BOTSWANA VS FINLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	FINLAND		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	4,844	23	164	+ 4,680
Coronary Heart Disease	2	4,282	3	1,632	+ 2,650
Stroke	3	1,792	4	1,588	+ 204
Lung Cancers	4	1,007	39	45	+ 962
Hypertension	5	884	11	471	+ 413
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	624	47	28	+ 597
Falls	7	577	34	62	+ 516
Lung Disease	8	562	10	482	+ 80
Pancreas Cancer	9	543	50	16	+ 527
Liver Disease	10	465	12	459	+ 6
Prostate Cancer	11	423	41	45	+ 378
Breast Cancer	12	413	33	68	+ 345
Parkinson's Disease	13	371	38	47	+ 324
Lymphomas	14	371	31	77	+ 294
Suicide	15	369	15	370	- 1
Liver Cancer	16	237	35	57	+ 180
Inflammatory/Heart	17	226	20	177	+ 49
Alcohol	18	202	45	31	+ 172
Stomach Cancer	19	195	53	10	+ 184
Other Injuries	20	190	19	216	- 26
Influenza and Pneumonia	21	190	2	1,674	- 1,484
Diabetes Mellitus	22	182	5	1,273	- 1,091
Other Neoplasms	23	164	55	9	+ 155
Leukemia	24	162	51	13	+ 149
Ovary Cancer	25	150	49	19	+ 131
Kidney Disease	26	149	9	506	- 357
Oesophagus Cancer	27	139	28	103	+ 37
Bladder Cancer	28	134	60	6	+ 128
Skin Cancers	29	129	37	52	+ 78
Drug Use	30	117	48	26	+ 92
Endocrine Disorders	31	112	27	103	+ 9
Uterin Cancer	32	98	56	9	+ 89
Road Traffic Accidents	33	94	7	608	- 515
Oral Cancer	34	90	32	70	+ 20
Congenital Anomalies	35	84	16	287	- 204
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	66	29	90	- 24
Drownings	37	46	30	83	- 36
Epilepsy	38	45	36	56	- 11
Schizophrenia	39	40	86	0	+ 40
Asthma	40	37	18	232	- 195
Rheumatoid Arthritis	41	36	52	11	+ 26
Multiple Sclerosis	42	35	63	3	+ 32
Violence	43	28	14	389	- 361
Cervical Cancer	44	27	22	164	- 137
Fires	45	27	26	108	- 82
Tuberculosis	46	14	6	649	- 635
Skin Disease	47	12	46	30	- 18
Low Birth Weight	48	11	13	447	- 436
Poisonings	49	11	42	42	- 31
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	8	43	37	- 29
Osteoarthritis	51	7	81	0	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	52	7	8	527	- 520
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	5	80	0	+ 5
Appendicitis	54	4	57	8	- 3
Meningitis	55	4	25	108	- 104
Birth Trauma	56	3	17	261	- 258
Malnutrition	57	3	21	171	- 168
Anemia	58	2	84	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	59	2	1	4,950	- 4,947
Hepatitis C	60	2	66	1	+ 1
Oral conditions	61	2	82	0	+ 2
Upper Respiratory	62	1	58	7	- 7
Hepatitis B	63	1	62	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
War	65	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	66	0	59	7	- 7
Syphilis	67	0	44	36	- 36
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	69	0	40	45	- 45
Tetanus	70	0	61	6	- 6
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	77	0	54	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	80	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	82	0	76	0	- 0
Leprosy	83	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	65	1	- 1
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Finland

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.