INDIA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	1,471,845	31	44,406	+ 1,427,439
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	736,028	6	392,425	+ 343,603
Tuberculosis	3	711,821	5	435,882	+ 275,940
Stroke	4	669,934	3	697,038	- 27,104
Coronary Heart Disease	5	613,496	1	1,520,034	- 906,538
Road Traffic Accidents	6	436,407	12	212,596	+ 223,811
Diabetes Mellitus	7	364,075	7	271,495	+ 92,579
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	324,096	4	670,315	- 346,219
Low Birth Weight	9	259,319	9	238,739	+ 20,580
Lung Disease	10	231,792	2	879,732	- 647,941
Violence	11	226,026	27	51,767	+ 174,259
Hypertension	12	215,073	19	108,050	+ 107,023
Birth Trauma	13	173,175	20	102,819	+ 70,357
Liver Disease	14	168,673	8	268,580	- 99,907
Kidney Disease	15	161,641	11	222,903	- 61,262
Congenital Anomalies	16	142,312	23	82,769	+ 59,543
Suicide	17	121,996	14	173,347	- 51,351
Malnutrition	18	112,357	55	8,626	+ 103,731
Other Injuries	19	103,889	15	149,570	- 45,681
Asthma	20	100,769	13	196,051	- 95,281
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	88,265	17	126,593	- 38,328
Inflammatory/Heart	22	81,323	49	12,651	+ 68,672
Cervical Cancer	23	66,727	30	45,319	+ 21,407
Breast Cancer	24	60,881	22	82,821	- 21,940
Maternal Conditions	25	55,340	41	25,917	+ 29,423
Drownings	26	55,089	28	48,774	+ 6,314
Meningitis	27	54,654	36	33,337	+ 21,317
Fires	28	54,653	42	23,265	+ 31,388
Skin Cancers	29	54,157	60	5,054	+ 49,103
Oral Cancer	30	50,126	16	134,187	- 84,061
Prostate Cancer	31	47,379	38	30,945	+ 16,435
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	38,072	26	68,108	- 30,035
Endocrine Disorders	33	36,630	47	15,264	+ 21,366
Falls	34	31,217	10	225,755	- 194,538
Lung Cancers	35	29,549	21	88,276	- 58,727
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	27,346	25	77,368	- 50,022
Pertussis	37	27,219	54	10,094	+ 17,125
Epilepsy	38	24,721	40	30,307	- 5,587
Poisonings	39	23,283	61	3,540	+ 19,742
Lymphomas	40	23,031	33	40,159	- 17,128
Liver Cancer	41	22,589	39	30,369	- 7,780
Parkinson's Disease	42	21,807	32	43,398	- 21,591
Syphilis	43	17,475	64	2,007	+ 15,467
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	16,621	18	126,079	- 109,458
Stomach Cancer	45	16,360	24	81,058	- 64,698
Drug Use	46	15,932	52	11,747	+ 4,184
Skin Disease	47	15,538	45	17,857	- 2,319
Alcohol	48	14,127	43	23,097	- 8,970
Leukemia	49	11,900	35	33,383	- 21,483
Ovary Cancer	50	11,689	44	21,947	- 10,259
Malaria	51	10,824	57	7,705	+ 3,119
Oesophagus Cancer	52	10,526	34	38,898	- 28,372
Pancreas Cancer	53	8,801	37	32,812	- 24,011
Bladder Cancer	54	7,874	48	14,081	- 6,207
Schistosomiasis	55	6,861	76	0	+ 6,861
Uterin Cancer	56	5,720	59	6,841	- 1,121
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	4,752	50	11,931	- 7,179
Appendicitis	58	4,415	53	11,245	- 6,830
Encephalitis	59	4,053	29	48,080	- 44,027
Other Neoplasms	60	3,875	62	2,968	+ 906
Upper Respiratory	61	3,198	68	584	+ 2,614
Tetanus	62	3,016	58	7,093	- 4,077
Hepatitis B	63	2,247	56	8,184	- 5,937
Multiple Sclerosis	64	1,140	63	2,328	- 1,188
Measles	65	1,024	51	11,923	- 10,898
Hepatitis C	66	281	65	1,364	- 1,083
War	67	245	67	890	- 645
Chlamydia	68	163	69	379	- 216
Ascariasis	69	146	70	126	+ 20
Otitis Media	70	142	71	68	+ 74
Diphtheria	71	98	72	65	+ 33
Leprosy	72	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	46	17,546	- 17,546
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	973	- 973
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	80	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	82	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

Namibia

India

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.