VANUATU VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	642	72	0	+ 642
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	217	4	124	+ 93
Coronary Heart Disease	3	212	1	454	- 242
Stroke	4	206	2	288	- 82
Diabetes Mellitus	5	165	3	127	+ 38
Tuberculosis	6	84	22	16	+ 68
Road Traffic Accidents	7	79	12	45	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	68	6	80	- 11
Kidney Disease	9	66	7	70	- 5
Lung Disease	10	63	5	108	- 46
Hypertension	11	61	11	47	+ 14
Liver Disease	12	60	9	51	+ 8
Low Birth Weight	13	58	14	43	+ 15
Violence	14	51	38	7	+ 44
Suicide	15	48	8	54	- 6
Congenital Anomalies	16	37	10	48	- 10
Birth Trauma	17	34	19	20	+ 14
Asthma	18	30	13	45	- 14
Other Injuries	19	28	17	30	- 2
Inflammatory/Heart	20	23	29	11	+ 12
Malnutrition	21	22	31	10	+ 12
Cervical Cancer	22	21	27	13	+ 8
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	21	21	18	+ 4
Maternal Conditions	24	15	24	14	+ 1
Meningitis	25	14	36	8	+ 6
Fires	26	14	42	4	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	27	13	33	9	+ 5
Oesophagus Cancer	28	13	82	0	+ 13
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	12	20	18	- 7
Drownings	30	11	16	35	- 24
Lymphomas	31	10	45	3	+ 7
Oral Cancer	32	9	54	1	+ 8
Breast Cancer	33	9	26	13	- 4
Falls	34	8	25	13	- 5
Liver Cancer	35	7	18	27	- 20
Epilepsy	36	7	41	5	+ 2
Skin Cancers	37	7	86	0	+ 7
Parkinson's Disease	38	6	28	12	- 5
Lung Cancers	39	6	23	15	- 9
Pertussis	40	6	30	10	- 4
Prostate Cancer	41	6	34	9	- 3
Poisonings	42	5	47	2	+ 3
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	5	15	35	- 30
Syphilis	44	5	37	8	- 3
Alcohol	45	4	43	4	- 0
Skin Disease	46	4	39	7	- 3
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	4	35	8	- 5
Drug Use	48	3	56	0	+ 3
Ovary Cancer	49	3	44	4	- 1
Pancreas Cancer	50	2	53	1	+ 1
Leukemia	51	2	32	9	- 7
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1	58	0	+ 1
Stomach Cancer	53	1	40	6	- 5
Schistosomiasis	54	1	76	0	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	55	1	55	1	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	56	1	48	2	- 1
Appendicitis	57	1	50	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	58	1	65	0	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	1	52	1	- 0
Bladder Cancer	60	1	49	2	- 1
Tetanus	61	1	46	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	62	1	51	1	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	57	0	+ 0
Malaria	64	0	75	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	65	0	66	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	- 0
Ascariasis	67	0	63	0	- 0
Measles	68	0	62	0	- 0
War	69	0	64	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	0	60	0	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	67	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	59	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	78	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Botswana

Vanuatu

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.