BOTSWANA VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,812	1	4,950	- 3,137
Tuberculosis	2	1,118	6	649	+ 469
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	1,035	2	1,674	- 638
Coronary Heart Disease	4	1,002	3	1,632	- 630
Stroke	5	911	4	1,588	- 677
Malaria	6	795	64	1	+ 794
Road Traffic Accidents	7	642	7	608	+ 34
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	524	8	527	- 3
Low Birth Weight	9	516	13	447	+ 69
Diabetes Mellitus	10	422	5	1,273	- 851
Birth Trauma	11	401	17	261	+ 139
Hypertension	12	375	11	471	- 96
Liver Disease	13	374	12	459	- 85
Congenital Anomalies	14	293	16	287	+ 6
Kidney Disease	15	246	9	506	- 260
Maternal Conditions	16	232	24	118	+ 114
Lung Disease	17	217	10	482	- 264
Violence	18	217	14	389	- 173
Suicide	19	140	15	370	- 230
Other Injuries	20	134	19	216	- 82
Pertussis	21	132	40	45	+ 88
Meningitis	22	120	25	108	+ 12
Asthma	23	117	18	232	- 115
Malnutrition	24	109	21	171	- 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	93	23	164	- 71
Inflammatory/Heart	26	88	20	177	- 89
Endocrine Disorders	27	84	27	103	- 19
Prostate Cancer	28	79	41	45	+ 35
Cervical Cancer	29	79	22	164	- 85
Liver Cancer	30	68	35	57	+ 11
Measles	31	64	68	0	+ 64
Breast Cancer	32	64	33	68	- 5
Falls	33	60	34	62	- 2
Syphilis	34	43	44	36	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	42	29	90	- 48
Drownings	36	42	30	83	- 41
Fires	37	36	26	108	- 72
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	36	47	28	+ 8
Stomach Cancer	39	35	53	10	+ 25
Epilepsy	40	31	36	56	- 26
Poisonings	41	28	42	42	- 14
Parkinson's Disease	42	28	38	47	- 20
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	27	43	37	- 10
Drug Use	44	26	48	26	+ 1
Lymphomas	45	25	31	77	- 52
Leukemia	46	23	51	13	+ 10
Lung Cancers	47	22	39	45	- 24
Ovary Cancer	48	20	49	19	+ 1
Alcohol	49	18	45	31	- 12
Skin Disease	50	18	46	30	- 12
Schistosomiasis	51	18	54	10	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	52	17	50	16	+ 1
Skin Cancers	53	14	37	52	- 37
Oral Cancer	54	13	32	70	- 57
Tetanus	55	9	61	6	+ 3
Encephalitis	56	8	59	7	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	57	8	28	103	- 95
Appendicitis	58	7	57	8	- 0
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	6	52	11	- 5
Uterin Cancer	60	6	56	9	- 4
Bladder Cancer	61	6	60	6	- 1
Hepatitis B	62	6	62	6	+ 0
Other Neoplasms	63	3	55	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	64	3	58	7	- 5
Trypanosomiasis	65	3	78	0	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	66	2	63	3	- 2
Hepatitis C	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	68	1	70	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	71	0	71	0	+ 0
War	72	0	69	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

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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.