BOTSWANA VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,191	3	1,632	+ 559
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,141	23	164	+ 1,977
Lung Disease	3	1,800	10	482	+ 1,318
Lung Cancers	4	1,527	39	45	+ 1,481
Stroke	5	1,503	4	1,588	- 86
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	920	2	1,674	- 753
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	881	47	28	+ 853
Prostate Cancer	8	607	41	45	+ 563
Breast Cancer	9	533	33	68	+ 465
Diabetes Mellitus	10	527	5	1,273	- 746
Pancreas Cancer	11	450	50	16	+ 434
Kidney Disease	12	374	9	506	- 133
Lymphomas	13	299	31	77	+ 223
Liver Disease	14	284	12	459	- 175
Hypertension	15	264	11	471	- 207
Suicide	16	253	15	370	- 117
Parkinson's Disease	17	246	38	47	+ 199
Alcohol	18	246	45	31	+ 215
Endocrine Disorders	19	236	27	103	+ 133
Leukemia	20	229	51	13	+ 216
Bladder Cancer	21	224	60	6	+ 217
Falls	22	222	34	62	+ 160
Stomach Cancer	23	199	53	10	+ 188
Oesophagus Cancer	24	196	28	103	+ 93
Liver Cancer	25	191	35	57	+ 133
Skin Cancers	26	159	37	52	+ 107
Other Neoplasms	27	155	55	9	+ 146
Oral Cancer	28	152	32	70	+ 82
Ovary Cancer	29	151	49	19	+ 131
Other Injuries	30	142	19	216	- 74
Inflammatory/Heart	31	117	20	177	- 60
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	89	29	90	- 1
Road Traffic Accidents	33	88	7	608	- 521
Drug Use	34	81	48	26	+ 55
Uterin Cancer	35	64	56	9	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	36	63	16	287	- 224
Cervical Cancer	37	63	22	164	- 101
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	59	8	527	- 468
Multiple Sclerosis	39	54	63	3	+ 51
Epilepsy	40	51	36	56	- 5
Low Birth Weight	41	48	13	447	- 399
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	40	43	37	+ 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	35	52	11	+ 24
Asthma	44	34	18	232	- 198
Skin Disease	45	32	46	30	+ 2
Anemia	46	30	84	0	+ 30
Violence	47	26	14	389	- 363
Schizophrenia	48	23	86	0	+ 23
Fires	49	22	26	108	- 87
Drownings	50	15	30	83	- 67
Osteoarthritis	51	10	81	0	+ 10
Meningitis	52	10	25	108	- 98
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	10	80	0	+ 10
Appendicitis	54	9	57	8	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	55	9	1	4,950	- 4,941
Birth Trauma	56	9	17	261	- 253
Tuberculosis	57	6	6	649	- 642
Upper Respiratory	58	6	58	7	- 1
Malnutrition	59	6	21	171	- 165
Hepatitis C	60	4	66	1	+ 3
Hepatitis B	61	2	62	6	- 3
Poisonings	62	2	42	42	- 40
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
Otitis Media	65	1	71	0	+ 1
War	66	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	59	7	- 7
Tetanus	68	0	61	6	- 6
Chlamydia	69	0	65	1	- 0
Syphilis	70	0	44	36	- 36
Measles	71	0	68	0	- 0
Pertussis	72	0	40	45	- 45
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	79	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	64	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	82	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Denmark

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.