BOTSWANA VS DR CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DR CONGO		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	1,562	2	1,674	- 112
Tuberculosis	2	929	6	649	+ 280
Measles	3	897	68	0	+ 897
Malaria	4	888	64	1	+ 887
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	877	8	527	+ 350
Stroke	6	777	4	1,588	- 811
Coronary Heart Disease	7	737	3	1,632	- 895
Low Birth Weight	8	736	13	447	+ 289
Birth Trauma	9	702	17	261	+ 441
Road Traffic Accidents	10	643	7	608	+ 34
Congenital Anomalies	11	345	16	287	+ 58
Hypertension	12	334	11	471	- 136
Liver Disease	13	319	12	459	- 139
Lung Disease	14	287	10	482	- 194
HIV/AIDS	15	282	1	4,950	- 4,668
Diabetes Mellitus	16	274	5	1,273	- 999
Meningitis	17	246	25	108	+ 137
Violence	18	236	14	389	- 153
Maternal Conditions	19	223	24	118	+ 105
Kidney Disease	20	193	9	506	- 314
Malnutrition	21	189	21	171	+ 18
Other Injuries	22	176	19	216	- 41
Pertussis	23	168	40	45	+ 124
Asthma	24	164	18	232	- 68
Endocrine Disorders	25	157	27	103	+ 54
Suicide	26	123	15	370	- 246
Cervical Cancer	27	102	22	164	- 62
Alzheimers & Dementia	28	97	23	164	- 67
Inflammatory/Heart	29	86	20	177	- 91
Prostate Cancer	30	84	41	45	+ 39
Liver Cancer	31	82	35	57	+ 24
Syphilis	32	80	44	36	+ 43
Falls	33	74	34	62	+ 12
Drownings	34	73	30	83	- 9
Breast Cancer	35	73	33	68	+ 4
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	63	47	28	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	37	55	53	10	+ 45
Lymphomas	38	44	31	77	- 33
Fires	39	43	26	108	- 66
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	41	29	90	- 49
Leukemia	41	40	51	13	+ 27
Poisonings	42	37	42	42	- 6
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	37	43	37	- 0
Epilepsy	44	37	36	56	- 19
War	45	35	69	0	+ 35
Tetanus	46	25	61	6	+ 19
Lung Cancers	47	25	39	45	- 21
Schistosomiasis	48	23	54	10	+ 13
Parkinson's Disease	49	22	38	47	- 25
Pancreas Cancer	50	22	50	16	+ 5
Oral Cancer	51	21	32	70	- 49
Leishmaniasis	52	18	79	0	+ 18
Oesophagus Cancer	53	17	28	103	- 86
Skin Disease	54	17	46	30	- 13
Skin Cancers	55	16	37	52	- 36
Appendicitis	56	15	57	8	+ 7
Encephalitis	57	14	59	7	+ 7
Ovary Cancer	58	14	49	19	- 5
Drug Use	59	14	48	26	- 12
Alcohol	60	13	45	31	- 17
Hepatitis B	61	10	62	6	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	62	8	58	7	+ 0
Uterin Cancer	63	7	56	9	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	64	7	78	0	+ 7
Bladder Cancer	65	6	60	6	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	5	52	11	- 6
Other Neoplasms	67	2	55	9	- 8
Ascariasis	68	2	67	0	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	66	1	+ 1
Diphtheria	70	1	70	0	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	71	1	63	3	- 2
Otitis Media	72	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	73	0	65	1	- 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	75	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	80	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	84	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.