NAMIBIA VS GERMANY: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	GERMANY		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	4,901	5	1,221	+ 3,681
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	1,705	21	176	+ 1,530
Stroke	3	1,660	4	1,333	+ 327
Lung Cancers	4	1,552	35	59	+ 1,493
Lung Disease	5	1,426	10	461	+ 965
Hypertension	6	893	12	428	+ 465
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	867	36	54	+ 813
Kidney Disease	8	759	15	322	+ 437
Influenza and Pneumonia	9	690	2	1,464	- 774
Breast Cancer	10	628	24	121	+ 507
Pancreas Cancer	11	599	53	18	+ 581
Prostate Cancer	12	550	31	94	+ 455
Diabetes Mellitus	13	519	7	724	- 206
Falls	14	511	34	62	+ 449
Liver Disease	15	506	14	336	+ 171
Parkinson's Disease	16	420	42	43	+ 376
Lymphomas	17	408	40	46	+ 362
Endocrine Disorders	18	356	33	73	+ 283
Suicide	19	343	17	243	+ 100
Stomach Cancer	20	322	45	33	+ 289
Inflammatory/Heart	21	296	22	162	+ 135
Leukemia	22	291	49	24	+ 268
Other Injuries	23	275	19	207	+ 68
Other Neoplasms	24	272	60	8	+ 264
Liver Cancer	25	269	41	45	+ 224
Alcohol	26	209	48	28	+ 180
Oesophagus Cancer	27	207	52	21	+ 186
Bladder Cancer	28	206	54	16	+ 191
Oral Cancer	29	201	30	100	+ 101
Ovary Cancer	30	173	50	23	+ 150
Skin Cancers	31	135	29	108	+ 27
Diarrhoeal diseases	32	128	8	645	- 517
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	121	44	33	+ 87
Road Traffic Accidents	34	105	6	868	- 763
Epilepsy	35	103	38	49	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	36	76	16	283	- 207
Uterin Cancer	37	74	56	11	+ 63
Peptic Ulcer Disease	38	72	32	76	- 4
Cervical Cancer	39	71	23	133	- 62
Drug Use	40	64	46	32	+ 33
Multiple Sclerosis	41	52	64	2	+ 50
Skin Disease	42	51	47	31	+ 21
Anemia	43	33	83	0	+ 33
Asthma	44	31	20	200	- 170
Low Birth Weight	45	26	9	516	- 490
Violence	46	26	11	450	- 424
Rheumatoid Arthritis	47	18	57	9	+ 9
Hepatitis C	48	17	66	1	+ 16
Drownings	49	15	26	110	- 94
Malnutrition	50	15	18	224	- 209
Schizophrenia	51	13	86	0	+ 13
Osteoarthritis	52	12	81	0	+ 12
Fires	53	12	28	109	- 97
HIV/AIDS	54	12	1	2,928	- 2,917
Prostatic Hypertrophy	55	10	82	0	+ 10
Tuberculosis	56	9	3	1,416	- 1,407
Birth Trauma	57	8	13	345	- 337
Poisonings	58	7	39	46	- 39
Hepatitis B	59	6	63	4	+ 2
Meningitis	60	6	27	109	- 103
Upper Respiratory	61	5	61	6	- 2
Appendicitis	62	4	58	9	- 4
Oral conditions	63	2	80	0	+ 2
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
Otitis Media	65	1	70	0	+ 0
War	66	0	67	0	- 0
Encephalitis	67	0	59	8	- 8
Syphilis	68	0	43	35	- 35
Pertussis	69	0	37	54	- 54
Measles	70	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leishmaniasis	72	0	79	0	+ 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	55	14	- 14
Chagas disease	74	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	75	0	62	6	- 6
Vitamin A Deficiency	76	0	84	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	77	0	71	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	51	22	- 22
Hookworm Disease	80	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	69	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	82	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	74	0	- 0
Leprosy	84	0	72	0	- 0
Chlamydia	85	0	68	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.