CHINA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		CHINA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,479,067	34	28,746	+ 1,450,322
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	739,640	12	183,342	+ 556,298
Tuberculosis	3	715,314	32	34,802	+ 680,512
Stroke	4	673,221	1	2,043,210	- 1,369,989
Coronary Heart Disease	5	616,507	2	1,771,525	- 1,155,018
Road Traffic Accidents	6	438,549	8	250,272	+ 188,277
Diabetes Mellitus	7	365,861	14	161,672	+ 204,189
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	325,686	50	8,719	+ 316,967
Low Birth Weight	9	260,592	40	21,631	+ 238,960
Lung Disease	10	232,929	3	968,607	- 735,678
Violence	11	227,135	47	11,115	+ 216,020
Hypertension	12	216,128	7	301,183	- 85,054
Birth Trauma	13	174,025	43	17,644	+ 156,381
Liver Disease	14	169,500	15	145,603	+ 23,897
Kidney Disease	15	162,434	11	192,302	- 29,869
Congenital Anomalies	16	143,010	31	36,613	+ 106,397
Suicide	17	122,595	17	116,324	+ 6,271
Malnutrition	18	112,909	44	12,995	+ 99,914
Other Injuries	19	104,399	25	54,087	+ 50,311
Asthma	20	101,264	39	23,147	+ 78,116
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	88,698	6	304,455	- 215,756
Inflammatory/Heart	22	81,722	33	29,954	+ 51,768
Cervical Cancer	23	67,054	27	51,650	+ 15,404
Breast Cancer	24	61,180	19	92,757	- 31,577
Maternal Conditions	25	55,612	54	3,596	+ 52,015
Drownings	26	55,359	26	52,807	+ 2,552
Meningitis	27	54,922	51	5,704	+ 49,218
Fires	28	54,921	48	10,498	+ 44,423
Skin Cancers	29	54,423	41	19,669	+ 34,753
Oral Cancer	30	50,372	24	54,695	- 4,323
Prostate Cancer	31	47,612	28	51,056	- 3,444
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	38,259	30	37,723	+ 536
Endocrine Disorders	33	36,810	37	25,613	+ 11,197
Falls	34	31,370	16	138,878	- 107,507
Lung Cancers	35	29,694	4	714,311	- 684,617
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	27,480	9	248,388	- 220,908
Pertussis	37	27,353	64	484	+ 26,869
Epilepsy	38	24,842	46	11,365	+ 13,477
Poisonings	39	23,397	36	25,762	- 2,365
Lymphomas	40	23,144	23	57,838	- 34,694
Liver Cancer	41	22,700	13	180,952	- 158,252
Parkinson's Disease	42	21,914	20	70,699	- 48,785
Syphilis	43	17,560	58	1,824	+ 15,736
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	16,703	21	65,350	- 48,648
Stomach Cancer	45	16,440	5	398,439	- 381,999
Drug Use	46	16,010	38	24,214	- 8,204
Skin Disease	47	15,615	52	5,222	+ 10,393
Alcohol	48	14,196	42	19,071	- 4,875
Leukemia	49	11,959	22	58,145	- 46,186
Ovary Cancer	50	11,746	35	28,078	- 16,332
Malaria	51	10,877	75	0	+ 10,877
Oesophagus Cancer	52	10,577	10	242,891	- 232,314
Pancreas Cancer	53	8,844	18	111,537	- 102,693
Bladder Cancer	54	7,912	29	37,873	- 29,961
Schistosomiasis	55	6,894	65	400	+ 6,494
Uterin Cancer	56	5,748	45	11,751	- 6,003
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	4,775	49	10,108	- 5,333
Appendicitis	58	4,437	60	1,468	+ 2,969
Encephalitis	59	4,073	55	2,796	+ 1,276
Other Neoplasms	60	3,894	53	4,374	- 480
Upper Respiratory	61	3,213	57	2,663	+ 551
Tetanus	62	3,030	63	491	+ 2,539
Hepatitis B	63	2,258	56	2,757	- 499
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,146	59	1,734	- 588
Measles	65	1,029	62	558	+ 472
Hepatitis C	66	282	66	86	+ 196
War	67	246	61	900	- 654
Chlamydia	68	164	67	55	+ 108
Ascariasis	69	147	68	34	+ 113
Otitis Media	70	143	69	15	+ 128
Diphtheria	71	98	71	11	+ 88
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	70	12	- 12
Trichuriasis	75	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	82	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	81	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to CHINA

Namibia

China

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.