BOTSWANA VS SWEDEN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWEDEN		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,503	3	1,632	+ 1,871
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,526	23	164	+ 2,363
Stroke	3	1,397	4	1,588	- 192
Lung Disease	4	1,005	10	482	+ 524
Lung Cancers	5	861	39	45	+ 816
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	706	47	28	+ 678
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	615	2	1,674	- 1,058
Prostate Cancer	8	607	41	45	+ 562
Pancreas Cancer	9	428	50	16	+ 412
Hypertension	10	425	11	471	- 45
Diabetes Mellitus	11	425	5	1,273	- 848
Kidney Disease	12	377	9	506	- 129
Breast Cancer	13	366	33	68	+ 298
Suicide	14	342	15	370	- 27
Other Injuries	15	318	19	216	+ 101
Lymphomas	16	314	31	77	+ 237
Falls	17	257	34	62	+ 195
Other Neoplasms	18	240	55	9	+ 230
Parkinson's Disease	19	218	38	47	+ 171
Leukemia	20	191	51	13	+ 178
Bladder Cancer	21	176	60	6	+ 170
Liver Cancer	22	174	35	57	+ 117
Liver Disease	23	167	12	459	- 291
Endocrine Disorders	24	162	27	103	+ 60
Skin Cancers	25	150	37	52	+ 99
Stomach Cancer	26	142	53	10	+ 131
Ovary Cancer	27	128	49	19	+ 109
Inflammatory/Heart	28	127	20	177	- 50
Oesophagus Cancer	29	125	28	103	+ 22
Drug Use	30	98	48	26	+ 72
Oral Cancer	31	88	32	70	+ 18
Alcohol	32	83	45	31	+ 52
Uterin Cancer	33	80	56	9	+ 70
Road Traffic Accidents	34	73	7	608	- 536
Congenital Anomalies	35	71	16	287	- 216
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	67	8	527	- 460
Peptic Ulcer Disease	37	64	29	90	- 26
Cervical Cancer	38	53	22	164	- 111
Skin Disease	39	51	46	30	+ 21
Anemia	40	40	84	0	+ 40
Multiple Sclerosis	41	39	63	3	+ 36
Asthma	42	37	18	232	- 196
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	30	52	11	+ 19
Epilepsy	44	28	36	56	- 28
Malnutrition	45	27	21	171	- 144
Drownings	46	26	30	83	- 56
Violence	47	26	14	389	- 363
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	26	43	37	- 12
Fires	49	15	26	108	- 93
Schizophrenia	50	15	86	0	+ 15
Low Birth Weight	51	12	13	447	- 435
Prostatic Hypertrophy	52	11	80	0	+ 11
Hepatitis C	53	10	66	1	+ 10
Meningitis	54	8	25	108	- 100
Birth Trauma	55	8	17	261	- 254
Tuberculosis	56	6	6	649	- 643
Osteoarthritis	57	6	81	0	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	58	5	58	7	- 3
Appendicitis	59	4	57	8	- 3
Poisonings	60	4	42	42	- 38
HIV/AIDS	61	3	1	4,950	- 4,947
Hepatitis B	62	2	62	6	- 4
Oral conditions	63	2	82	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
War	65	0	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	66	0	71	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	40	45	- 44
Tetanus	68	0	61	6	- 6
Schistosomiasis	69	0	54	10	- 10
Diphtheria	70	0	70	0	- 0
Encephalitis	71	0	59	7	- 7
Syphilis	72	0	44	36	- 36
Chlamydia	73	0	65	1	- 1
Malaria	74	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	82	0	73	0	- 0
Measles	83	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Sweden

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.