CANADA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CANADA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	40,521	53	163	+ 40,359
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	20,264	7	7,431	+ 12,832
Tuberculosis	3	19,597	58	97	+ 19,500
Stroke	4	18,444	5	14,159	+ 4,285
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,890	1	40,063	- 23,173
Road Traffic Accidents	6	12,015	28	1,998	+ 10,017
Diabetes Mellitus	7	10,023	9	5,718	+ 4,306
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,923	36	840	+ 8,082
Low Birth Weight	9	7,139	42	553	+ 6,586
Lung Disease	10	6,381	4	14,212	- 7,831
Violence	11	6,223	40	605	+ 5,618
Hypertension	12	5,921	22	2,563	+ 3,359
Birth Trauma	13	4,768	50	193	+ 4,575
Liver Disease	14	4,644	17	3,624	+ 1,020
Kidney Disease	15	4,450	14	4,578	- 128
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,918	35	1,081	+ 2,837
Suicide	17	3,359	15	4,417	- 1,058
Malnutrition	18	3,093	51	192	+ 2,901
Other Injuries	19	2,860	24	2,392	+ 468
Asthma	20	2,774	49	262	+ 2,512
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,430	2	30,970	- 28,540
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,239	27	2,060	+ 179
Cervical Cancer	23	1,837	41	578	+ 1,259
Breast Cancer	24	1,676	8	5,910	- 4,234
Maternal Conditions	25	1,524	64	45	+ 1,478
Drownings	26	1,517	48	283	+ 1,234
Meningitis	27	1,505	59	68	+ 1,436
Fires	28	1,505	52	192	+ 1,312
Skin Cancers	29	1,491	30	1,756	- 265
Oral Cancer	30	1,380	32	1,592	- 212
Prostate Cancer	31	1,304	13	4,711	- 3,406
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,048	43	442	+ 606
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,008	19	3,233	- 2,224
Falls	34	859	12	4,829	- 3,970
Lung Cancers	35	814	3	20,937	- 20,123
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	753	6	9,651	- 8,898
Pertussis	37	749	69	1	+ 749
Epilepsy	38	681	44	384	+ 297
Poisonings	39	641	56	121	+ 520
Lymphomas	40	634	10	5,146	- 4,512
Liver Cancer	41	622	20	3,113	- 2,491
Parkinson's Disease	42	600	18	3,359	- 2,759
Syphilis	43	481	67	5	+ 476
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	458	39	636	- 178
Stomach Cancer	45	450	26	2,177	- 1,727
Drug Use	46	439	16	3,686	- 3,247
Skin Disease	47	428	38	679	- 251
Alcohol	48	389	33	1,491	- 1,102
Leukemia	49	328	21	3,098	- 2,771
Ovary Cancer	50	322	29	1,902	- 1,580
Malaria	51	298	76	0	+ 298
Oesophagus Cancer	52	290	25	2,230	- 1,940
Pancreas Cancer	53	242	11	5,057	- 4,815
Bladder Cancer	54	217	23	2,521	- 2,304
Schistosomiasis	55	189	78	0	+ 189
Uterin Cancer	56	157	34	1,183	- 1,025
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	131	47	322	- 192
Appendicitis	58	122	62	49	+ 72
Encephalitis	59	112	68	3	+ 109
Other Neoplasms	60	107	31	1,679	- 1,572
Upper Respiratory	61	88	63	47	+ 41
Tetanus	62	83	71	0	+ 83
Hepatitis B	63	62	60	66	- 4
Multiple Sclerosis	64	31	37	692	- 661
Measles	65	28	74	0	+ 28
Hepatitis C	66	8	45	363	- 355
War	67	7	65	21	- 14
Chlamydia	68	4	83	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	4	82	0	+ 4
Otitis Media	70	4	66	8	- 4
Diphtheria	71	3	73	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	51	- 51
Osteoarthritis	81	0	55	139	- 139
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	143	- 143
Anemia	83	0	46	343	- 343
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	118	- 118
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CANADA

Namibia

Canada

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.