DENMARK VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

Click Country Link To Compare

	NAMIBIA		DENMARK		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,239	55	23	+ 6,216
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,120	6	2,244	+ 876
Tuberculosis	3	3,017	57	16	+ 3,002
Stroke	4	2,840	5	3,662	- 823
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,601	1	5,341	- 2,741
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,850	33	213	+ 1,636
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,543	10	1,284	+ 259
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,374	38	145	+ 1,229
Low Birth Weight	9	1,099	41	116	+ 983
Lung Disease	10	983	3	4,387	- 3,404
Violence	11	958	47	63	+ 895
Hypertension	12	912	15	642	+ 269
Birth Trauma	13	734	56	21	+ 713
Liver Disease	14	715	14	692	+ 23
Kidney Disease	15	685	12	911	- 226
Congenital Anomalies	16	603	36	153	+ 450
Suicide	17	517	16	617	- 100
Malnutrition	18	476	59	14	+ 462
Other Injuries	19	440	30	347	+ 93
Asthma	20	427	44	82	+ 345
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	374	2	5,218	- 4,843
Inflammatory/Heart	22	345	31	284	+ 60
Cervical Cancer	23	283	37	153	+ 130
Breast Cancer	24	258	9	1,299	- 1,041
Maternal Conditions	25	235	64	2	+ 232
Drownings	26	234	50	37	+ 196
Meningitis	27	232	52	25	+ 207
Fires	28	232	49	53	+ 179
Skin Cancers	29	230	26	388	- 159
Oral Cancer	30	212	28	371	- 158
Prostate Cancer	31	201	8	1,480	- 1,279
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	161	32	216	- 55
Endocrine Disorders	33	155	19	575	- 419
Falls	34	132	22	541	- 408
Lung Cancers	35	125	4	3,721	- 3,596
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	116	7	2,147	- 2,031
Pertussis	37	115	72	0	+ 115
Epilepsy	38	105	40	125	- 20
Poisonings	39	99	62	6	+ 93
Lymphomas	40	98	13	730	- 632
Liver Cancer	41	96	25	464	- 369
Parkinson's Disease	42	92	17	600	- 508
Syphilis	43	74	70	0	+ 74
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	70	42	96	- 26
Stomach Cancer	45	69	23	484	- 415
Drug Use	46	68	34	197	- 129
Skin Disease	47	66	45	79	- 13
Alcohol	48	60	18	598	- 539
Leukemia	49	50	20	558	- 508
Ovary Cancer	50	50	29	367	- 318
Malaria	51	46	79	0	+ 46
Oesophagus Cancer	52	45	24	477	- 432
Pancreas Cancer	53	37	11	1,096	- 1,059
Bladder Cancer	54	33	21	545	- 512
Schistosomiasis	55	29	75	0	+ 29
Uterin Cancer	56	24	35	156	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	20	43	84	- 64
Appendicitis	58	19	54	23	- 4
Encephalitis	59	17	67	1	+ 17
Other Neoplasms	60	16	27	378	- 362
Upper Respiratory	61	14	58	15	- 2
Tetanus	62	13	68	0	+ 12
Hepatitis B	63	10	61	6	+ 3
Multiple Sclerosis	64	5	39	132	- 127
Measles	65	4	71	0	+ 4
Hepatitis C	66	1	60	9	- 7
War	67	1	66	1	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	65	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	73	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	78	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	4	- 4
Osteoarthritis	81	0	51	25	- 25
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	25	- 25
Anemia	83	0	46	73	- 73
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	57	- 57
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to DENMARK

Namibia

Denmark

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.