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Compare Botswana and Finland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO 2014 updates, World Bank and the United Nations for population.
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Finland FINLAND
           
    World Rank
    		        
    World Rank
      Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
    1960
    48.9
    52.5
    50.7
    95
    91
    92
    		  
    65.4
    72.4
    68.8
    30
    20
    25
    1970
    53.0
    56.7
    54.8
    100
    98
    98
    		  
    66.2
    74.4
    70.2
    34
    19
    25
    1980
    58.5
    62.6
    60.5
    101
    102
    101
    		  
    69.2
    77.9
    73.4
    30
    10
    19
    1990
    60.5
    65.6
    63.0
    118
    116
    116
    		  
    70.9
    78.9
    74.8
    34
    14
    25
    2000
    47.4
    50.5
    48.9
    165
    164
    164
    		  
    74.2
    81.0
    77.5
    30
    13
    25
    2010
    58.7
    63.7
    61.1
    150
    143
    149
    		  
    76.6
    83.1
    79.9
    26
    15
    24
    2015
    63.3
    68.1
    65.7
    137
    136
    138
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    81.1
    26
    16
    22
     
     
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Finland FINLAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      Male Female M F   Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.3
    68.1
    137
    136
    		  
    78.3
    83.8
    26
    16
    Age 5
    66.4
    70.9
    142
    138
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 10
    66.7
    71.0
    145
    140
    		  
    78.5
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 15
    66.9
    71.2
    144
    140
    		  
    78.6
    84.0
    26
    19
    Age 20
    67.3
    71.6
    143
    142
    		  
    78.7
    84.1
    25
    19
    Age 25
    67.8
    71.9
    150
    144
    		  
    78.9
    84.2
    25
    18
    Age 30
    68.3
    72.4
    154
    145
    		  
    79.2
    84.3
    26
    18
    Age 35
    69.0
    73.1
    157
    145
    		  
    79.4
    84.4
    26
    18
    Age 40
    70.1
    74.0
    157
    142
    		  
    79.7
    84.5
    26
    17
    Age 45
    71.5
    75.1
    154
    140
    		  
    80.0
    84.7
    26
    16
    Age 50
    72.9
    76.2
    145
    134
    		  
    80.5
    85.0
    26
    17
    Age 55
    74.4
    77.2
    140
    131
    		  
    81.1
    85.3
    26
    16
    Age 60
    76.0
    78.3
    134
    133
    		  
    82.1
    85.9
    27
    15
    Age 65
    77.7
    79.6
    139
    134
    		  
    83.2
    86.5
    26
    17
    Age 70
    79.8
    81.1
    144
    136
    		  
    84.6
    87.3
    24
    17
    Age 75
    82.1
    83.1
    155
    151
    		  
    86.3
    88.4
    22
    21
    Age 80
    84.8
    85.4
    167
    166
    		  
    88.2
    89.7
    31
    33
    Age 85
    88.9
    89.4
    143
    141
    		  
    90.8
    91.6
    40
    49
    Age 90
    92.8
    93.1
    148
    147
    		  
    93.9
    94.4
    60
    64
    Age 95
    97.1
    97.3
    149
    150
    		  
    97.7
    97.9
    74
    85
    Age 100
    101.7
    101.8
    154
    151
    		  
    102.0
    102.0
    86
    103
     
     
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Finland FINLAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. HIV/AIDS
    359.96
    6
    		  
    0.06
    154
    2. Stroke
    117.48
    56
    		  
    35.04
    146
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    74.33
    118
    		  
    94.14
    79
    4. Diabetes Mellitus
    57.09
    22
    		  
    4.66
    166
    5. Hypertension
    49.18
    4
    		  
    10.32
    133
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    41.55
    76
    		  
    3.77
    171
    7. Tuberculosis
    31.71
    36
    		  
    0.48
    144
    8. Other Injuries
    28.86
    16
    		  
    5.01
    151
    9. Inflammatory/Heart
    24.69
    6
    		  
    6.57
    96
    10. Low Birth Weight
    23.17
    23
    		  
    1.02
    167
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    23.04
    54
    		  
