SOUTH KOREA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SOUTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	54,400	55	84	+ 54,315
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	27,204	2	26,650	+ 554
Tuberculosis	3	26,309	24	1,950	+ 24,359
Stroke	4	24,761	3	25,596	- 835
Coronary Heart Disease	5	22,675	1	28,043	- 5,368
Road Traffic Accidents	6	16,130	15	4,399	+ 11,731
Diabetes Mellitus	7	13,456	13	6,812	+ 6,645
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	11,979	35	929	+ 11,050
Low Birth Weight	9	9,585	45	370	+ 9,214
Lung Disease	10	8,567	11	8,526	+ 41
Violence	11	8,354	44	386	+ 7,968
Hypertension	12	7,949	17	3,711	+ 4,238
Birth Trauma	13	6,401	54	88	+ 6,312
Liver Disease	14	6,234	14	6,348	- 114
Kidney Disease	15	5,974	9	10,107	- 4,133
Congenital Anomalies	16	5,260	41	518	+ 4,742
Suicide	17	4,509	5	14,636	- 10,127
Malnutrition	18	4,153	53	88	+ 4,064
Other Injuries	19	3,840	18	3,634	+ 206
Asthma	20	3,724	32	1,150	+ 2,574
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,262	6	12,145	- 8,883
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,006	31	1,325	+ 1,681
Cervical Cancer	23	2,466	34	1,065	+ 1,401
Breast Cancer	24	2,250	21	2,880	- 630
Maternal Conditions	25	2,045	61	34	+ 2,011
Drownings	26	2,036	42	501	+ 1,535
Meningitis	27	2,020	58	51	+ 1,969
Fires	28	2,020	47	263	+ 1,757
Skin Cancers	29	2,002	37	585	+ 1,417
Oral Cancer	30	1,853	29	1,457	+ 396
Prostate Cancer	31	1,751	22	2,316	- 564
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,407	38	540	+ 868
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,354	25	1,891	- 537
Falls	34	1,154	20	2,934	- 1,780
Lung Cancers	35	1,092	4	20,293	- 19,201
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,011	8	10,180	- 9,170
Pertussis	37	1,006	67	6	+ 1,000
Epilepsy	38	914	40	524	+ 389
Poisonings	39	861	52	115	+ 745
Lymphomas	40	851	19	3,477	- 2,626
Liver Cancer	41	835	7	11,589	- 10,754
Parkinson's Disease	42	806	16	3,951	- 3,145
Syphilis	43	646	62	27	+ 619
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	614	48	224	+ 390
Stomach Cancer	45	605	10	8,625	- 8,020
Drug Use	46	589	50	154	+ 435
Skin Disease	47	574	36	704	- 130
Alcohol	48	522	33	1,081	- 558
Leukemia	49	440	23	2,140	- 1,700
Ovary Cancer	50	432	30	1,330	- 898
Malaria	51	400	71	1	+ 399
Oesophagus Cancer	52	389	28	1,733	- 1,344
Pancreas Cancer	53	325	12	6,994	- 6,668
Bladder Cancer	54	291	27	1,768	- 1,477
Schistosomiasis	55	254	72	1	+ 252
Uterin Cancer	56	211	43	420	- 208
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	176	51	150	+ 26
Appendicitis	58	163	57	54	+ 109
Encephalitis	59	150	65	19	+ 131
Other Neoplasms	60	143	26	1,807	- 1,664
Upper Respiratory	61	118	63	26	+ 93
Tetanus	62	111	69	5	+ 107
Hepatitis B	63	83	39	526	- 443
Multiple Sclerosis	64	42	66	11	+ 32
Measles	65	38	83	0	+ 38
Hepatitis C	66	10	49	168	- 157
War	67	9	68	5	+ 4
Chlamydia	68	6	84	0	+ 6
Ascariasis	69	5	74	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	5	70	5	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	4	73	0	+ 4
Leprosy	72	0	82	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	81	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	80	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	21	- 21
Osteoarthritis	81	0	60	41	- 41
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	59	49	- 49
Anemia	83	0	46	329	- 329
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	77	- 77
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH KOREA

Namibia

South Korea

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.