BOTSWANA VS SAINT VINCENT: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SAINT VINCENT		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,375	3	1,632	+ 1,743
Stroke	2	2,506	4	1,588	+ 918
Diabetes Mellitus	3	1,573	5	1,273	+ 301
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	938	2	1,674	- 735
Prostate Cancer	5	852	41	45	+ 808
Hypertension	6	843	11	471	+ 373
Violence	7	791	14	389	+ 402
Lung Disease	8	612	10	482	+ 130
Kidney Disease	9	531	9	506	+ 25
Breast Cancer	10	503	33	68	+ 435
HIV/AIDS	11	463	1	4,950	- 4,487
Endocrine Disorders	12	337	27	103	+ 234
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	290	47	28	+ 263
Skin Disease	14	284	46	30	+ 254
Other Injuries	15	282	19	216	+ 66
Inflammatory/Heart	16	247	20	177	+ 70
Congenital Anomalies	17	228	16	287	- 60
Stomach Cancer	18	227	53	10	+ 217
Uterin Cancer	19	211	56	9	+ 202
Pancreas Cancer	20	207	50	16	+ 191
Cervical Cancer	21	207	22	164	+ 43
Road Traffic Accidents	22	199	7	608	- 409
Liver Cancer	23	195	35	57	+ 138
Lung Cancers	24	195	39	45	+ 149
Drownings	25	187	30	83	+ 104
Lymphomas	26	182	31	77	+ 105
Oral Cancer	27	153	32	70	+ 82
Falls	28	151	34	62	+ 90
Leukemia	29	146	51	13	+ 133
Liver Disease	30	145	12	459	- 313
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	140	29	90	+ 50
Anemia	32	136	84	0	+ 136
Ovary Cancer	33	112	49	19	+ 92
Low Birth Weight	34	102	13	447	- 345
Asthma	35	90	18	232	- 142
Oesophagus Cancer	36	89	28	103	- 13
Malnutrition	37	79	21	171	- 92
Rheumatic Heart Disease	38	75	43	37	+ 38
Fires	39	70	26	108	- 38
Other Neoplasms	40	49	55	9	+ 40
Epilepsy	41	49	36	56	- 7
Alzheimers & Dementia	42	49	23	164	- 115
Diarrhoeal diseases	43	48	8	527	- 479
Parkinson's Disease	44	46	38	47	- 2
Bladder Cancer	45	46	60	6	+ 39
Tuberculosis	46	44	6	649	- 605
Alcohol	47	39	45	31	+ 9
Birth Trauma	48	32	17	261	- 229
Skin Cancers	49	31	37	52	- 21
Drug Use	50	30	48	26	+ 4
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	29	80	0	+ 29
Suicide	52	26	15	370	- 344
Maternal Conditions	53	24	24	118	- 94
Otitis Media	54	18	71	0	+ 18
Appendicitis	55	11	57	8	+ 3
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	9	52	11	- 1
Osteoarthritis	57	9	81	0	+ 9
War	58	1	69	0	+ 1
Syphilis	59	0	44	36	- 36
Poisonings	60	0	42	42	- 42
Oral conditions	61	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	62	0	86	0	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	63	0	63	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	64	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	65	0	85	0	- 0
Chlamydia	66	0	65	1	- 1
Upper Respiratory	67	0	58	7	- 7
Leprosy	68	0	72	0	- 0
Hepatitis B	69	0	62	6	- 6
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	1	- 1
Meningitis	71	0	25	108	- 108
Encephalitis	72	0	59	7	- 7
Ascariasis	73	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	75	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	76	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Diphtheria	78	0	70	0	- 0
Pertussis	79	0	40	45	- 45
Tetanus	80	0	61	6	- 6
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	82	0	54	10	- 10
Malaria	83	0	64	1	- 1
Chagas disease	84	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	85	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	86	0	78	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Saint Vincent

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.