GERMANY VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		GERMANY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	87,863	54	345	+ 87,518
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	43,938	9	20,712	+ 23,225
Tuberculosis	3	42,493	56	281	+ 42,212
Stroke	4	39,992	3	49,794	- 9,801
Coronary Heart Disease	5	36,623	1	147,055	- 110,432
Road Traffic Accidents	6	26,052	34	3,160	+ 22,892
Diabetes Mellitus	7	21,734	13	15,560	+ 6,174
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	19,347	32	3,830	+ 15,517
Low Birth Weight	9	15,480	45	770	+ 14,710
Lung Disease	10	13,837	5	42,797	- 28,960
Violence	11	13,493	46	769	+ 12,724
Hypertension	12	12,839	6	26,796	- 13,957
Birth Trauma	13	10,338	57	239	+ 10,099
Liver Disease	14	10,069	15	15,194	- 5,125
Kidney Disease	15	9,649	8	22,770	- 13,121
Congenital Anomalies	16	8,495	36	2,291	+ 6,204
Suicide	17	7,283	19	10,284	- 3,002
Malnutrition	18	6,707	50	450	+ 6,257
Other Injuries	19	6,202	23	8,248	- 2,047
Asthma	20	6,016	44	924	+ 5,091
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	5,269	2	51,168	- 45,899
Inflammatory/Heart	22	4,855	21	8,891	- 4,037
Cervical Cancer	23	3,983	39	2,131	+ 1,852
Breast Cancer	24	3,634	10	18,842	- 15,208
Maternal Conditions	25	3,304	64	38	+ 3,265
Drownings	26	3,289	49	459	+ 2,830
Meningitis	27	3,263	60	168	+ 3,095
Fires	28	3,263	53	359	+ 2,904
Skin Cancers	29	3,233	31	4,055	- 822
Oral Cancer	30	2,992	29	6,023	- 3,031
Prostate Cancer	31	2,828	12	16,487	- 13,659
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	2,273	38	2,166	+ 107
Endocrine Disorders	33	2,187	18	10,677	- 8,491
Falls	34	1,864	14	15,325	- 13,461
Lung Cancers	35	1,764	4	46,560	- 44,796
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,632	7	26,026	- 24,393
Pertussis	37	1,625	69	2	+ 1,622
Epilepsy	38	1,476	35	3,091	- 1,615
Poisonings	39	1,390	58	216	+ 1,173
Lymphomas	40	1,375	17	12,249	- 10,874
Liver Cancer	41	1,348	25	8,057	- 6,709
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,302	16	12,594	- 11,292
Syphilis	43	1,043	68	6	+ 1,038
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	992	33	3,615	- 2,623
Stomach Cancer	45	977	20	9,658	- 8,681
Drug Use	46	951	40	1,930	- 979
Skin Disease	47	928	42	1,543	- 615
Alcohol	48	843	26	6,257	- 5,414
Leukemia	49	710	22	8,737	- 8,027
Ovary Cancer	50	698	30	5,192	- 4,495
Malaria	51	646	79	0	+ 646
Oesophagus Cancer	52	628	27	6,212	- 5,584
Pancreas Cancer	53	525	11	17,971	- 17,446
Bladder Cancer	54	470	28	6,193	- 5,723
Schistosomiasis	55	410	73	1	+ 409
Uterin Cancer	56	341	37	2,231	- 1,889
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	284	47	543	- 259
Appendicitis	58	264	62	129	+ 135
Encephalitis	59	242	67	8	+ 234
Other Neoplasms	60	231	24	8,161	- 7,930
Upper Respiratory	61	191	61	138	+ 52
Tetanus	62	180	75	1	+ 179
Hepatitis B	63	134	59	182	- 48
Multiple Sclerosis	64	68	41	1,571	- 1,503
Measles	65	61	70	2	+ 59
Hepatitis C	66	17	48	507	- 490
War	67	15	66	10	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	10	85	0	+ 10
Ascariasis	69	9	81	0	+ 9
Otitis Media	70	8	65	16	- 7
Diphtheria	71	6	77	0	+ 6
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	2	- 2
Dengue	74	0	83	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	63	62	- 62
Osteoarthritis	81	0	52	364	- 364
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	55	292	- 292
Anemia	83	0	43	994	- 994
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	76	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	51	391	- 391
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to GERMANY

Namibia

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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.