OMAN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		OMAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	4,076	41	31	+ 4,045
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,038	4	701	+ 1,337
Tuberculosis	3	1,971	48	18	+ 1,953
Stroke	4	1,855	2	1,648	+ 207
Coronary Heart Disease	5	1,699	1	5,287	- 3,589
Road Traffic Accidents	6	1,208	5	527	+ 681
Diabetes Mellitus	7	1,008	3	1,029	- 21
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	897	28	78	+ 819
Low Birth Weight	9	718	15	207	+ 511
Lung Disease	10	642	9	325	+ 317
Violence	11	626	39	34	+ 592
Hypertension	12	596	8	360	+ 236
Birth Trauma	13	480	29	77	+ 402
Liver Disease	14	467	6	406	+ 61
Kidney Disease	15	448	11	312	+ 135
Congenital Anomalies	16	394	7	386	+ 8
Suicide	17	338	13	241	+ 96
Malnutrition	18	311	60	2	+ 309
Other Injuries	19	288	20	130	+ 158
Asthma	20	279	55	11	+ 268
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	244	10	323	- 79
Inflammatory/Heart	22	225	21	127	+ 98
Cervical Cancer	23	185	34	42	+ 142
Breast Cancer	24	169	18	141	+ 27
Maternal Conditions	25	153	46	22	+ 132
Drownings	26	153	14	211	- 58
Meningitis	27	151	47	21	+ 130
Fires	28	151	36	38	+ 113
Skin Cancers	29	150	45	22	+ 128
Oral Cancer	30	139	31	70	+ 69
Prostate Cancer	31	131	37	37	+ 94
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	105	38	36	+ 69
Endocrine Disorders	33	101	32	53	+ 48
Falls	34	86	12	292	- 206
Lung Cancers	35	82	25	113	- 31
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	76	16	205	- 129
Pertussis	37	75	51	13	+ 62
Epilepsy	38	68	44	22	+ 46
Poisonings	39	64	33	47	+ 17
Lymphomas	40	64	19	138	- 74
Liver Cancer	41	63	24	116	- 54
Parkinson's Disease	42	60	26	110	- 49
Syphilis	43	48	61	2	+ 47
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	46	53	12	+ 35
Stomach Cancer	45	45	17	185	- 140
Drug Use	46	44	42	29	+ 16
Skin Disease	47	43	27	92	- 49
Alcohol	48	39	50	13	+ 26
Leukemia	49	33	22	127	- 94
Ovary Cancer	50	32	43	26	+ 6
Malaria	51	30	74	0	+ 30
Oesophagus Cancer	52	29	40	32	- 3
Pancreas Cancer	53	24	30	77	- 52
Bladder Cancer	54	22	35	41	- 19
Schistosomiasis	55	19	59	2	+ 17
Uterin Cancer	56	16	54	11	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	13	62	2	+ 12
Appendicitis	58	12	57	5	+ 8
Encephalitis	59	11	23	126	- 115
Other Neoplasms	60	11	56	7	+ 4
Upper Respiratory	61	9	67	0	+ 9
Tetanus	62	8	63	1	+ 7
Hepatitis B	63	6	64	0	+ 6
Multiple Sclerosis	64	3	52	12	- 8
Measles	65	3	76	0	+ 3
Hepatitis C	66	1	71	0	+ 1
War	67	1	58	4	- 4
Chlamydia	68	0	69	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	65	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	70	0	70	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	68	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	49	16	- 16
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	77	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	66	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to OMAN

Namibia

Oman

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.