BELGIUM VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		BELGIUM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	12,511	57	36	+ 12,475
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	6,256	6	5,677	+ 579
Tuberculosis	3	6,051	54	46	+ 6,005
Stroke	4	5,694	3	7,408	- 1,713
Coronary Heart Disease	5	5,215	1	15,281	- 10,066
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,709	29	666	+ 3,043
Diabetes Mellitus	7	3,095	20	1,269	+ 1,825
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,755	33	418	+ 2,337
Low Birth Weight	9	2,204	50	70	+ 2,135
Lung Disease	10	1,970	5	6,438	- 4,468
Violence	11	1,921	44	149	+ 1,772
Hypertension	12	1,828	27	740	+ 1,089
Birth Trauma	13	1,472	53	47	+ 1,425
Liver Disease	14	1,434	17	1,433	+ 1
Kidney Disease	15	1,374	8	2,952	- 1,578
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,210	40	282	+ 928
Suicide	17	1,037	10	2,111	- 1,074
Malnutrition	18	955	38	291	+ 664
Other Injuries	19	883	11	2,006	- 1,123
Asthma	20	857	46	128	+ 729
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	750	2	9,416	- 8,666
Inflammatory/Heart	22	691	23	1,060	- 369
Cervical Cancer	23	567	41	243	+ 324
Breast Cancer	24	517	9	2,587	- 2,069
Maternal Conditions	25	470	64	6	+ 464
Drownings	26	468	47	79	+ 390
Meningitis	27	465	58	28	+ 436
Fires	28	465	48	75	+ 390
Skin Cancers	29	460	31	522	- 62
Oral Cancer	30	426	28	675	- 249
Prostate Cancer	31	403	13	1,824	- 1,422
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	324	42	213	+ 111
Endocrine Disorders	33	311	18	1,432	- 1,120
Falls	34	265	15	1,756	- 1,490
Lung Cancers	35	251	4	6,777	- 6,526
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	232	7	3,329	- 3,096
Pertussis	37	231	68	1	+ 231
Epilepsy	38	210	36	348	- 138
Poisonings	39	198	55	41	+ 157
Lymphomas	40	196	16	1,552	- 1,357
Liver Cancer	41	192	24	976	- 784
Parkinson's Disease	42	185	19	1,378	- 1,192
Syphilis	43	149	70	0	+ 149
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	141	37	293	- 151
Stomach Cancer	45	139	26	863	- 724
Drug Use	46	135	39	287	- 152
Skin Disease	47	132	35	380	- 247
Alcohol	48	120	32	500	- 380
Leukemia	49	101	21	1,199	- 1,098
Ovary Cancer	50	99	30	653	- 553
Malaria	51	92	75	0	+ 92
Oesophagus Cancer	52	89	25	898	- 809
Pancreas Cancer	53	75	14	1,809	- 1,735
Bladder Cancer	54	67	22	1,078	- 1,012
Schistosomiasis	55	58	76	0	+ 58
Uterin Cancer	56	49	34	384	- 336
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	40	49	73	- 32
Appendicitis	58	38	62	17	+ 21
Encephalitis	59	34	66	1	+ 33
Other Neoplasms	60	33	12	1,828	- 1,795
Upper Respiratory	61	27	59	22	+ 5
Tetanus	62	26	78	0	+ 26
Hepatitis B	63	19	63	17	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	10	45	147	- 137
Measles	65	9	79	0	+ 9
Hepatitis C	66	2	52	53	- 51
War	67	2	67	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	71	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	82	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	69	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	19	- 19
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	59	- 59
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	60	20	- 20
Anemia	83	0	43	199	- 199
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	40	- 40
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to BELGIUM

Namibia

Belgium

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.