BOTSWANA VS NETHERLANDS: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NETHERLANDS		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Alzheimers & Dementia	1	2,502	23	164	+ 2,339
Coronary Heart Disease	2	2,427	3	1,632	+ 795
Lung Cancers	3	1,514	39	45	+ 1,469
Stroke	4	1,339	4	1,588	- 250
Lung Disease	5	1,319	10	482	+ 838
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	804	47	28	+ 776
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	682	2	1,674	- 992
Falls	8	570	34	62	+ 508
Breast Cancer	9	487	33	68	+ 419
Prostate Cancer	10	450	41	45	+ 406
Pancreas Cancer	11	413	50	16	+ 397
Kidney Disease	12	349	9	506	- 157
Lymphomas	13	346	31	77	+ 269
Diabetes Mellitus	14	329	5	1,273	- 944
Oesophagus Cancer	15	296	28	103	+ 193
Parkinson's Disease	16	292	38	47	+ 245
Suicide	17	279	15	370	- 91
Other Neoplasms	18	252	55	9	+ 243
Other Injuries	19	227	19	216	+ 11
Leukemia	20	218	51	13	+ 205
Bladder Cancer	21	203	60	6	+ 196
Stomach Cancer	22	188	53	10	+ 177
Inflammatory/Heart	23	166	20	177	- 11
Liver Cancer	24	160	35	57	+ 103
Ovary Cancer	25	147	49	19	+ 128
Endocrine Disorders	26	145	27	103	+ 43
Skin Cancers	27	141	37	52	+ 89
Liver Disease	28	129	12	459	- 330
Hypertension	29	113	11	471	- 358
Oral Cancer	30	106	32	70	+ 36
Road Traffic Accidents	31	94	7	608	- 515
Alcohol	32	84	45	31	+ 54
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	81	8	527	- 447
Uterin Cancer	34	78	56	9	+ 69
Congenital Anomalies	35	75	16	287	- 212
Skin Disease	36	41	46	30	+ 11
Multiple Sclerosis	37	41	63	3	+ 38
Epilepsy	38	40	36	56	- 16
Cervical Cancer	39	37	22	164	- 127
Anemia	40	34	84	0	+ 34
Rheumatic Heart Disease	41	33	43	37	- 4
Drug Use	42	32	48	26	+ 6
Osteoarthritis	43	30	81	0	+ 30
Rheumatoid Arthritis	44	30	52	11	+ 19
Low Birth Weight	45	23	13	447	- 424
Asthma	46	23	18	232	- 209
Peptic Ulcer Disease	47	18	29	90	- 72
Violence	48	15	14	389	- 374
Drownings	49	13	30	83	- 69
Schizophrenia	50	13	86	0	+ 13
Meningitis	51	11	25	108	- 98
Birth Trauma	52	10	17	261	- 251
Fires	53	7	26	108	- 102
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	6	80	0	+ 6
HIV/AIDS	55	5	1	4,950	- 4,945
Tuberculosis	56	4	6	649	- 645
Upper Respiratory	57	4	58	7	- 4
Appendicitis	58	4	57	8	- 4
Oral conditions	59	3	82	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	60	3	66	1	+ 2
Poisonings	61	2	42	42	- 40
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	6	- 4
Malnutrition	63	2	21	171	- 169
Otitis Media	64	1	71	0	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	65	1	24	118	- 117
War	66	0	69	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	40	45	- 44
Encephalitis	68	0	59	7	- 7
Syphilis	69	0	44	36	- 36
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	70	0	- 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	6	- 6
Measles	73	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	10	- 10
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	64	1	- 1
Chlamydia	78	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	80	0	73	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Netherlands

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.