FRANCE VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		FRANCE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	71,418	54	362	+ 71,056
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,714	6	19,771	+ 15,943
Tuberculosis	3	34,539	50	435	+ 34,104
Stroke	4	32,507	3	36,354	- 3,847
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,768	1	63,181	- 33,413
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,176	31	3,339	+ 17,837
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,666	12	10,912	+ 6,754
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,726	38	1,807	+ 13,919
Low Birth Weight	9	12,583	47	651	+ 11,932
Lung Disease	10	11,247	7	18,232	- 6,984
Violence	11	10,967	49	538	+ 10,430
Hypertension	12	10,436	23	7,109	+ 3,327
Birth Trauma	13	8,403	55	309	+ 8,094
Liver Disease	14	8,184	22	7,382	+ 802
Kidney Disease	15	7,843	11	11,477	- 3,633
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,905	35	2,012	+ 4,893
Suicide	17	5,920	16	8,961	- 3,041
Malnutrition	18	5,452	29	4,212	+ 1,240
Other Injuries	19	5,041	9	15,119	- 10,078
Asthma	20	4,890	42	1,039	+ 3,851
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,283	2	53,157	- 48,875
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,946	25	6,065	- 2,119
Cervical Cancer	23	3,238	40	1,574	+ 1,664
Breast Cancer	24	2,954	8	15,536	- 12,582
Maternal Conditions	25	2,685	64	52	+ 2,633
Drownings	26	2,673	45	868	+ 1,805
Meningitis	27	2,652	58	163	+ 2,488
Fires	28	2,652	53	403	+ 2,249
Skin Cancers	29	2,628	32	3,256	- 628
Oral Cancer	30	2,432	27	4,676	- 2,244
Prostate Cancer	31	2,299	13	10,873	- 8,574
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,847	43	986	+ 861
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,777	19	8,086	- 6,309
Falls	34	1,515	18	8,284	- 6,769
Lung Cancers	35	1,434	4	35,657	- 34,223
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,327	5	21,854	- 20,527
Pertussis	37	1,321	69	3	+ 1,318
Epilepsy	38	1,200	37	1,865	- 666
Poisonings	39	1,130	57	228	+ 902
Lymphomas	40	1,118	14	10,067	- 8,950
Liver Cancer	41	1,096	15	9,573	- 8,477
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,058	20	7,570	- 6,512
Syphilis	43	848	68	4	+ 844
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	806	41	1,384	- 578
Stomach Cancer	45	794	26	5,530	- 4,737
Drug Use	46	773	36	1,881	- 1,108
Skin Disease	47	754	39	1,598	- 844
Alcohol	48	685	33	3,189	- 2,503
Leukemia	49	577	21	7,457	- 6,879
Ovary Cancer	50	567	30	3,964	- 3,397
Malaria	51	525	82	0	+ 525
Oesophagus Cancer	52	511	28	4,673	- 4,162
Pancreas Cancer	53	427	10	12,360	- 11,933
Bladder Cancer	54	382	24	6,566	- 6,184
Schistosomiasis	55	333	71	1	+ 332
Uterin Cancer	56	278	34	2,721	- 2,443
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	231	51	426	- 196
Appendicitis	58	214	61	90	+ 125
Encephalitis	59	197	66	8	+ 189
Other Neoplasms	60	188	17	8,771	- 8,583
Upper Respiratory	61	155	63	54	+ 101
Tetanus	62	146	70	2	+ 144
Hepatitis B	63	109	59	135	- 26
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	46	752	- 697
Measles	65	50	77	0	+ 49
Hepatitis C	66	14	52	416	- 402
War	67	12	67	7	+ 5
Chlamydia	68	8	78	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	79	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	7	65	16	- 9
Diphtheria	71	5	75	1	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	72	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	74	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	84	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	60	118	- 118
Osteoarthritis	81	0	56	245	- 245
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	62	75	- 75
Anemia	83	0	44	973	- 973
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	48	647	- 647
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to FRANCE

Namibia

France

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.