PORTUGAL VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		PORTUGAL		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	10,661	35	320	+ 10,342
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,332	4	6,851	- 1,520
Tuberculosis	3	5,156	38	213	+ 4,943
Stroke	4	4,853	2	12,339	- 7,487
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,444	1	12,878	- 8,434
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,161	27	838	+ 2,323
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,637	8	3,601	- 964
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,348	36	231	+ 2,117
Low Birth Weight	9	1,878	52	79	+ 1,800
Lung Disease	10	1,679	7	4,286	- 2,607
Violence	11	1,637	48	96	+ 1,541
Hypertension	12	1,558	14	1,880	- 322
Birth Trauma	13	1,254	60	24	+ 1,231
Liver Disease	14	1,222	22	1,126	+ 96
Kidney Disease	15	1,171	9	2,803	- 1,632
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,031	40	196	+ 834
Suicide	17	884	19	1,172	- 288
Malnutrition	18	814	53	79	+ 735
Other Injuries	19	753	13	1,937	- 1,184
Asthma	20	730	43	146	+ 584
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	639	3	7,191	- 6,552
Inflammatory/Heart	22	589	26	909	- 320
Cervical Cancer	23	483	34	329	+ 155
Breast Cancer	24	441	12	1,997	- 1,556
Maternal Conditions	25	401	63	7	+ 394
Drownings	26	399	51	79	+ 320
Meningitis	27	396	56	43	+ 353
Fires	28	396	46	108	+ 288
Skin Cancers	29	392	30	523	- 131
Oral Cancer	30	363	25	912	- 549
Prostate Cancer	31	343	11	2,124	- 1,781
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	276	37	229	+ 47
Endocrine Disorders	33	265	17	1,547	- 1,281
Falls	34	226	23	1,033	- 807
Lung Cancers	35	214	5	4,406	- 4,192
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	198	6	4,389	- 4,191
Pertussis	37	197	72	0	+ 197
Epilepsy	38	179	31	415	- 236
Poisonings	39	169	57	29	+ 139
Lymphomas	40	167	16	1,608	- 1,441
Liver Cancer	41	164	18	1,270	- 1,107
Parkinson's Disease	42	158	21	1,139	- 981
Syphilis	43	127	64	3	+ 124
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	120	41	169	- 48
Stomach Cancer	45	119	10	2,532	- 2,414
Drug Use	46	115	44	128	- 13
Skin Disease	47	113	39	202	- 90
Alcohol	48	102	45	111	- 9
Leukemia	49	86	24	1,015	- 929
Ovary Cancer	50	85	33	397	- 313
Malaria	51	78	78	0	+ 78
Oesophagus Cancer	52	76	29	623	- 546
Pancreas Cancer	53	64	15	1,669	- 1,605
Bladder Cancer	54	57	20	1,171	- 1,114
Schistosomiasis	55	50	77	0	+ 50
Uterin Cancer	56	41	32	406	- 364
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	34	47	99	- 64
Appendicitis	58	32	61	21	+ 11
Encephalitis	59	29	67	1	+ 28
Other Neoplasms	60	28	28	652	- 624
Upper Respiratory	61	23	62	15	+ 8
Tetanus	62	22	73	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	16	59	26	- 10
Multiple Sclerosis	64	8	54	56	- 48
Measles	65	7	71	0	+ 7
Hepatitis C	66	2	49	87	- 85
War	67	2	69	1	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	1	76	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	83	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	2	- 1
Diphtheria	71	1	74	0	+ 1
Leprosy	72	0	70	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	75	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	84	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	82	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	80	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	79	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	68	1	- 1
Oral conditions	80	0	65	3	- 3
Osteoarthritis	81	0	58	29	- 29
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	50	82	- 82
Anemia	83	0	42	151	- 151
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	55	49	- 49
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PORTUGAL

Namibia

Portugal

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.