BOTSWANA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,269	2	1,674	+ 595
Tuberculosis	2	2,040	6	649	+ 1,391
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,031	8	527	+ 1,504
HIV/AIDS	4	1,627	1	4,950	- 3,322
Stroke	5	1,424	4	1,588	- 164
Malaria	6	1,422	64	1	+ 1,421
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,258	3	1,632	- 374
Low Birth Weight	8	966	13	447	+ 519
Birth Trauma	9	950	17	261	+ 689
Road Traffic Accidents	10	776	7	608	+ 168
Measles	11	705	68	0	+ 704
Hypertension	12	543	11	471	+ 72
Maternal Conditions	13	509	24	118	+ 392
Liver Disease	14	500	12	459	+ 41
Diabetes Mellitus	15	495	5	1,273	- 778
Meningitis	16	440	25	108	+ 332
Violence	17	437	14	389	+ 48
Lung Disease	18	415	10	482	- 67
Congenital Anomalies	19	336	16	287	+ 49
Asthma	20	330	18	232	+ 98
Kidney Disease	21	308	9	506	- 198
Malnutrition	22	300	21	171	+ 129
Other Injuries	23	269	19	216	+ 53
Suicide	24	254	15	370	- 116
Endocrine Disorders	25	183	27	103	+ 81
Breast Cancer	26	149	33	68	+ 81
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	138	29	90	+ 47
War	28	136	69	0	+ 136
Tetanus	29	122	61	6	+ 115
Inflammatory/Heart	30	117	20	177	- 60
Pertussis	31	115	40	45	+ 70
Cervical Cancer	32	100	22	164	- 64
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	88	23	164	- 75
Drownings	34	88	30	83	+ 5
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	84	43	37	+ 47
Falls	36	79	34	62	+ 17
Schistosomiasis	37	73	54	10	+ 63
Prostate Cancer	38	68	41	45	+ 23
Fires	39	61	26	108	- 47
Poisonings	40	58	42	42	+ 16
Syphilis	41	52	44	36	+ 16
Lymphomas	42	52	31	77	- 25
Epilepsy	43	52	36	56	- 5
Liver Cancer	44	51	35	57	- 7
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	51	47	28	+ 23
Oral Cancer	46	39	32	70	- 31
Leukemia	47	38	51	13	+ 25
Parkinson's Disease	48	29	38	47	- 18
Stomach Cancer	49	28	53	10	+ 18
Ovary Cancer	50	28	49	19	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	27	57	8	+ 19
Alcohol	52	27	45	31	- 4
Oesophagus Cancer	53	21	28	103	- 82
Skin Disease	54	21	46	30	- 9
Lung Cancers	55	20	39	45	- 25
Leishmaniasis	56	20	79	0	+ 20
Drug Use	57	19	48	26	- 7
Skin Cancers	58	19	37	52	- 33
Trypanosomiasis	59	17	78	0	+ 17
Pancreas Cancer	60	16	50	16	- 0
Hepatitis B	61	14	62	6	+ 9
Encephalitis	62	12	59	7	+ 5
Upper Respiratory	63	11	58	7	+ 3
Bladder Cancer	64	10	60	6	+ 4
Uterin Cancer	65	8	56	9	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	52	11	- 4
Diphtheria	67	5	70	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	68	3	71	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	69	2	66	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	2	55	9	- 7
Ascariasis	71	2	67	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	63	3	- 1
Chlamydia	73	1	65	1	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Central Africa

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.