USA VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	690,684	42	5,660	+ 685,024
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	233,527	11	60,317	+ 173,210
Coronary Heart Disease	3	227,731	1	504,904	- 277,173
Stroke	4	221,614	4	158,520	+ 63,094
Diabetes Mellitus	5	177,582	10	61,418	+ 116,164
Tuberculosis	6	90,528	62	546	+ 89,982
Road Traffic Accidents	7	84,905	17	41,694	+ 43,210
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	73,554	37	9,955	+ 63,599
Kidney Disease	9	70,659	6	85,861	- 15,202
Lung Disease	10	67,208	3	195,387	- 128,179
Hypertension	11	65,696	8	65,960	- 265
Liver Disease	12	64,009	16	43,402	+ 20,607
Low Birth Weight	13	62,376	39	6,924	+ 55,452
Violence	14	54,309	27	18,976	+ 35,333
Suicide	15	51,609	12	53,099	- 1,490
Congenital Anomalies	16	40,085	34	11,762	+ 28,324
Birth Trauma	17	36,482	54	1,233	+ 35,249
Asthma	18	32,394	46	3,818	+ 28,576
Other Injuries	19	30,192	25	25,997	+ 4,195
Inflammatory/Heart	20	24,696	22	32,529	- 7,833
Malnutrition	21	23,859	40	6,762	+ 17,097
Cervical Cancer	22	22,883	38	6,984	+ 15,899
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	22,841	2	287,198	- 264,358
Maternal Conditions	24	16,432	56	779	+ 15,653
Meningitis	25	15,122	60	606	+ 14,516
Fires	26	15,118	49	3,183	+ 11,935
Endocrine Disorders	27	14,329	14	46,985	- 32,656
Oesophagus Cancer	28	14,325	28	17,829	- 3,504
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	12,570	48	3,461	+ 9,109
Drownings	30	11,519	45	4,070	+ 7,449
Lymphomas	31	10,722	19	40,281	- 29,559
Oral Cancer	32	9,772	35	11,555	- 1,783
Breast Cancer	33	9,538	13	48,671	- 39,133
Falls	34	8,592	18	40,418	- 31,826
Liver Cancer	35	7,989	23	27,064	- 19,075
Epilepsy	36	7,831	50	3,162	+ 4,668
Skin Cancers	37	7,245	32	14,311	- 7,066
Parkinson's Disease	38	6,593	21	34,491	- 27,898
Lung Cancers	39	6,335	5	155,533	- 149,198
Pertussis	40	6,223	69	16	+ 6,207
Prostate Cancer	41	6,212	20	35,612	- 29,400
Poisonings	42	5,899	53	1,674	+ 4,225
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5,172	47	3,646	+ 1,526
Syphilis	44	5,083	66	49	+ 5,034
Alcohol	45	4,283	30	14,659	- 10,376
Skin Disease	46	4,173	43	5,409	- 1,236
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	3,849	9	61,827	- 57,978
Drug Use	48	3,584	7	74,435	- 70,851
Ovary Cancer	49	2,695	31	14,591	- 11,896
Pancreas Cancer	50	2,250	15	44,293	- 42,042
Leukemia	51	1,822	24	26,966	- 25,144
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,476	52	2,461	- 984
Stomach Cancer	53	1,431	33	13,077	- 11,645
Schistosomiasis	54	1,399	72	1	+ 1,397
Other Neoplasms	55	1,316	29	17,743	- 16,427
Uterin Cancer	56	1,312	36	10,063	- 8,751
Appendicitis	57	1,057	63	424	+ 633
Upper Respiratory	58	1,036	65	229	+ 806
Encephalitis	59	971	68	25	+ 946
Bladder Cancer	60	894	26	19,622	- 18,728
Tetanus	61	872	71	2	+ 870
Hepatitis B	62	806	59	608	+ 198
Multiple Sclerosis	63	426	44	5,059	- 4,633
Malaria	64	99	77	0	+ 99
Chlamydia	65	73	84	0	+ 73
Hepatitis C	66	71	41	5,684	- 5,613
Ascariasis	67	63	82	0	+ 63
Measles	68	52	80	0	+ 52
War	69	49	55	1,198	- 1,149
Diphtheria	70	41	75	0	+ 41
Otitis Media	71	30	67	34	- 4
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	70	4	- 4
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	58	678	- 678
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

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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.