BOTSWANA VS SOUTH AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SOUTH AFRICA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,919	1	4,950	- 2,031
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,595	2	1,674	- 78
Coronary Heart Disease	3	1,327	3	1,632	- 305
Stroke	4	1,244	4	1,588	- 344
Diabetes Mellitus	5	1,224	5	1,273	- 49
Tuberculosis	6	891	6	649	+ 242
Violence	7	851	14	389	+ 462
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	642	8	527	+ 115
Kidney Disease	9	620	9	506	+ 114
Suicide	10	558	15	370	+ 189
Road Traffic Accidents	11	528	7	608	- 81
Hypertension	12	519	11	471	+ 48
Lung Disease	13	482	10	482	+ 1
Liver Disease	14	365	12	459	- 93
Lung Cancers	15	312	39	45	+ 267
Low Birth Weight	16	253	13	447	- 194
Other Injuries	17	244	19	216	+ 27
Asthma	18	242	18	232	+ 10
Endocrine Disorders	19	239	27	103	+ 136
Cervical Cancer	20	225	22	164	+ 61
Inflammatory/Heart	21	219	20	177	+ 42
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	190	23	164	+ 26
Breast Cancer	23	184	33	68	+ 115
Prostate Cancer	24	177	41	45	+ 133
Congenital Anomalies	25	176	16	287	- 111
Meningitis	26	148	25	108	+ 40
Fires	27	147	26	108	+ 38
Colon-Rectum Cancers	28	145	47	28	+ 118
Oesophagus Cancer	29	141	28	103	+ 39
Birth Trauma	30	122	17	261	- 140
Lymphomas	31	114	31	77	+ 37
Drownings	32	97	30	83	+ 15
Liver Cancer	33	97	35	57	+ 39
Malnutrition	34	97	21	171	- 74
Pancreas Cancer	35	81	50	16	+ 65
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	77	29	90	- 13
Epilepsy	37	76	36	56	+ 20
Maternal Conditions	38	69	24	118	- 49
Stomach Cancer	39	62	53	10	+ 52
Leukemia	40	59	51	13	+ 46
Oral Cancer	41	57	32	70	- 13
Falls	42	57	34	62	- 5
Pertussis	43	46	40	45	+ 2
Syphilis	44	46	44	36	+ 9
Skin Disease	45	45	46	30	+ 15
Parkinson's Disease	46	44	38	47	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	41	43	37	+ 4
Skin Cancers	48	40	37	52	- 12
Alcohol	49	40	45	31	+ 9
Poisonings	50	40	42	42	- 3
Ovary Cancer	51	39	49	19	+ 19
Bladder Cancer	52	34	60	6	+ 27
Drug Use	53	31	48	26	+ 6
Uterin Cancer	54	21	56	9	+ 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	55	15	52	11	+ 5
Appendicitis	56	11	57	8	+ 4
Measles	57	11	68	0	+ 11
Other Neoplasms	58	11	55	9	+ 1
Encephalitis	59	9	59	7	+ 3
Upper Respiratory	60	9	58	7	+ 2
Hepatitis B	61	6	62	6	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	62	5	63	3	+ 2
Malaria	63	3	64	1	+ 3
War	64	3	69	0	+ 2
Tetanus	65	2	61	6	- 5
Schistosomiasis	66	1	54	10	- 9
Otitis Media	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	65	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	70	0	66	1	- 0
Ascariasis	71	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	72	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	73	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	84	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

South Africa

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.