BOTSWANA VS SINGAPORE: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SINGAPORE		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,151	3	1,632	+ 519
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,109	2	1,674	+ 436
Stroke	3	634	4	1,588	- 955
Lung Cancers	4	626	39	45	+ 581
Colon-Rectum Cancers	5	489	47	28	+ 461
Kidney Disease	6	418	9	506	- 88
Liver Cancer	7	303	35	57	+ 246
Hypertension	8	298	11	471	- 173
Suicide	9	264	15	370	- 105
Breast Cancer	10	246	33	68	+ 178
Pancreas Cancer	11	218	50	16	+ 202
Stomach Cancer	12	164	53	10	+ 154
Lymphomas	13	161	31	77	+ 84
Lung Disease	14	156	10	482	- 326
Oral Cancer	15	129	32	70	+ 59
Prostate Cancer	16	123	41	45	+ 79
Leukemia	17	101	51	13	+ 88
Falls	18	88	34	62	+ 27
Inflammatory/Heart	19	88	20	177	- 89
Liver Disease	20	85	12	459	- 374
Ovary Cancer	21	83	49	19	+ 64
Other Neoplasms	22	79	55	9	+ 70
Uterin Cancer	23	60	56	9	+ 50
Oesophagus Cancer	24	56	28	103	- 47
Skin Disease	25	55	46	30	+ 25
Road Traffic Accidents	26	49	7	608	- 559
Bladder Cancer	27	49	60	6	+ 42
Diabetes Mellitus	28	44	5	1,273	- 1,229
Parkinson's Disease	29	36	38	47	- 11
Cervical Cancer	30	35	22	164	- 129
Congenital Anomalies	31	32	16	287	- 255
Other Injuries	32	32	19	216	- 184
Peptic Ulcer Disease	33	28	29	90	- 62
Skin Cancers	34	23	37	52	- 29
Asthma	35	15	18	232	- 217
Alzheimers & Dementia	36	13	23	164	- 151
Endocrine Disorders	37	12	27	103	- 90
Drownings	38	12	30	83	- 71
Diarrhoeal diseases	39	11	8	527	- 516
Tuberculosis	40	10	6	649	- 638
Low Birth Weight	41	10	13	447	- 437
Epilepsy	42	10	36	56	- 46
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	9	43	37	- 28
Drug Use	44	8	48	26	- 18
HIV/AIDS	45	7	1	4,950	- 4,942
Violence	46	6	14	389	- 383
Alcohol	47	4	45	31	- 27
Meningitis	48	3	25	108	- 105
Fires	49	3	26	108	- 106
Appendicitis	50	2	57	8	- 5
Prostatic Hypertrophy	51	2	80	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	52	2	62	6	- 4
Maternal Conditions	53	1	24	118	- 116
Upper Respiratory	54	1	58	7	- 6
Birth Trauma	55	1	17	261	- 260
Hepatitis C	56	1	66	1	+ 1
Multiple Sclerosis	57	1	63	3	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	58	1	52	11	- 10
War	59	1	69	0	+ 1
Poisonings	60	0	42	42	- 42
Encephalitis	61	0	59	7	- 7
Pertussis	62	0	40	45	- 45
Malnutrition	63	0	21	171	- 171
Diphtheria	64	0	70	0	- 0
Syphilis	65	0	44	36	- 36
Dengue	66	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	67	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	68	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	69	0	75	0	- 0
Chlamydia	70	0	65	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	72	0	68	0	- 0
Tetanus	73	0	61	6	- 6
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	75	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	54	10	- 10
Otitis Media	79	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Oral conditions	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	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.