YEMEN VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	64,916	46	396	+ 64,520
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	21,949	4	11,978	+ 9,970
Coronary Heart Disease	3	21,404	1	30,158	- 8,754
Stroke	4	20,829	2	13,570	+ 7,259
Diabetes Mellitus	5	16,691	19	1,794	+ 14,896
Tuberculosis	6	8,509	18	1,899	+ 6,609
Road Traffic Accidents	7	7,980	6	8,561	- 581
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,913	9	4,372	+ 2,541
Kidney Disease	9	6,641	15	2,679	+ 3,963
Lung Disease	10	6,317	11	3,196	+ 3,121
Hypertension	11	6,175	8	5,293	+ 881
Liver Disease	12	6,016	13	2,891	+ 3,125
Low Birth Weight	13	5,863	5	8,810	- 2,947
Violence	14	5,104	14	2,839	+ 2,265
Suicide	15	4,851	21	1,699	+ 3,152
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,768	10	4,291	- 523
Birth Trauma	17	3,429	7	5,939	- 2,511
Asthma	18	3,045	17	2,106	+ 939
Other Injuries	19	2,838	16	2,225	+ 612
Inflammatory/Heart	20	2,321	40	585	+ 1,736
Malnutrition	21	2,242	27	1,058	+ 1,184
Cervical Cancer	22	2,151	57	119	+ 2,032
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	2,147	22	1,405	+ 741
Maternal Conditions	24	1,544	32	890	+ 655
Meningitis	25	1,421	28	1,018	+ 403
Fires	26	1,421	29	991	+ 430
Endocrine Disorders	27	1,347	36	738	+ 609
Oesophagus Cancer	28	1,346	35	765	+ 582
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	1,181	33	833	+ 348
Drownings	30	1,083	25	1,142	- 60
Lymphomas	31	1,008	45	433	+ 575
Oral Cancer	32	918	42	547	+ 371
Breast Cancer	33	896	26	1,134	- 237
Falls	34	808	24	1,170	- 362
Liver Cancer	35	751	39	609	+ 142
Epilepsy	36	736	43	539	+ 197
Skin Cancers	37	681	58	100	+ 581
Parkinson's Disease	38	620	49	362	+ 258
Lung Cancers	39	595	41	569	+ 26
Pertussis	40	585	23	1,239	- 654
Prostate Cancer	41	584	63	39	+ 545
Poisonings	42	554	44	532	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	486	37	707	- 221
Syphilis	44	478	53	175	+ 302
Alcohol	45	403	59	78	+ 324
Skin Disease	46	392	61	44	+ 348
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	362	30	913	- 551
Drug Use	48	337	38	613	- 276
Ovary Cancer	49	253	52	188	+ 65
Pancreas Cancer	50	211	51	283	- 71
Leukemia	51	171	34	776	- 605
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	139	66	14	+ 125
Stomach Cancer	53	135	31	902	- 768
Schistosomiasis	54	131	56	124	+ 8
Other Neoplasms	55	124	64	21	+ 103
Uterin Cancer	56	123	69	5	+ 118
Appendicitis	57	99	54	162	- 62
Upper Respiratory	58	97	70	5	+ 92
Encephalitis	59	91	48	369	- 277
Bladder Cancer	60	84	55	160	- 76
Tetanus	61	82	47	395	- 313
Hepatitis B	62	76	50	299	- 224
Multiple Sclerosis	63	40	62	42	- 2
Malaria	64	9	20	1,719	- 1,710
Chlamydia	65	7	72	1	+ 6
Hepatitis C	66	7	68	8	- 2
Ascariasis	67	6	65	17	- 11
Measles	68	5	12	3,019	- 3,014
War	69	5	3	12,915	- 12,910
Diphtheria	70	4	67	14	- 10
Otitis Media	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	60	71	- 71
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	71	2	- 2
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	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 YEMEN

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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.