ITALY VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		ITALY		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	63,678	46	520	+ 63,158
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,844	9	16,339	+ 15,505
Tuberculosis	3	30,796	53	336	+ 30,460
Stroke	4	28,984	2	62,633	- 33,649
Coronary Heart Disease	5	26,542	1	97,116	- 70,574
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,881	30	3,221	+ 15,660
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,751	8	19,836	- 4,085
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	14,022	36	1,622	+ 12,400
Low Birth Weight	9	11,219	51	357	+ 10,862
Lung Disease	10	10,028	5	32,382	- 22,354
Violence	11	9,779	50	409	+ 9,370
Hypertension	12	9,305	6	29,931	- 20,626
Birth Trauma	13	7,492	59	140	+ 7,352
Liver Disease	14	7,298	23	5,559	+ 1,738
Kidney Disease	15	6,993	11	12,726	- 5,732
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,157	37	1,443	+ 4,714
Suicide	17	5,278	26	4,042	+ 1,236
Malnutrition	18	4,861	41	775	+ 4,086
Other Injuries	19	4,495	12	12,112	- 7,618
Asthma	20	4,360	47	494	+ 3,866
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,819	3	41,445	- 37,626
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,518	24	5,531	- 2,013
Cervical Cancer	23	2,887	40	1,154	+ 1,733
Breast Cancer	24	2,634	10	13,868	- 11,234
Maternal Conditions	25	2,394	67	6	+ 2,388
Drownings	26	2,383	52	344	+ 2,039
Meningitis	27	2,365	60	128	+ 2,237
Fires	28	2,365	56	271	+ 2,093
Skin Cancers	29	2,343	29	3,239	- 896
Oral Cancer	30	2,169	27	3,343	- 1,175
Prostate Cancer	31	2,050	20	8,409	- 6,359
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,647	43	690	+ 957
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,585	18	8,431	- 6,846
Falls	34	1,351	25	4,222	- 2,872
Lung Cancers	35	1,278	4	34,152	- 32,874
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,183	7	21,254	- 20,070
Pertussis	37	1,178	73	1	+ 1,177
Epilepsy	38	1,070	39	1,337	- 267
Poisonings	39	1,007	58	154	+ 853
Lymphomas	40	996	16	9,670	- 8,674
Liver Cancer	41	977	17	9,620	- 8,643
Parkinson's Disease	42	943	19	8,428	- 7,484
Syphilis	43	756	69	4	+ 752
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	719	32	2,216	- 1,497
Stomach Cancer	45	708	14	10,252	- 9,545
Drug Use	46	689	45	654	+ 35
Skin Disease	47	672	38	1,440	- 768
Alcohol	48	611	55	277	+ 334
Leukemia	49	515	21	6,728	- 6,214
Ovary Cancer	50	506	28	3,282	- 2,776
Malaria	51	468	79	0	+ 468
Oesophagus Cancer	52	455	34	2,045	- 1,590
Pancreas Cancer	53	381	13	12,095	- 11,714
Bladder Cancer	54	341	22	6,711	- 6,370
Schistosomiasis	55	297	78	0	+ 297
Uterin Cancer	56	247	33	2,198	- 1,950
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	206	42	701	- 496
Appendicitis	58	191	61	49	+ 143
Encephalitis	59	175	68	5	+ 171
Other Neoplasms	60	168	15	9,984	- 9,817
Upper Respiratory	61	138	64	20	+ 118
Tetanus	62	130	63	22	+ 109
Hepatitis B	63	97	54	334	- 237
Multiple Sclerosis	64	49	44	677	- 627
Measles	65	44	71	1	+ 43
Hepatitis C	66	12	31	2,451	- 2,438
War	67	11	66	6	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	7	84	0	+ 7
Ascariasis	69	6	80	0	+ 6
Otitis Media	70	6	65	16	- 10
Diphtheria	71	4	76	0	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	72	1	- 1
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	3	- 3
Oral conditions	80	0	62	47	- 47
Osteoarthritis	81	0	48	481	- 481
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	57	241	- 241
Anemia	83	0	35	1,672	- 1,672
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	49	424	- 424
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ITALY

Namibia

Italy

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.