BOTSWANA VS JAPAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	JAPAN		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,260	3	1,632	+ 1,628
Stroke	2	2,423	4	1,588	+ 835
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	2,146	2	1,674	+ 473
Lung Cancers	4	1,585	39	45	+ 1,540
Lung Disease	5	1,555	10	482	+ 1,073
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,141	47	28	+ 1,113
Alzheimers & Dementia	7	1,133	23	164	+ 969
Stomach Cancer	8	1,003	53	10	+ 993
Kidney Disease	9	891	9	506	+ 384
Pancreas Cancer	10	737	50	16	+ 720
Liver Cancer	11	584	35	57	+ 527
Other Injuries	12	439	19	216	+ 223
Suicide	13	387	15	370	+ 17
Lymphomas	14	383	31	77	+ 307
Breast Cancer	15	314	33	68	+ 246
Other Neoplasms	16	301	55	9	+ 291
Liver Disease	17	282	12	459	- 176
Parkinson's Disease	18	279	38	47	+ 231
Prostate Cancer	19	269	41	45	+ 224
Oesophagus Cancer	20	245	28	103	+ 142
Endocrine Disorders	21	228	27	103	+ 126
Bladder Cancer	22	198	60	6	+ 191
Falls	23	194	34	62	+ 132
Leukemia	24	191	51	13	+ 178
Drownings	25	167	30	83	+ 85
Oral Cancer	26	166	32	70	+ 96
Inflammatory/Heart	27	164	20	177	- 13
Hypertension	28	133	11	471	- 338
Diabetes Mellitus	29	108	5	1,273	- 1,165
Ovary Cancer	30	101	49	19	+ 81
Road Traffic Accidents	31	91	7	608	- 518
Cervical Cancer	32	76	22	164	- 88
Uterin Cancer	33	69	56	9	+ 59
Tuberculosis	34	69	6	649	- 580
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	58	29	90	- 32
Skin Disease	36	56	46	30	+ 26
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	54	8	527	- 473
Rheumatoid Arthritis	38	52	52	11	+ 41
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	51	43	37	+ 14
Congenital Anomalies	40	49	16	287	- 238
Hepatitis C	41	44	66	1	+ 44
Asthma	42	38	18	232	- 194
Malnutrition	43	38	21	171	- 133
Skin Cancers	44	37	37	52	- 15
Epilepsy	45	31	36	56	- 25
Hepatitis B	46	28	62	6	+ 23
Schizophrenia	47	21	86	0	+ 21
Fires	48	20	26	108	- 88
Anemia	49	17	84	0	+ 17
Drug Use	50	15	48	26	- 11
Alcohol	51	11	45	31	- 19
Meningitis	52	6	25	108	- 102
Violence	53	5	14	389	- 384
Poisonings	54	5	42	42	- 37
Low Birth Weight	55	4	13	447	- 443
Prostatic Hypertrophy	56	3	80	0	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	57	3	58	7	- 4
Appendicitis	58	2	57	8	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	59	2	63	3	- 1
Oral conditions	60	2	82	0	+ 2
Birth Trauma	61	2	17	261	- 259
Osteoarthritis	62	2	81	0	+ 2
HIV/AIDS	63	1	1	4,950	- 4,949
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
Syphilis	65	0	44	36	- 36
War	66	0	69	0	- 0
Tetanus	67	0	61	6	- 6
Otitis Media	68	0	71	0	- 0
Encephalitis	69	0	59	7	- 7
Iodine Deficiency	70	0	73	0	+ 0
Pertussis	71	0	40	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	10	- 10
Leprosy	73	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	80	0	65	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	81	0	74	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	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.