BOTSWANA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,531	3	1,632	+ 899
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,956	23	164	+ 1,793
Lung Cancers	3	1,323	39	45	+ 1,277
Lung Disease	4	898	10	482	+ 416
Stroke	5	894	4	1,588	- 694
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	610	47	28	+ 582
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	469	2	1,674	- 1,204
Breast Cancer	8	373	33	68	+ 305
Diabetes Mellitus	9	361	5	1,273	- 911
Lymphomas	10	325	31	77	+ 248
Pancreas Cancer	11	319	50	16	+ 303
Falls	12	305	34	62	+ 243
Prostate Cancer	13	298	41	45	+ 253
Kidney Disease	14	289	9	506	- 217
Suicide	15	279	15	370	- 91
Drug Use	16	233	48	26	+ 207
Liver Disease	17	229	12	459	- 230
Parkinson's Disease	18	212	38	47	+ 165
Endocrine Disorders	19	204	27	103	+ 102
Liver Cancer	20	197	35	57	+ 139
Leukemia	21	196	51	13	+ 183
Hypertension	22	162	11	471	- 309
Bladder Cancer	23	159	60	6	+ 153
Other Injuries	24	151	19	216	- 65
Oesophagus Cancer	25	141	28	103	+ 38
Stomach Cancer	26	138	53	10	+ 127
Inflammatory/Heart	27	130	20	177	- 47
Road Traffic Accidents	28	126	7	608	- 482
Ovary Cancer	29	120	49	19	+ 101
Skin Cancers	30	111	37	52	+ 59
Other Neoplasms	31	106	55	9	+ 97
Oral Cancer	32	101	32	70	+ 31
Alcohol	33	94	45	31	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	34	75	56	9	+ 65
Congenital Anomalies	35	68	16	287	- 219
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	53	8	527	- 474
Multiple Sclerosis	37	44	63	3	+ 41
Skin Disease	38	43	46	30	+ 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	40	43	37	+ 3
Violence	40	38	14	389	- 351
Cervical Cancer	41	37	22	164	- 127
Low Birth Weight	42	35	13	447	- 412
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	28	29	90	- 62
Epilepsy	44	24	36	56	- 32
Hepatitis C	45	23	66	1	+ 22
Anemia	46	22	84	0	+ 22
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	20	52	11	+ 10
Drownings	48	18	30	83	- 65
Asthma	49	17	18	232	- 216
Birth Trauma	50	12	17	261	- 249
Malnutrition	51	12	21	171	- 159
Fires	52	12	26	108	- 96
HIV/AIDS	53	10	1	4,950	- 4,939
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	9	80	0	+ 9
Osteoarthritis	55	9	81	0	+ 9
Poisonings	56	8	42	42	- 35
Schizophrenia	57	7	86	0	+ 7
Tuberculosis	58	6	6	649	- 643
Meningitis	59	4	25	108	- 104
Hepatitis B	60	4	62	6	- 2
Oral conditions	61	3	82	0	+ 3
Appendicitis	62	3	57	8	- 4
Upper Respiratory	63	3	58	7	- 4
Maternal Conditions	64	3	24	118	- 115
War	65	1	69	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	44	36	- 36
Encephalitis	68	0	59	7	- 7
Pertussis	69	0	40	45	- 45
Chagas disease	70	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	61	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	10	- 10
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

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Botswana

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.