BOTSWANA VS TRINIDAD/TOB.: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	TRINIDAD/TOB.		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,567	3	1,632	+ 935
Diabetes Mellitus	2	2,218	5	1,273	+ 946
Stroke	3	1,430	4	1,588	- 158
Violence	4	955	14	389	+ 566
Kidney Disease	5	764	9	506	+ 258
Prostate Cancer	6	574	41	45	+ 529
Breast Cancer	7	449	33	68	+ 381
Lung Cancers	8	378	39	45	+ 333
Alzheimers & Dementia	9	374	23	164	+ 210
Influenza and Pneumonia	10	357	2	1,674	- 1,316
Hypertension	11	350	11	471	- 121
HIV/AIDS	12	341	1	4,950	- 4,609
Colon-Rectum Cancers	13	340	47	28	+ 313
Liver Disease	14	236	12	459	- 222
Road Traffic Accidents	15	226	7	608	- 382
Lung Disease	16	225	10	482	- 257
Suicide	17	210	15	370	- 159
Endocrine Disorders	18	208	27	103	+ 105
Pancreas Cancer	19	198	50	16	+ 182
Lymphomas	20	194	31	77	+ 117
Cervical Cancer	21	169	22	164	+ 5
Congenital Anomalies	22	162	16	287	- 125
Low Birth Weight	23	144	13	447	- 303
Ovary Cancer	24	139	49	19	+ 120
Inflammatory/Heart	25	125	20	177	- 52
Stomach Cancer	26	120	53	10	+ 110
Uterin Cancer	27	118	56	9	+ 108
Liver Cancer	28	115	35	57	+ 57
Leukemia	29	108	51	13	+ 95
Other Injuries	30	106	19	216	- 110
Peptic Ulcer Disease	31	90	29	90	+ 0
Parkinson's Disease	32	89	38	47	+ 42
Falls	33	75	34	62	+ 13
Bladder Cancer	34	71	60	6	+ 64
Asthma	35	70	18	232	- 162
Skin Disease	36	68	46	30	+ 38
Epilepsy	37	56	36	56	- 0
Oral Cancer	38	54	32	70	- 16
Drownings	39	54	30	83	- 29
Birth Trauma	40	44	17	261	- 218
Oesophagus Cancer	41	42	28	103	- 60
Alcohol	42	40	45	31	+ 10
Tuberculosis	43	37	6	649	- 611
Drug Use	44	33	48	26	+ 7
Diarrhoeal diseases	45	31	8	527	- 496
War	46	29	69	0	+ 29
Malnutrition	47	29	21	171	- 142
Fires	48	28	26	108	- 80
Rheumatic Heart Disease	49	19	43	37	- 18
Maternal Conditions	50	18	24	118	- 100
Other Neoplasms	51	18	55	9	+ 8
Meningitis	52	17	25	108	- 92
Rheumatoid Arthritis	53	14	52	11	+ 4
Encephalitis	54	11	59	7	+ 4
Dengue	55	9	76	0	+ 9
Appendicitis	56	8	57	8	+ 0
Skin Cancers	57	7	37	52	- 44
Multiple Sclerosis	58	4	63	3	+ 1
Poisonings	59	3	42	42	- 40
Hepatitis B	60	1	62	6	- 5
Syphilis	61	0	44	36	- 36
Hepatitis C	62	0	66	1	- 0
Chlamydia	63	0	65	1	- 0
Upper Respiratory	64	0	58	7	- 7
Tetanus	65	0	61	6	- 6
Ascariasis	66	0	67	0	- 0
Pertussis	67	0	40	45	- 45
Diphtheria	68	0	70	0	- 0
Otitis Media	69	0	71	0	- 0
Leprosy	70	0	72	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	71	0	54	10	- 10
Malaria	72	0	64	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	73	0	79	0	- 0
Chagas disease	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Measles	76	0	68	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	77	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Trinidad/Tob.

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.