BOTSWANA VS SUDAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SUDAN		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,135	3	1,632	+ 503
Stroke	2	999	4	1,588	- 589
Low Birth Weight	3	779	13	447	+ 332
Influenza and Pneumonia	4	613	2	1,674	- 1,061
Road Traffic Accidents	5	556	7	608	- 52
Measles	6	452	68	0	+ 451
Birth Trauma	7	414	17	261	+ 153
Hypertension	8	354	11	471	- 117
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	305	8	527	- 222
Malaria	10	273	64	1	+ 272
Congenital Anomalies	11	267	16	287	- 20
Kidney Disease	12	247	9	506	- 259
Lung Disease	13	213	10	482	- 269
Liver Disease	14	211	12	459	- 248
Tuberculosis	15	206	6	649	- 442
Breast Cancer	16	149	33	68	+ 81
Diabetes Mellitus	17	149	5	1,273	- 1,124
Other Injuries	18	141	19	216	- 75
Asthma	19	128	18	232	- 104
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	125	23	164	- 38
Violence	21	120	14	389	- 269
HIV/AIDS	22	113	1	4,950	- 4,837
Maternal Conditions	23	95	24	118	- 23
Pertussis	24	92	40	45	+ 48
Leukemia	25	89	51	13	+ 76
Drownings	26	82	30	83	- 1
Suicide	27	80	15	370	- 290
Falls	28	76	34	62	+ 14
Lymphomas	29	74	31	77	- 2
Endocrine Disorders	30	71	27	103	- 32
Fires	31	64	26	108	- 45
Oesophagus Cancer	32	55	28	103	- 48
Meningitis	33	53	25	108	- 55
Malnutrition	34	53	21	171	- 118
Colon-Rectum Cancers	35	51	47	28	+ 23
Drug Use	36	50	48	26	+ 25
Liver Cancer	37	46	35	57	- 11
Inflammatory/Heart	38	41	20	177	- 136
Ovary Cancer	39	39	49	19	+ 19
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	38	29	90	- 52
Cervical Cancer	41	37	22	164	- 127
Poisonings	42	36	42	42	- 6
Epilepsy	43	36	36	56	- 20
Hepatitis B	44	35	62	6	+ 30
Parkinson's Disease	45	34	38	47	- 13
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	33	43	37	- 4
Syphilis	47	29	44	36	- 7
Lung Cancers	48	26	39	45	- 19
Prostate Cancer	49	25	41	45	- 19
Oral Cancer	50	24	32	70	- 46
Stomach Cancer	51	23	53	10	+ 13
Leishmaniasis	52	22	79	0	+ 22
Tetanus	53	18	61	6	+ 12
Bladder Cancer	54	18	60	6	+ 11
Skin Cancers	55	17	37	52	- 35
War	56	16	69	0	+ 16
Encephalitis	57	15	59	7	+ 8
Pancreas Cancer	58	13	50	16	- 3
Appendicitis	59	8	57	8	- 0
Skin Disease	60	5	46	30	- 24
Alcohol	61	4	45	31	- 27
Uterin Cancer	62	3	56	9	- 6
Schistosomiasis	63	3	54	10	- 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	63	3	- 0
Other Neoplasms	65	2	55	9	- 8
Ascariasis	66	1	67	0	+ 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	67	1	52	11	- 10
Hepatitis C	68	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	69	1	70	0	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	70	0	58	7	- 7
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Dengue	72	0	76	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	73	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	74	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	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.