VIET NAM VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		VIET NAM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	213,608	27	4,993	+ 208,615
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	72,223	7	27,836	+ 44,386
Coronary Heart Disease	3	70,430	2	91,939	- 21,508
Stroke	4	68,538	1	159,032	- 90,494
Diabetes Mellitus	5	54,921	4	33,860	+ 21,061
Tuberculosis	6	27,998	15	9,446	+ 18,552
Road Traffic Accidents	7	26,258	5	29,475	- 3,217
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	22,748	29	4,390	+ 18,358
Kidney Disease	9	21,853	8	25,251	- 3,399
Lung Disease	10	20,786	3	35,875	- 15,089
Hypertension	11	20,318	12	19,880	+ 438
Liver Disease	12	19,796	10	23,900	- 4,104
Low Birth Weight	13	19,291	19	7,132	+ 12,159
Violence	14	16,796	36	1,785	+ 15,011
Suicide	15	15,961	18	7,249	+ 8,712
Congenital Anomalies	16	12,397	21	7,064	+ 5,334
Birth Trauma	17	11,283	32	2,340	+ 8,943
Asthma	18	10,019	17	8,150	+ 1,869
Other Injuries	19	9,337	23	5,539	+ 3,799
Inflammatory/Heart	20	7,638	24	5,357	+ 2,281
Malnutrition	21	7,379	63	120	+ 7,259
Cervical Cancer	22	7,077	31	2,391	+ 4,686
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	7,064	6	29,307	- 22,243
Maternal Conditions	24	5,082	49	773	+ 4,309
Meningitis	25	4,677	51	624	+ 4,052
Fires	26	4,675	52	595	+ 4,081
Endocrine Disorders	27	4,431	34	2,082	+ 2,349
Oesophagus Cancer	28	4,430	33	2,265	+ 2,166
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	3,888	43	957	+ 2,931
Drownings	30	3,562	26	5,097	- 1,535
Lymphomas	31	3,316	30	2,964	+ 351
Oral Cancer	32	3,022	20	7,088	- 4,066
Breast Cancer	33	2,950	22	6,187	- 3,237
Falls	34	2,657	13	15,427	- 12,769
Liver Cancer	35	2,471	9	24,995	- 22,524
Epilepsy	36	2,422	53	583	+ 1,839
Skin Cancers	37	2,241	54	467	+ 1,774
Parkinson's Disease	38	2,039	25	5,338	- 3,299
Lung Cancers	39	1,959	11	21,294	- 19,335
Pertussis	40	1,925	50	705	+ 1,220
Prostate Cancer	41	1,921	35	1,911	+ 10
Poisonings	42	1,824	48	832	+ 992
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	1,599	38	1,708	- 109
Syphilis	44	1,572	56	328	+ 1,244
Alcohol	45	1,325	46	867	+ 458
Skin Disease	46	1,290	40	1,515	- 225
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	1,190	16	8,258	- 7,068
Drug Use	48	1,108	41	1,366	- 257
Ovary Cancer	49	834	47	864	- 30
Pancreas Cancer	50	696	44	929	- 234
Leukemia	51	563	28	4,899	- 4,336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	457	59	224	+ 233
Stomach Cancer	53	443	14	15,134	- 14,691
Schistosomiasis	54	433	77	0	+ 433
Other Neoplasms	55	407	57	325	+ 82
Uterin Cancer	56	406	42	1,159	- 753
Appendicitis	57	327	60	201	+ 126
Upper Respiratory	58	320	66	34	+ 287
Encephalitis	59	300	39	1,558	- 1,258
Bladder Cancer	60	276	45	896	- 620
Tetanus	61	270	58	286	- 17
Hepatitis B	62	249	55	379	- 130
Multiple Sclerosis	63	132	61	135	- 4
Malaria	64	31	67	14	+ 17
Chlamydia	65	23	70	1	+ 22
Hepatitis C	66	22	64	78	- 57
Ascariasis	67	19	68	9	+ 11
Measles	68	16	37	1,780	- 1,764
War	69	15	65	34	- 19
Diphtheria	70	13	69	3	+ 9
Otitis Media	71	9	71	1	+ 9
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	62	127	- 127
Chagas disease	77	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VIET NAM

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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.