    0.55
    146
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    22.04
    53
    		  
    4.31
    158
    13. Violence
    19.08
    24
    		  
    2.00
    130
    14. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    41
    		  
    1.43
    164
    15. Lung Disease
    14.07
    127
    		  
    9.45
    151
    16. Kidney Disease
    13.55
    95
    		  
    2.35
    171
    17. Prostate Cancer
    13.49
    107
    		  
    17.49
    75
    18. Birth Trauma
    13.46
    50
    		  
    0.35
    167
    19. Congenital Anomalies
    11.48
    22
    		  
    3.49
    150
    20. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.68
    12
    		  
    2.62
    83
    21. Endocrine Disorders
    10.57
    49
    		  
    2.17
    146
    22. Liver Disease
    9.64
    116
    		  
    15.59
    86
    23. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    152
    		  
    16.90
    82
    24. Asthma
    8.91
    53
    		  
    0.94
    140
    25. Epilepsy
    7.83
    36
    		  
    1.72
    93
    26. Fires
    7.11
    43
    		  
    0.84
    127
    27. Liver Cancer
    6.51
    66
    		  
    3.96
    123
    28. Lung Cancers
    5.28
    126
    		  
    20.15
    57
    29. Skin Disease
    4.92
    36
    		  
    0.31
    149
    30. Oral Cancer
    4.84
    42
    		  
    2.24
    111
    31. Alzheimers/Dementia
    4.75
    52
    		  
    53.77
    1
    32. Maternal Conditions
    4.53
    56
    		  
    0.04
    163
    33. Lymphomas
    4.33
    93
    		  
    7.31
    27
    34. Meningitis
    4.29
    63
    		  
    0.25
    157
    35. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    4.01
    87
    		  
    0.47
    162
    36. Drug Use
    3.91
    17
    		  
    4.87
    10
    37. Suicide
    3.85
    142
    		  
    15.11
    31
    38. Other Neoplasms
    3.23
    63
    		  
    2.97
    74
    39. Poisonings
    3.05
    47
    		  
    1.21
    89
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.89
    156
    		  
    11.00
    60
    41. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    2.82
    81
    		  
    1.49
    123
    42. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    145
    		  
    6.88
    23
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    2.68
    57
    		  
    4.66
    1
    44. Schistosomiasis
    2.61
    39
    		  
    0.00
    172
    45. Leukemia
    2.38
    135
    		  
    3.41
    102
    46. Drownings
    2.36
    109
    		  
    1.68
    132
    47. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1.96
    37
    		  
    0.68
    76
    48. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    65
    		  
    2.65
    29
    49. Pancreas Cancer
    1.84
    122
    		  
    9.42
    11
    50. Uterin Cancer
    1.47
    112
    		  
    3.09
    41
     
     
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Finland FINLAND
      Deaths %   Deaths %
    1. HIV/AIDS
    5,624
    37.61
    		  
    5
    0.01
    2. Stroke
    1,128
    7.55
    		  
    4,170
    9.59
    3. Coronary Heart Disease
    710
    4.75
    		  
    11,143
    25.63
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    634
    4.24
    		  
    379
    0.87
    5. Low Birth Weight
    604
    4.04
    		  
    35
    0.08
    6. Diabetes Mellitus
    569
    3.81
    		  
    456
    1.05
    7. Other Injuries
    479
    3.20
    		  
    403
    0.93
    8. Hypertension
    472
    3.16
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    9. Road Traffic Accidents
    382
    2.56
    		  
    263
    0.61
    10. Tuberculosis
    373
    2.50
    		  
    59
    0.14
    11. Diarrhoeal diseases
    367
    2.46
    		  
    68
    0.16
    12. Violence
    366
    2.45
    		  
    114
    0.26
    13. Birth Trauma
    351
    2.35
    		  
    12
    0.03
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    269
    1.80
    		  
