NAMIBIA VS CANADA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CANADA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,895	5	1,221	+ 1,675
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,238	21	176	+ 2,063
Lung Cancers	3	1,513	35	59	+ 1,454
Lung Disease	4	1,027	10	461	+ 566
Stroke	5	1,023	4	1,333	- 310
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	697	36	54	+ 643
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	537	2	1,464	- 927
Breast Cancer	8	427	24	121	+ 306
Diabetes Mellitus	9	413	7	724	- 311
Lymphomas	10	372	40	46	+ 326
Pancreas Cancer	11	365	53	18	+ 348
Falls	12	349	34	62	+ 287
Prostate Cancer	13	340	31	94	+ 246
Kidney Disease	14	331	15	322	+ 9
Suicide	15	319	17	243	+ 76
Drug Use	16	266	46	32	+ 235
Liver Disease	17	262	14	336	- 74
Parkinson's Disease	18	243	42	43	+ 199
Endocrine Disorders	19	234	33	73	+ 161
Liver Cancer	20	225	41	45	+ 180
Leukemia	21	224	49	24	+ 200
Hypertension	22	185	12	428	- 243
Bladder Cancer	23	182	54	16	+ 166
Other Injuries	24	173	19	207	- 34
Oesophagus Cancer	25	161	52	21	+ 140
Stomach Cancer	26	157	45	33	+ 125
Inflammatory/Heart	27	149	22	162	- 13
Road Traffic Accidents	28	144	6	868	- 724
Ovary Cancer	29	137	50	23	+ 114
Skin Cancers	30	127	29	108	+ 19
Other Neoplasms	31	121	60	8	+ 114
Oral Cancer	32	115	30	100	+ 15
Alcohol	33	108	48	28	+ 80
Uterin Cancer	34	85	56	11	+ 74
Congenital Anomalies	35	78	16	283	- 205
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	61	8	645	- 584
Multiple Sclerosis	37	50	64	2	+ 48
Skin Disease	38	49	47	31	+ 18
Rheumatic Heart Disease	39	46	44	33	+ 13
Violence	40	44	11	450	- 406
Cervical Cancer	41	42	23	133	- 91
Low Birth Weight	42	40	9	516	- 476
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	32	32	76	- 44
Epilepsy	44	28	38	49	- 21
Hepatitis C	45	26	66	1	+ 26
Anemia	46	25	83	0	+ 25
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	23	57	9	+ 14
Drownings	48	20	26	110	- 89
Asthma	49	19	20	200	- 182
Birth Trauma	50	14	13	345	- 331
Malnutrition	51	14	18	224	- 210
Fires	52	14	28	109	- 95
HIV/AIDS	53	12	1	2,928	- 2,917
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	10	82	0	+ 10
Osteoarthritis	55	10	81	0	+ 10
Poisonings	56	9	39	46	- 38
Schizophrenia	57	9	86	0	+ 9
Tuberculosis	58	7	3	1,416	- 1,409
Meningitis	59	5	27	109	- 104
Hepatitis B	60	5	63	4	+ 0
Oral conditions	61	4	80	0	+ 4
Appendicitis	62	4	58	9	- 5
Upper Respiratory	63	3	61	6	- 3
Maternal Conditions	64	3	25	110	- 107
War	65	2	67	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	0	43	35	- 34
Encephalitis	68	0	59	8	- 8
Pertussis	69	0	37	54	- 54
Chagas disease	70	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	71	0	62	6	- 6
Dengue	72	0	74	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	73	0	71	0	- 0
Measles	74	0	65	2	- 2
Trypanosomiasis	75	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	76	0	51	22	- 22
Leishmaniasis	77	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	78	0	55	14	- 14
Leprosy	79	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	69	0	- 0
Chlamydia	83	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	73	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Canada

Namibia

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.