NETHERLANDS VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		NETHERLANDS		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	18,563	55	33	+ 18,531
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	9,283	7	4,946	+ 4,337
Tuberculosis	3	8,978	56	29	+ 8,949
Stroke	4	8,449	4	9,707	- 1,258
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,738	2	17,601	- 9,863
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,504	31	681	+ 4,823
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,592	14	2,386	+ 2,206
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	4,088	33	584	+ 3,504
Low Birth Weight	9	3,271	45	167	+ 3,103
Lung Disease	10	2,923	5	9,567	- 6,644
Violence	11	2,851	48	107	+ 2,743
Hypertension	12	2,713	29	818	+ 1,894
Birth Trauma	13	2,184	52	74	+ 2,110
Liver Disease	14	2,127	28	936	+ 1,192
Kidney Disease	15	2,039	12	2,530	- 492
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,795	35	544	+ 1,251
Suicide	17	1,539	17	2,025	- 486
Malnutrition	18	1,417	63	12	+ 1,405
Other Injuries	19	1,310	19	1,648	- 338
Asthma	20	1,271	46	165	+ 1,106
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,113	1	18,148	- 17,035
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,026	23	1,201	- 175
Cervical Cancer	23	842	39	266	+ 575
Breast Cancer	24	768	9	3,535	- 2,767
Maternal Conditions	25	698	65	8	+ 690
Drownings	26	695	49	98	+ 597
Meningitis	27	689	51	78	+ 611
Fires	28	689	53	49	+ 640
Skin Cancers	29	683	27	1,024	- 341
Oral Cancer	30	632	30	768	- 135
Prostate Cancer	31	598	10	3,265	- 2,667
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	480	47	130	+ 350
Endocrine Disorders	33	462	26	1,055	- 593
Falls	34	394	8	4,131	- 3,737
Lung Cancers	35	373	3	10,980	- 10,607
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	345	6	5,829	- 5,484
Pertussis	37	343	67	1	+ 342
Epilepsy	38	312	38	289	+ 23
Poisonings	39	294	61	17	+ 276
Lymphomas	40	290	13	2,511	- 2,221
Liver Cancer	41	285	24	1,163	- 878
Parkinson's Disease	42	275	16	2,120	- 1,845
Syphilis	43	220	69	1	+ 220
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	210	41	238	- 28
Stomach Cancer	45	206	22	1,361	- 1,155
Drug Use	46	201	42	231	- 30
Skin Disease	47	196	36	295	- 99
Alcohol	48	178	32	612	- 434
Leukemia	49	150	20	1,578	- 1,428
Ovary Cancer	50	147	25	1,067	- 919
Malaria	51	137	77	0	+ 137
Oesophagus Cancer	52	133	15	2,145	- 2,012
Pancreas Cancer	53	111	11	2,995	- 2,884
Bladder Cancer	54	99	21	1,471	- 1,372
Schistosomiasis	55	87	74	0	+ 87
Uterin Cancer	56	72	34	566	- 494
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	60	44	214	- 154
Appendicitis	58	56	58	26	+ 30
Encephalitis	59	51	68	1	+ 50
Other Neoplasms	60	49	18	1,831	- 1,782
Upper Respiratory	61	40	57	28	+ 12
Tetanus	62	38	72	0	+ 38
Hepatitis B	63	28	62	14	+ 15
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	37	295	- 280
Measles	65	13	73	0	+ 13
Hepatitis C	66	4	60	20	- 17
War	67	3	66	2	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	78	0	+ 2
Ascariasis	69	2	82	0	+ 2
Otitis Media	70	2	64	10	- 8
Diphtheria	71	1	71	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	79	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	80	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	81	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	84	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	83	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	59	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	43	220	- 220
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	42	- 42
Anemia	83	0	40	249	- 249
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	96	- 96
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NETHERLANDS

Namibia

Netherlands

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.