NAMIBIA VS CENTRAL AFRICA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CENTRAL AFRICA		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Influenza and Pneumonia	1	2,595	2	1,464	+ 1,131
Tuberculosis	2	2,334	3	1,416	+ 917
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	2,324	8	645	+ 1,679
HIV/AIDS	4	1,862	1	2,928	- 1,067
Stroke	5	1,629	4	1,333	+ 296
Malaria	6	1,627	51	22	+ 1,606
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,439	5	1,221	+ 218
Low Birth Weight	8	1,105	9	516	+ 589
Birth Trauma	9	1,087	13	345	+ 743
Road Traffic Accidents	10	888	6	868	+ 20
Measles	11	806	65	2	+ 804
Hypertension	12	621	12	428	+ 193
Maternal Conditions	13	583	25	110	+ 473
Liver Disease	14	572	14	336	+ 237
Diabetes Mellitus	15	566	7	724	- 158
Meningitis	16	503	27	109	+ 395
Violence	17	500	11	450	+ 51
Lung Disease	18	474	10	461	+ 13
Congenital Anomalies	19	385	16	283	+ 102
Asthma	20	377	20	200	+ 177
Kidney Disease	21	352	15	322	+ 31
Malnutrition	22	343	18	224	+ 119
Other Injuries	23	308	19	207	+ 101
Suicide	24	290	17	243	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	25	210	33	73	+ 137
Breast Cancer	26	171	24	121	+ 50
Peptic Ulcer Disease	27	157	32	76	+ 82
War	28	156	67	0	+ 155
Tetanus	29	139	62	6	+ 133
Inflammatory/Heart	30	134	22	162	- 28
Pertussis	31	132	37	54	+ 77
Cervical Cancer	32	114	23	133	- 19
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	101	21	176	- 74
Drownings	34	100	26	110	- 9
Rheumatic Heart Disease	35	96	44	33	+ 63
Falls	36	90	34	62	+ 28
Schistosomiasis	37	84	55	14	+ 70
Prostate Cancer	38	78	31	94	- 17
Fires	39	70	28	109	- 38
Poisonings	40	66	39	46	+ 20
Syphilis	41	60	43	35	+ 25
Lymphomas	42	59	40	46	+ 13
Epilepsy	43	59	38	49	+ 10
Liver Cancer	44	58	41	45	+ 13
Colon-Rectum Cancers	45	58	36	54	+ 3
Oral Cancer	46	45	30	100	- 55
Leukemia	47	44	49	24	+ 20
Parkinson's Disease	48	33	42	43	- 10
Stomach Cancer	49	32	45	33	- 0
Ovary Cancer	50	32	50	23	+ 8
Appendicitis	51	31	58	9	+ 22
Alcohol	52	31	48	28	+ 3
Oesophagus Cancer	53	24	52	21	+ 3
Skin Disease	54	24	47	31	- 7
Lung Cancers	55	23	35	59	- 36
Leishmaniasis	56	23	79	0	+ 23
Drug Use	57	22	46	32	- 10
Skin Cancers	58	21	29	108	- 87
Trypanosomiasis	59	20	77	0	+ 20
Pancreas Cancer	60	18	53	18	+ 1
Hepatitis B	61	16	63	4	+ 12
Encephalitis	62	14	59	8	+ 6
Upper Respiratory	63	12	61	6	+ 6
Bladder Cancer	64	12	54	16	- 4
Uterin Cancer	65	10	56	11	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	66	7	57	9	- 2
Diphtheria	67	5	71	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	68	3	70	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	69	3	66	1	+ 2
Other Neoplasms	70	2	60	8	- 5
Ascariasis	71	2	69	0	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	72	2	64	2	- 0
Chlamydia	73	1	68	0	+ 1
Dengue	74	0	74	0	+ 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	73	0	- 0
Leprosy	78	0	72	0	- 0
Chagas disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	85	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Central Africa

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.