other Neoplasms	55	263	26	3,986	- 3,722
Uterin Cancer	56	263	32	2,346	- 2,084
Appendicitis	57	212	59	105	+ 106
Upper Respiratory	58	207	63	48	+ 159
Encephalitis	59	194	68	6	+ 189
Bladder Cancer	60	179	16	6,133	- 5,954
Tetanus	61	175	72	0	+ 174
Hepatitis B	62	161	65	40	+ 122
Multiple Sclerosis	63	85	37	1,856	- 1,771
Malaria	64	20	76	0	+ 20
Chlamydia	65	15	79	0	+ 15
Hepatitis C	66	14	51	267	- 253
Ascariasis	67	13	80	0	+ 13
Measles	68	10	75	0	+ 10
War	69	10	67	10	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	8	74	0	+ 8
Otitis Media	71	6	66	16	- 10
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	56	184	- 184
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Oral conditions	82	0	61	54	- 54
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	50	277	- 277
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

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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.