AUSTRALIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		AUSTRALIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	27,960	57	50	+ 27,910
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	13,982	8	4,446	+ 9,536
Tuberculosis	3	13,522	56	53	+ 13,470
Stroke	4	12,726	3	10,331	+ 2,395
Coronary Heart Disease	5	11,654	1	21,548	- 9,894
Road Traffic Accidents	6	8,290	29	1,245	+ 7,045
Diabetes Mellitus	7	6,916	7	4,471	+ 2,445
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,157	40	296	+ 5,861
Low Birth Weight	9	4,926	43	248	+ 4,678
Lung Disease	10	4,403	5	8,487	- 4,084
Violence	11	4,294	44	243	+ 4,050
Hypertension	12	4,086	23	1,631	+ 2,454
Birth Trauma	13	3,290	50	140	+ 3,150
Liver Disease	14	3,204	26	1,421	+ 1,783
Kidney Disease	15	3,071	12	3,139	- 69
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,703	33	711	+ 1,993
Suicide	17	2,318	11	3,150	- 832
Malnutrition	18	2,134	51	117	+ 2,018
Other Injuries	19	1,974	22	1,642	+ 331
Asthma	20	1,914	36	455	+ 1,459
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,677	2	15,588	- 13,912
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,545	24	1,571	- 26
Cervical Cancer	23	1,268	39	342	+ 926
Breast Cancer	24	1,157	10	3,405	- 2,249
Maternal Conditions	25	1,051	63	20	+ 1,031
Drownings	26	1,046	47	177	+ 869
Meningitis	27	1,038	60	37	+ 1,001
Fires	28	1,038	55	55	+ 984
Skin Cancers	29	1,029	17	2,319	- 1,290
Oral Cancer	30	952	32	972	- 20
Prostate Cancer	31	900	9	3,766	- 2,866
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	723	42	276	+ 447
Endocrine Disorders	33	696	16	2,328	- 1,633
Falls	34	593	14	3,116	- 2,523
Lung Cancers	35	561	4	8,769	- 8,207
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	519	6	6,209	- 5,689
Pertussis	37	517	69	1	+ 516
Epilepsy	38	470	41	285	+ 185
Poisonings	39	442	61	35	+ 408
Lymphomas	40	438	15	3,039	- 2,601
Liver Cancer	41	429	20	2,036	- 1,607
Parkinson's Disease	42	414	19	2,036	- 1,622
Syphilis	43	332	67	3	+ 329
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	316	38	379	- 63
Stomach Cancer	45	311	27	1,288	- 977
Drug Use	46	303	21	1,783	- 1,480
Skin Disease	47	295	34	594	- 299
Alcohol	48	268	37	380	- 111
Leukemia	49	226	18	2,126	- 1,900
Ovary Cancer	50	222	31	1,003	- 780
Malaria	51	206	82	0	+ 206
Oesophagus Cancer	52	200	25	1,494	- 1,294
Pancreas Cancer	53	167	13	3,118	- 2,950
Bladder Cancer	54	150	30	1,187	- 1,038
Schistosomiasis	55	130	79	0	+ 130
Uterin Cancer	56	109	35	524	- 415
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	90	45	229	- 139
Appendicitis	58	84	62	26	+ 57
Encephalitis	59	77	68	3	+ 74
Other Neoplasms	60	74	28	1,252	- 1,179
Upper Respiratory	61	61	64	17	+ 44
Tetanus	62	57	70	1	+ 56
Hepatitis B	63	43	58	41	+ 2
Multiple Sclerosis	64	22	46	188	- 166
Measles	65	19	78	0	+ 19
Hepatitis C	66	5	48	173	- 168
War	67	5	65	8	- 3
Chlamydia	68	3	77	0	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	3	75	0	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	3	66	6	- 3
Diphtheria	71	2	71	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	40	- 40
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	114	- 114
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	71	- 71
Anemia	83	0	49	157	- 157
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	54	64	- 64
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AUSTRALIA

Namibia

Australia

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.