BOTSWANA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,963	3	1,632	+ 1,331
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,989	23	164	+ 1,826
Stroke	3	1,084	4	1,588	- 505
Lung Cancers	4	973	39	45	+ 928
Lung Disease	5	803	10	482	+ 321
Hypertension	6	684	11	471	+ 213
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	552	47	28	+ 524
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	539	2	1,674	- 1,134
Falls	9	531	34	62	+ 469
Prostate Cancer	10	437	41	45	+ 392
Breast Cancer	11	436	33	68	+ 368
Pancreas Cancer	12	411	50	16	+ 395
Kidney Disease	13	349	9	506	- 158
Suicide	14	345	15	370	- 24
Lymphomas	15	313	31	77	+ 236
Inflammatory/Heart	16	284	20	177	+ 107
Diabetes Mellitus	17	283	5	1,273	- 990
Parkinson's Disease	18	237	38	47	+ 190
Liver Cancer	19	223	35	57	+ 165
Other Neoplasms	20	188	55	9	+ 179
Liver Disease	21	187	12	459	- 271
Leukemia	22	186	51	13	+ 173
Bladder Cancer	23	185	60	6	+ 179
Stomach Cancer	24	170	53	10	+ 159
Endocrine Disorders	25	164	27	103	+ 61
Oral Cancer	26	138	32	70	+ 68
Skin Cancers	27	136	37	52	+ 84
Oesophagus Cancer	28	136	28	103	+ 33
Ovary Cancer	29	126	49	19	+ 107
Other Injuries	30	113	19	216	- 103
Congenital Anomalies	31	84	16	287	- 203
Alcohol	32	63	45	31	+ 33
Uterin Cancer	33	62	56	9	+ 52
Road Traffic Accidents	34	53	7	608	- 555
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	51	8	527	- 476
Drug Use	36	49	48	26	+ 23
Osteoarthritis	37	47	81	0	+ 47
Multiple Sclerosis	38	44	63	3	+ 41
Epilepsy	39	44	36	56	- 12
Skin Disease	40	36	46	30	+ 6
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	34	29	90	- 56
Cervical Cancer	42	29	22	164	- 135
Low Birth Weight	43	29	13	447	- 418
Anemia	44	28	84	0	+ 28
Schizophrenia	45	27	86	0	+ 27
Asthma	46	26	18	232	- 206
Malnutrition	47	23	21	171	- 148
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	22	43	37	- 16
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	19	52	11	+ 8
Drownings	50	14	30	83	- 69
Violence	51	12	14	389	- 377
Birth Trauma	52	9	17	261	- 253
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	9	80	0	+ 9
HIV/AIDS	54	8	1	4,950	- 4,942
Fires	55	6	26	108	- 102
Tuberculosis	56	6	6	649	- 643
Meningitis	57	6	25	108	- 103
Hepatitis C	58	4	66	1	+ 4
Appendicitis	59	4	57	8	- 4
Poisonings	60	4	42	42	- 39
Upper Respiratory	61	3	58	7	- 4
Oral conditions	62	2	82	0	+ 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	62	6	- 5
Maternal Conditions	64	1	24	118	- 117
Syphilis	65	0	44	36	- 36
Iodine Deficiency	66	0	73	0	+ 0
War	67	0	69	0	- 0
Encephalitis	68	0	59	7	- 7
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Tetanus	70	0	61	6	- 6
Leishmaniasis	71	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	72	0	54	10	- 10
Pertussis	73	0	40	45	- 45
Diphtheria	74	0	70	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	68	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	64	1	- 1
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	78	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	65	1	- 1
Leprosy	80	0	72	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	83	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	75	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Switzerland

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.