BOTSWANA VS ICELAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ICELAND		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,716	3	1,632	+ 1,084
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,989	23	164	+ 1,825
Stroke	3	946	4	1,588	- 642
Lung Cancers	4	903	39	45	+ 858
Lung Disease	5	866	10	482	+ 385
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	554	2	1,674	- 1,119
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	494	47	28	+ 467
Prostate Cancer	8	410	41	45	+ 365
Breast Cancer	9	359	33	68	+ 291
Parkinson's Disease	10	357	38	47	+ 309
Other Injuries	11	337	19	216	+ 120
Pancreas Cancer	12	292	50	16	+ 275
Suicide	13	271	15	370	- 99
Lymphomas	14	247	31	77	+ 171
Kidney Disease	15	224	9	506	- 283
Diabetes Mellitus	16	200	5	1,273	- 1,073
Hypertension	17	163	11	471	- 308
Falls	18	159	34	62	+ 98
Oesophagus Cancer	19	152	28	103	+ 49
Liver Cancer	20	151	35	57	+ 93
Bladder Cancer	21	137	60	6	+ 131
Leukemia	22	127	51	13	+ 114
Stomach Cancer	23	118	53	10	+ 108
Drug Use	24	113	48	26	+ 87
Ovary Cancer	25	111	49	19	+ 91
Inflammatory/Heart	26	105	20	177	- 72
Endocrine Disorders	27	105	27	103	+ 2
Alcohol	28	95	45	31	+ 65
Skin Cancers	29	87	37	52	+ 35
Other Neoplasms	30	65	55	9	+ 56
Liver Disease	31	64	12	459	- 395
Cervical Cancer	32	62	22	164	- 102
Oral Cancer	33	57	32	70	- 13
Congenital Anomalies	34	50	16	287	- 237
Road Traffic Accidents	35	47	7	608	- 562
Uterin Cancer	36	47	56	9	+ 37
Epilepsy	37	36	36	56	- 20
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	28	52	11	+ 18
Violence	39	27	14	389	- 362
Anemia	40	25	84	0	+ 25
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	22	29	90	- 68
Poisonings	42	22	42	42	- 21
Low Birth Weight	43	20	13	447	- 427
Multiple Sclerosis	44	19	63	3	+ 16
Skin Disease	45	18	46	30	- 12
Birth Trauma	46	17	17	261	- 245
Osteoarthritis	47	14	81	0	+ 14
Asthma	48	11	18	232	- 221
Schizophrenia	49	10	86	0	+ 10
Meningitis	50	9	25	108	- 100
Upper Respiratory	51	7	58	7	+ 0
Hepatitis C	52	7	66	1	+ 7
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	7	80	0	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	54	7	43	37	- 30
Diarrhoeal diseases	55	7	8	527	- 521
Drownings	56	6	30	83	- 76
Malnutrition	57	4	21	171	- 167
Fires	58	4	26	108	- 105
HIV/AIDS	59	3	1	4,950	- 4,947
Maternal Conditions	60	2	24	118	- 115
War	61	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	62	0	40	45	- 45
Hepatitis B	63	0	62	6	- 6
Otitis Media	64	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	65	0	72	0	- 0
Diphtheria	66	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	67	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	68	0	61	6	- 6
Ascariasis	69	0	67	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	70	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	71	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	- 0
Malaria	73	0	64	1	- 1
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	54	10	- 10
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Encephalitis	78	0	59	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Syphilis	80	0	44	36	- 36
Chlamydia	81	0	65	1	- 1
Tuberculosis	82	0	6	649	- 649
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	85	0	82	0	- 0
Appendicitis	86	0	57	8	- 8
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Iceland

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.