BOTSWANA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,679	3	1,632	+ 1,047
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,195	23	164	+ 2,031
Stroke	3	1,503	4	1,588	- 85
Lung Cancers	4	1,147	39	45	+ 1,102
Lung Disease	5	981	10	482	+ 499
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	879	47	28	+ 851
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	711	2	1,674	- 963
Kidney Disease	8	504	9	506	- 2
Hypertension	9	472	11	471	+ 2
Diabetes Mellitus	10	403	5	1,273	- 870
Breast Cancer	11	366	33	68	+ 298
Pancreas Cancer	12	350	50	16	+ 334
Prostate Cancer	13	333	41	45	+ 288
Stomach Cancer	14	300	53	10	+ 290
Other Injuries	15	287	19	216	+ 71
Lymphomas	16	277	31	77	+ 200
Bladder Cancer	17	271	60	6	+ 264
Liver Cancer	18	264	35	57	+ 207
Inflammatory/Heart	19	258	20	177	+ 81
Parkinson's Disease	20	256	38	47	+ 209
Endocrine Disorders	21	252	27	103	+ 149
Other Neoplasms	22	246	55	9	+ 237
Liver Disease	23	219	12	459	- 239
Leukemia	24	196	51	13	+ 182
Suicide	25	187	15	370	- 183
Falls	26	168	34	62	+ 107
Oral Cancer	27	134	32	70	+ 64
Ovary Cancer	28	105	49	19	+ 86
Oesophagus Cancer	29	104	28	103	+ 2
Skin Disease	30	95	46	30	+ 65
Road Traffic Accidents	31	95	7	608	- 514
Skin Cancers	32	93	37	52	+ 42
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	84	43	37	+ 46
Uterin Cancer	34	84	56	9	+ 74
Asthma	35	59	18	232	- 173
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	55	8	527	- 472
Anemia	37	47	84	0	+ 47
Congenital Anomalies	38	45	16	287	- 243
Cervical Cancer	39	44	22	164	- 120
Epilepsy	40	43	36	56	- 13
Drug Use	41	40	48	26	+ 15
Hepatitis C	42	34	66	1	+ 33
HIV/AIDS	43	28	1	4,950	- 4,922
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	25	29	90	- 65
Drownings	45	23	30	83	- 59
Alcohol	46	17	45	31	- 13
Malnutrition	47	16	21	171	- 155
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	15	52	11	+ 5
Multiple Sclerosis	49	15	63	3	+ 12
Tuberculosis	50	14	6	649	- 635
Violence	51	14	14	389	- 376
Low Birth Weight	52	13	13	447	- 434
Osteoarthritis	53	11	81	0	+ 11
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	11	80	0	+ 11
Fires	55	10	26	108	- 99
Schizophrenia	56	9	86	0	+ 9
Poisonings	57	9	42	42	- 33
Hepatitis B	58	8	62	6	+ 3
Meningitis	59	7	25	108	- 102
Birth Trauma	60	6	17	261	- 256
Appendicitis	61	4	57	8	- 3
Upper Respiratory	62	2	58	7	- 5
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
Leishmaniasis	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	44	36	- 36
War	68	0	69	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	59	7	- 7
Chagas disease	71	0	77	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	61	6	- 6
Pertussis	73	0	40	45	- 45
Schistosomiasis	74	0	54	10	- 10
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	70	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	76	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	68	0	- 0
Chlamydia	82	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	83	0	64	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	78	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	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.