PORTUGAL VS BOTSWANA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	BOTSWANA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	20,616	35	320	+ 20,296
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,970	4	6,851	+ 119
Coronary Heart Disease	3	6,797	1	12,878	- 6,080
Stroke	4	6,615	2	12,339	- 5,725
Diabetes Mellitus	5	5,301	8	3,601	+ 1,699
Tuberculosis	6	2,702	38	213	+ 2,489
Road Traffic Accidents	7	2,534	27	838	+ 1,696
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,195	36	231	+ 1,965
Kidney Disease	9	2,109	9	2,803	- 694
Lung Disease	10	2,006	7	4,286	- 2,280
Hypertension	11	1,961	14	1,880	+ 81
Liver Disease	12	1,911	22	1,126	+ 785
Low Birth Weight	13	1,862	52	79	+ 1,783
Violence	14	1,621	48	96	+ 1,525
Suicide	15	1,540	19	1,172	+ 369
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,197	40	196	+ 1,000
Birth Trauma	17	1,089	60	24	+ 1,065
Asthma	18	967	43	146	+ 821
Other Injuries	19	901	13	1,937	- 1,036
Inflammatory/Heart	20	737	26	909	- 172
Malnutrition	21	712	53	79	+ 634
Cervical Cancer	22	683	34	329	+ 354
Alzheimers & Dementia	23	682	3	7,191	- 6,509
Maternal Conditions	24	490	63	7	+ 483
Meningitis	25	451	56	43	+ 409
Fires	26	451	46	108	+ 343
Endocrine Disorders	27	428	17	1,547	- 1,119
Oesophagus Cancer	28	428	29	623	- 195
Peptic Ulcer Disease	29	375	37	229	+ 147
Drownings	30	344	51	79	+ 265
Lymphomas	31	320	16	1,608	- 1,287
Oral Cancer	32	292	25	912	- 620
Breast Cancer	33	285	12	1,997	- 1,712
Falls	34	256	23	1,033	- 776
Liver Cancer	35	238	18	1,270	- 1,032
Epilepsy	36	234	31	415	- 181
Skin Cancers	37	216	30	523	- 307
Parkinson's Disease	38	197	21	1,139	- 943
Lung Cancers	39	189	5	4,406	- 4,217
Pertussis	40	186	72	0	+ 186
Prostate Cancer	41	185	11	2,124	- 1,938
Poisonings	42	176	57	29	+ 147
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	154	41	169	- 14
Syphilis	44	152	64	3	+ 149
Alcohol	45	128	45	111	+ 17
Skin Disease	46	125	39	202	- 78
Colon-Rectum Cancers	47	115	6	4,389	- 4,275
Drug Use	48	107	44	128	- 21
Ovary Cancer	49	80	33	397	- 317
Pancreas Cancer	50	67	15	1,669	- 1,602
Leukemia	51	54	24	1,015	- 961
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	44	47	99	- 55
Stomach Cancer	53	43	10	2,532	- 2,489
Schistosomiasis	54	42	77	0	+ 42
Other Neoplasms	55	39	28	652	- 613
Uterin Cancer	56	39	32	406	- 367
Appendicitis	57	32	61	21	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	58	31	62	15	+ 16
Encephalitis	59	29	67	1	+ 28
Bladder Cancer	60	27	20	1,171	- 1,144
Tetanus	61	26	73	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	62	24	59	26	- 2
Multiple Sclerosis	63	13	54	56	- 44
Malaria	64	3	78	0	+ 3
Chlamydia	65	2	76	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	66	2	49	87	- 85
Ascariasis	67	2	83	0	+ 2
Measles	68	2	71	0	+ 1
War	69	1	69	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	70	1	74	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	71	1	66	2	- 2
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	82	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	76	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	50	82	- 82
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Oral conditions	82	0	65	3	- 3
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	42	151	- 151
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Botswana

Portugal

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.