BOTSWANA VS ZAMBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ZAMBIA		BOTSWANA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	2,031	1	4,950	- 2,919
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	1,121	2	1,674	- 552
Stroke	3	936	4	1,588	- 652
Malaria	4	929	64	1	+ 928
Diarrhoeal diseases	5	739	8	527	+ 212
Tuberculosis	6	700	6	649	+ 51
Birth Trauma	7	596	17	261	+ 335
Low Birth Weight	8	572	13	447	+ 125
Liver Disease	9	530	12	459	+ 72
Coronary Heart Disease	10	522	3	1,632	- 1,110
Road Traffic Accidents	11	431	7	608	- 178
Congenital Anomalies	12	371	16	287	+ 83
Hypertension	13	308	11	471	- 163
Diabetes Mellitus	14	282	5	1,273	- 990
Malnutrition	15	271	21	171	+ 100
Meningitis	16	233	25	108	+ 124
Cervical Cancer	17	212	22	164	+ 48
Kidney Disease	18	207	9	506	- 299
Other Injuries	19	204	19	216	- 13
Suicide	20	153	15	370	- 216
Lung Disease	21	150	10	482	- 332
Maternal Conditions	22	140	24	118	+ 22
Violence	23	136	14	389	- 253
Syphilis	24	104	44	36	+ 68
Pertussis	25	88	40	45	+ 43
Asthma	26	87	18	232	- 145
Drownings	27	81	30	83	- 1
Falls	28	70	34	62	+ 9
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	69	23	164	- 94
Prostate Cancer	30	66	41	45	+ 22
Lymphomas	31	65	31	77	- 12
Fires	32	64	26	108	- 44
Inflammatory/Heart	33	59	20	177	- 118
Poisonings	34	54	42	42	+ 11
Breast Cancer	35	43	33	68	- 25
Oesophagus Cancer	36	42	28	103	- 60
Endocrine Disorders	37	42	27	103	- 61
Epilepsy	38	39	36	56	- 17
Leukemia	39	31	51	13	+ 18
Peptic Ulcer Disease	40	29	29	90	- 61
Lung Cancers	41	27	39	45	- 19
Stomach Cancer	42	24	53	10	+ 14
Colon-Rectum Cancers	43	24	47	28	- 4
Tetanus	44	22	61	6	+ 16
Rheumatic Heart Disease	45	22	43	37	- 15
Liver Cancer	46	21	35	57	- 36
Parkinson's Disease	47	19	38	47	- 28
Oral Cancer	48	18	32	70	- 52
Alcohol	49	16	45	31	- 14
Bladder Cancer	50	16	60	6	+ 9
Schistosomiasis	51	15	54	10	+ 5
Skin Disease	52	15	46	30	- 15
Drug Use	53	14	48	26	- 11
Skin Cancers	54	13	37	52	- 39
Hepatitis B	55	12	62	6	+ 6
Appendicitis	56	10	57	8	+ 2
Ovary Cancer	57	10	49	19	- 10
Leishmaniasis	58	9	79	0	+ 9
Encephalitis	59	8	59	7	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	60	8	58	7	+ 1
Measles	61	6	68	0	+ 5
Pancreas Cancer	62	5	50	16	- 11
Rheumatoid Arthritis	63	4	52	11	- 7
Uterin Cancer	64	4	56	9	- 6
Other Neoplasms	65	2	55	9	- 7
Hepatitis C	66	2	66	1	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	67	2	63	3	- 1
Ascariasis	68	1	67	0	+ 1
War	69	1	69	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	1	71	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	71	0	65	1	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	72	0	78	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	70	0	+ 0
Dengue	74	0	76	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	78	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	86	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	82	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BOTSWANA

Zambia

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.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.