ERITREA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,626	25	308	+ 6,319
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,314	1	3,277	+ 37
Tuberculosis	3	3,205	14	543	+ 2,661
Stroke	4	3,016	2	2,564	+ 452
Coronary Heart Disease	5	2,762	4	2,154	+ 608
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,965	5	1,326	+ 639
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,639	7	944	+ 695
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	1,459	3	2,292	- 833
Low Birth Weight	9	1,167	16	531	+ 636
Lung Disease	10	1,044	9	662	+ 382
Violence	11	1,018	20	384	+ 633
Hypertension	12	968	8	926	+ 43
Birth Trauma	13	780	11	616	+ 163
Liver Disease	14	759	6	1,215	- 455
Kidney Disease	15	728	12	578	+ 150
Congenital Anomalies	16	641	18	432	+ 209
Suicide	17	549	21	382	+ 168
Malnutrition	18	506	10	660	- 154
Other Injuries	19	468	15	540	- 72
Asthma	20	454	22	326	+ 128
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	397	24	310	+ 88
Inflammatory/Heart	22	366	32	123	+ 243
Cervical Cancer	23	300	30	132	+ 168
Breast Cancer	24	274	23	311	- 37
Maternal Conditions	25	249	13	544	- 294
Drownings	26	248	33	118	+ 130
Meningitis	27	246	19	404	- 158
Fires	28	246	31	132	+ 114
Skin Cancers	29	244	56	30	+ 214
Oral Cancer	30	226	44	71	+ 155
Prostate Cancer	31	213	47	54	+ 159
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	171	27	147	+ 24
Endocrine Disorders	33	165	43	71	+ 94
Falls	34	141	26	168	- 28
Lung Cancers	35	133	46	62	+ 71
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	123	35	113	+ 10
Pertussis	37	123	36	90	+ 33
Epilepsy	38	111	38	81	+ 30
Poisonings	39	105	34	114	- 9
Lymphomas	40	104	28	147	- 43
Liver Cancer	41	102	45	69	+ 32
Parkinson's Disease	42	98	37	85	+ 13
Syphilis	43	79	54	35	+ 44
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	75	41	77	- 2
Stomach Cancer	45	74	48	48	+ 25
Drug Use	46	72	53	36	+ 36
Skin Disease	47	70	50	45	+ 25
Alcohol	48	64	49	45	+ 18
Leukemia	49	54	29	144	- 90
Ovary Cancer	50	53	40	79	- 27
Malaria	51	49	17	437	- 388
Oesophagus Cancer	52	47	39	81	- 34
Pancreas Cancer	53	40	58	20	+ 20
Bladder Cancer	54	35	51	42	- 7
Schistosomiasis	55	31	42	73	- 42
Uterin Cancer	56	26	61	18	+ 8
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	21	64	12	+ 9
Appendicitis	58	20	55	31	- 11
Encephalitis	59	18	62	16	+ 3
Other Neoplasms	60	17	66	6	+ 11
Upper Respiratory	61	14	60	18	- 3
Tetanus	62	14	52	37	- 24
Hepatitis B	63	10	57	28	- 17
Multiple Sclerosis	64	5	67	4	+ 1
Measles	65	5	63	13	- 8
Hepatitis C	66	1	65	6	- 5
War	67	1	71	0	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	70	1	- 0
Ascariasis	69	1	68	2	- 1
Otitis Media	70	1	69	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	0	72	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	74	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	59	19	- 19
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Namibia

Eritrea

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.