EGYPT VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		EGYPT		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	116,199	53	397	+ 115,802
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	58,108	7	20,695	+ 37,413
Tuberculosis	3	56,197	51	432	+ 55,765
Stroke	4	52,890	3	43,839	+ 9,051
Coronary Heart Disease	5	48,434	1	173,871	- 125,437
Road Traffic Accidents	6	34,453	12	10,141	+ 24,313
Diabetes Mellitus	7	28,743	8	19,131	+ 9,612
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	25,587	23	3,692	+ 21,895
Low Birth Weight	9	20,473	11	11,391	+ 9,081
Lung Disease	10	18,299	9	13,393	+ 4,906
Violence	11	17,844	20	4,165	+ 13,679
Hypertension	12	16,979	5	21,094	- 4,115
Birth Trauma	13	13,672	17	6,109	+ 7,563
Liver Disease	14	13,316	2	60,122	- 46,806
Kidney Disease	15	12,761	6	21,087	- 8,326
Congenital Anomalies	16	11,235	10	12,163	- 928
Suicide	17	9,631	25	3,022	+ 6,609
Malnutrition	18	8,870	46	759	+ 8,112
Other Injuries	19	8,202	21	3,819	+ 4,383
Asthma	20	7,955	15	7,104	+ 852
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	6,968	16	6,975	- 7
Inflammatory/Heart	22	6,420	27	2,489	+ 3,931
Cervical Cancer	23	5,268	48	625	+ 4,643
Breast Cancer	24	4,806	13	9,180	- 4,373
Maternal Conditions	25	4,369	44	795	+ 3,574
Drownings	26	4,349	37	1,122	+ 3,227
Meningitis	27	4,315	43	827	+ 3,488
Fires	28	4,315	33	1,568	+ 2,746
Skin Cancers	29	4,276	39	1,013	+ 3,262
Oral Cancer	30	3,957	45	793	+ 3,164
Prostate Cancer	31	3,740	35	1,282	+ 2,458
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	3,006	34	1,339	+ 1,667
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,892	29	2,372	+ 520
Falls	34	2,465	30	2,019	+ 446
Lung Cancers	35	2,333	18	5,677	- 3,344
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	2,159	24	3,083	- 924
Pertussis	37	2,149	42	906	+ 1,243
Epilepsy	38	1,952	50	451	+ 1,501
Poisonings	39	1,838	57	195	+ 1,643
Lymphomas	40	1,818	14	7,539	- 5,720
Liver Cancer	41	1,783	4	24,512	- 22,729
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,722	28	2,391	- 669
Syphilis	43	1,380	58	159	+ 1,220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	1,312	36	1,248	+ 64
Stomach Cancer	45	1,292	32	1,844	- 553
Drug Use	46	1,258	62	116	+ 1,142
Skin Disease	47	1,227	55	219	+ 1,007
Alcohol	48	1,115	60	141	+ 974
Leukemia	49	939	22	3,763	- 2,823
Ovary Cancer	50	923	31	1,944	- 1,021
Malaria	51	854	77	0	+ 854
Oesophagus Cancer	52	831	41	951	- 120
Pancreas Cancer	53	695	26	2,906	- 2,211
Bladder Cancer	54	622	19	5,133	- 4,511
Schistosomiasis	55	542	54	220	+ 321
Uterin Cancer	56	452	52	422	+ 29
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	375	65	26	+ 349
Appendicitis	58	349	59	142	+ 206
Encephalitis	59	320	38	1,046	- 726
Other Neoplasms	60	306	61	116	+ 190
Upper Respiratory	61	252	68	5	+ 247
Tetanus	62	238	49	540	- 302
Hepatitis B	63	177	40	988	- 811
Multiple Sclerosis	64	90	56	213	- 123
Measles	65	81	64	43	+ 38
Hepatitis C	66	22	63	97	- 74
War	67	19	47	714	- 694
Chlamydia	68	13	71	1	+ 12
Ascariasis	69	12	67	6	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	11	72	0	+ 11
Diphtheria	71	8	70	3	+ 5
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	69	5	- 5
Trichuriasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	13	- 13
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to EGYPT

Namibia

Egypt

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.