SPAIN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SPAIN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	49,385	43	538	+ 48,846
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	24,696	7	13,717	+ 10,979
Tuberculosis	3	23,884	50	270	+ 23,613
Stroke	4	22,478	3	29,004	- 6,525
Coronary Heart Disease	5	20,585	1	51,684	- 31,099
Road Traffic Accidents	6	14,643	31	1,829	+ 12,813
Diabetes Mellitus	7	12,216	10	7,773	+ 4,442
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	10,874	36	1,064	+ 9,811
Low Birth Weight	9	8,701	52	253	+ 8,448
Lung Disease	10	7,777	5	18,926	- 11,149
Violence	11	7,584	51	262	+ 7,322
Hypertension	12	7,216	9	9,115	- 1,898
Birth Trauma	13	5,811	60	113	+ 5,698
Liver Disease	14	5,659	23	4,231	+ 1,428
Kidney Disease	15	5,424	8	9,725	- 4,301
Congenital Anomalies	16	4,775	38	863	+ 3,912
Suicide	17	4,093	25	3,609	+ 484
Malnutrition	18	3,770	47	302	+ 3,468
Other Injuries	19	3,486	15	5,536	- 2,050
Asthma	20	3,381	35	1,133	+ 2,248
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,962	2	42,339	- 39,377
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,729	19	4,984	- 2,255
Cervical Cancer	23	2,239	39	855	+ 1,384
Breast Cancer	24	2,043	11	7,067	- 5,025
Maternal Conditions	25	1,857	64	14	+ 1,843
Drownings	26	1,848	45	446	+ 1,403
Meningitis	27	1,834	59	129	+ 1,705
Fires	28	1,834	55	185	+ 1,649
Skin Cancers	29	1,817	32	1,803	+ 14
Oral Cancer	30	1,682	27	2,583	- 901
Prostate Cancer	31	1,590	13	6,420	- 4,830
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,277	44	475	+ 802
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,229	21	4,863	- 3,634
Falls	34	1,047	26	3,246	- 2,199
Lung Cancers	35	991	4	22,131	- 21,139
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	918	6	16,957	- 16,040
Pertussis	37	913	73	2	+ 912
Epilepsy	38	829	40	824	+ 5
Poisonings	39	781	57	170	+ 611
Lymphomas	40	773	16	5,335	- 4,562
Liver Cancer	41	758	18	5,098	- 4,340
Parkinson's Disease	42	732	20	4,943	- 4,211
Syphilis	43	586	67	9	+ 577
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	558	33	1,612	- 1,054
Stomach Cancer	45	549	14	5,796	- 5,247
Drug Use	46	535	41	776	- 242
Skin Disease	47	521	30	1,840	- 1,319
Alcohol	48	474	46	333	+ 141
Leukemia	49	399	24	3,772	- 3,373
Ovary Cancer	50	392	28	2,026	- 1,634
Malaria	51	363	83	0	+ 363
Oesophagus Cancer	52	353	29	2,011	- 1,658
Pancreas Cancer	53	295	12	6,752	- 6,457
Bladder Cancer	54	264	17	5,222	- 4,958
Schistosomiasis	55	230	74	0	+ 230
Uterin Cancer	56	192	34	1,612	- 1,420
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	159	48	294	- 134
Appendicitis	58	148	61	79	+ 69
Encephalitis	59	136	70	4	+ 132
Other Neoplasms	60	130	22	4,748	- 4,618
Upper Respiratory	61	107	62	47	+ 61
Tetanus	62	101	72	2	+ 99
Hepatitis B	63	75	58	162	- 87
Multiple Sclerosis	64	38	49	287	- 249
Measles	65	34	81	0	+ 34
Hepatitis C	66	9	42	652	- 643
War	67	8	68	6	+ 3
Chlamydia	68	5	82	0	+ 5
Ascariasis	69	5	78	0	+ 5
Otitis Media	70	5	66	9	- 4
Diphtheria	71	3	76	0	+ 3
Leprosy	72	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	69	4	- 4
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	80	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	84	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	3	- 3
Leishmaniasis	79	0	65	11	- 11
Oral conditions	80	0	63	44	- 44
Osteoarthritis	81	0	53	212	- 212
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	54	204	- 204
Anemia	83	0	37	914	- 914
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	56	181	- 181
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SPAIN

Namibia

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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.