CHILE VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CHILE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,495	33	539	+ 18,956
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,749	6	3,920	+ 5,829
Tuberculosis	3	9,428	38	410	+ 9,018
Stroke	4	8,874	2	9,731	- 858
Coronary Heart Disease	5	8,126	1	10,685	- 2,559
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,780	12	2,826	+ 2,954
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,822	10	3,177	+ 1,646
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,293	39	334	+ 3,959
Low Birth Weight	9	3,435	36	437	+ 2,997
Lung Disease	10	3,070	4	4,062	- 992
Violence	11	2,994	29	744	+ 2,250
Hypertension	12	2,849	7	3,817	- 968
Birth Trauma	13	2,294	54	87	+ 2,206
Liver Disease	14	2,234	13	2,647	- 413
Kidney Disease	15	2,141	3	4,065	- 1,924
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,885	25	858	+ 1,027
Suicide	17	1,616	15	1,700	- 84
Malnutrition	18	1,488	37	420	+ 1,068
Other Injuries	19	1,376	21	1,310	+ 66
Asthma	20	1,335	42	295	+ 1,040
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,169	5	4,000	- 2,831
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,077	31	709	+ 368
Cervical Cancer	23	884	27	780	+ 104
Breast Cancer	24	806	16	1,689	- 882
Maternal Conditions	25	733	63	24	+ 709
Drownings	26	730	44	283	+ 447
Meningitis	27	724	53	95	+ 629
Fires	28	724	41	295	+ 428
Skin Cancers	29	717	34	526	+ 192
Oral Cancer	30	664	40	307	+ 357
Prostate Cancer	31	628	14	2,435	- 1,808
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	504	46	223	+ 281
Endocrine Disorders	33	485	22	1,286	- 801
Falls	34	413	23	904	- 491
Lung Cancers	35	391	9	3,452	- 3,061
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	362	11	3,022	- 2,660
Pertussis	37	361	68	3	+ 358
Epilepsy	38	327	43	294	+ 33
Poisonings	39	308	57	68	+ 240
Lymphomas	40	305	18	1,394	- 1,089
Liver Cancer	41	299	19	1,369	- 1,070
Parkinson's Disease	42	289	26	790	- 501
Syphilis	43	231	66	5	+ 227
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	220	52	104	+ 116
Stomach Cancer	45	217	8	3,631	- 3,414
Drug Use	46	211	50	149	+ 62
Skin Disease	47	206	28	763	- 558
Alcohol	48	187	47	207	- 20
Leukemia	49	158	24	879	- 722
Ovary Cancer	50	155	35	514	- 360
Malaria	51	143	82	0	+ 143
Oesophagus Cancer	52	139	30	722	- 583
Pancreas Cancer	53	117	17	1,567	- 1,450
Bladder Cancer	54	104	32	641	- 537
Schistosomiasis	55	91	84	0	+ 91
Uterin Cancer	56	76	45	275	- 199
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	63	48	187	- 124
Appendicitis	58	58	59	37	+ 22
Encephalitis	59	54	70	2	+ 52
Other Neoplasms	60	51	20	1,358	- 1,306
Upper Respiratory	61	42	67	4	+ 38
Tetanus	62	40	69	2	+ 38
Hepatitis B	63	30	60	30	- 0
Multiple Sclerosis	64	15	62	27	- 11
Measles	65	14	75	0	+ 14
Hepatitis C	66	4	61	27	- 23
War	67	3	64	14	- 10
Chlamydia	68	2	80	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	72	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	71	2	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	76	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	55	79	- 79
Leishmaniasis	79	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	65	5	- 5
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	131	- 131
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	73	- 73
Anemia	83	0	49	180	- 180
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	58	38	- 38
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHILE

Namibia

Chile

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.