    182
    0.42
    15. Inflammatory/Heart
    261
    1.75
    		  
    584
    1.34
    16. Kidney Disease
    148
    0.99
    		  
    288
    0.66
    17. Lung Disease
    132
    0.88
    		  
    1,106
    2.54
    18. Endocrine Disorders
    128
    0.85
    		  
    182
    0.42
    19. Liver Disease
    114
    0.76
    		  
    1,188
    2.73
    20. Epilepsy
    112
    0.75
    		  
    126
    0.29
    21. Oesophagus Cancer
    108
    0.72
    		  
    270
    0.62
    22. Cervical Cancer
    101
    0.67
    		  
    63
    0.14
    23. Fires
    100
    0.67
    		  
    65
    0.15
    24. Asthma
    91
    0.61
    		  
    101
    0.23
    25. Maternal Conditions
    86
    0.58
    		  
    2
    0.01
    26. Meningitis
    77
    0.52
    		  
    15
    0.03
    27. Liver Cancer
    69
    0.46
    		  
    436
    1.00
    28. Suicide
    64
    0.43
    		  
    903
    2.08
    29. Drug Use
    59
    0.40
    		  
    263
    0.60
    30. Lung Cancers
    56
    0.38
    		  
    2,148
    4.94
    31. Poisonings
    55
    0.37
    		  
    79
    0.18
    32. Breast Cancer
    55
    0.37
    		  
    887
    2.04
    33. Lymphomas
    55
    0.37
    		  
    806
    1.85
    34. Oral Cancer
    52
    0.35
    		  
    218
    0.50
    35. Skin Disease
    50
    0.33
    		  
    33
    0.07
    36. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    48
    0.32
    		  
    56
    0.13
    37. Drownings
    47
    0.31
    		  
    125
    0.29
    38. Prostate Cancer
    42
    0.28
    		  
    879
    2.02
    39. Alzheimers/Dementia
    41
    0.28
    		  
    6,850
    15.75
    40. Other Neoplasms
    39
    0.26
    		  
    330
    0.76
    41. Schistosomiasis
    35
    0.24
    		  
    0
    0.00
    42. Leukemia
    33
    0.22
    		  
    348
    0.80
    43. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    31
    0.21
    		  
    1,202
    2.76
    44. Syphilis
    30
    0.20
    		  
    1
    0.00
    45. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    28
    0.19
    		  
    150
    0.35
    46. Measles
    26
    0.18
    		  
    0
    0.00
    47. Parkinson's Disease
    25
    0.17
    		  
    589
    1.35
    48. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    21
    0.14
    		  
    80
    0.18
    49. Skin Cancers
    20
    0.13
    		  
    274
    0.63
    50. Pancreas Cancer
    19
    0.13
    		  
    1,022
    2.35
     
     
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
     
      Botswana BOTSWANA   Finland FINLAND
      Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
    1. Cervical Cancer
    16.66
    41
    		  
    1.43
    164
    2. Prostate Cancer
    13.49
    107
    		  
    17.49
    75
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    10.68
    12
    		  
    2.62
    83
    4. Breast Cancer
    9.20
    152
    		  
    16.90
    82
    5. Liver Cancer
    6.51
    66
    		  
    3.96
    123
    6. Lung Cancers
    5.28
    126
    		  
    20.15
    57
    7. Oral Cancer
    4.84
    42
    		  
    2.24
    111
    8. Lymphomas
    4.33
    93
    		  
    7.31
    27
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    2.89
    156
    		  
    11.00
    60
    10. Ovary Cancer
    2.75
    145
    		  
    6.88
    23
    11. Leukemia
    2.38
    135
    		  
    3.41
    102
    12. Skin Cancers
    1.91
    65
    		  
    2.65
    29
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.84
    122
    		  
    9.42
    11
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.47
    112
    		  
    3.09
    41
    15. Stomach Cancer
    1.13
    170
    		  
    4.77
    105
    16. Bladder Cancer
    0.64
    161
    		  
    2.46
    71
     
     
     
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    World Rankings Calculations Are Age Adjusted Death Rates Per 100,000 Population.
    Data Source: Published By WHO 2014
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Cook Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome, Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.