BOTSWANA VS NIGERIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NIGERIA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,146	2	1,674	+ 472
Diarrhoeal diseases	2	1,498	8	527	+ 971
Tuberculosis	3	1,318	6	649	+ 669
Malaria	4	1,045	64	1	+ 1,044
Birth Trauma	5	1,037	17	261	+ 776
Low Birth Weight	6	993	13	447	+ 546
Coronary Heart Disease	7	635	3	1,632	- 997
Stroke	8	598	4	1,588	- 990
Congenital Anomalies	9	514	16	287	+ 227
HIV/AIDS	10	457	1	4,950	- 4,493
Meningitis	11	452	25	108	+ 343
Road Traffic Accidents	12	432	7	608	- 177
Liver Disease	13	397	12	459	- 62
Measles	14	305	68	0	+ 304
Maternal Conditions	15	244	24	118	+ 126
Pertussis	16	241	40	45	+ 196
Other Injuries	17	235	19	216	+ 19
Diabetes Mellitus	18	233	5	1,273	- 1,040
Violence	19	191	14	389	- 199
Kidney Disease	20	188	9	506	- 318
Endocrine Disorders	21	164	27	103	+ 61
Lung Disease	22	130	10	482	- 352
Breast Cancer	23	123	33	68	+ 55
Hypertension	24	111	11	471	- 360
Cervical Cancer	25	109	22	164	- 55
Tetanus	26	86	61	6	+ 80
Asthma	27	85	18	232	- 147
Falls	28	78	34	62	+ 16
Fires	29	74	26	108	- 35
Suicide	30	73	15	370	- 297
Alzheimers & Dementia	31	70	23	164	- 93
Drownings	32	68	30	83	- 14
Poisonings	33	68	42	42	+ 26
Drug Use	34	65	48	26	+ 39
Prostate Cancer	35	61	41	45	+ 17
Malnutrition	36	61	21	171	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	61	29	90	- 30
Syphilis	38	56	44	36	+ 20
Liver Cancer	39	55	35	57	- 3
Lymphomas	40	54	31	77	- 23
Epilepsy	41	52	36	56	- 4
Inflammatory/Heart	42	50	20	177	- 127
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	43	47	28	+ 15
Diphtheria	44	39	70	0	+ 39
War	45	34	69	0	+ 33
Parkinson's Disease	46	26	38	47	- 22
Leukemia	47	23	51	13	+ 10
Oral Cancer	48	23	32	70	- 47
Ovary Cancer	49	22	49	19	+ 3
Stomach Cancer	50	22	53	10	+ 12
Pancreas Cancer	51	20	50	16	+ 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	52	20	43	37	- 17
Skin Cancers	53	20	37	52	- 32
Schistosomiasis	54	16	54	10	+ 6
Hepatitis B	55	15	62	6	+ 10
Skin Disease	56	15	46	30	- 15
Lung Cancers	57	13	39	45	- 32
Alcohol	58	11	45	31	- 20
Encephalitis	59	10	59	7	+ 3
Appendicitis	60	8	57	8	+ 0
Ascariasis	61	7	67	0	+ 7
Uterin Cancer	62	7	56	9	- 2
Bladder Cancer	63	7	60	6	+ 1
Oesophagus Cancer	64	6	28	103	- 97
Hepatitis C	65	3	66	1	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	66	3	55	9	- 6
Upper Respiratory	67	3	58	7	- 5
Multiple Sclerosis	68	2	63	3	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	69	2	52	11	- 9
Leishmaniasis	70	0	79	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Otitis Media	72	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	+ 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	83	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Nigeria

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.