SWEDEN VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SWEDEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	11,061	61	13	+ 11,048
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	5,531	7	2,659	+ 2,873
Tuberculosis	3	5,349	56	24	+ 5,325
Stroke	4	5,035	3	6,035	- 1,000
Coronary Heart Disease	5	4,611	1	15,136	- 10,525
Road Traffic Accidents	6	3,280	34	315	+ 2,965
Diabetes Mellitus	7	2,736	11	1,834	+ 902
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	2,436	36	289	+ 2,146
Low Birth Weight	9	1,949	51	50	+ 1,899
Lung Disease	10	1,742	4	4,344	- 2,602
Violence	11	1,699	47	113	+ 1,586
Hypertension	12	1,616	10	1,838	- 222
Birth Trauma	13	1,301	55	34	+ 1,268
Liver Disease	14	1,268	23	723	+ 544
Kidney Disease	15	1,215	12	1,629	- 414
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,069	35	308	+ 762
Suicide	17	917	14	1,479	- 563
Malnutrition	18	844	45	117	+ 727
Other Injuries	19	781	15	1,374	- 593
Asthma	20	757	42	158	+ 599
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	663	2	10,917	- 10,254
Inflammatory/Heart	22	611	28	547	+ 64
Cervical Cancer	23	501	38	228	+ 274
Breast Cancer	24	458	13	1,582	- 1,125
Maternal Conditions	25	416	64	5	+ 411
Drownings	26	414	46	114	+ 300
Meningitis	27	411	54	35	+ 376
Fires	28	411	49	65	+ 346
Skin Cancers	29	407	25	650	- 243
Oral Cancer	30	377	31	379	- 3
Prostate Cancer	31	356	8	2,622	- 2,266
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	286	37	277	+ 9
Endocrine Disorders	33	275	24	702	- 427
Falls	34	235	17	1,109	- 874
Lung Cancers	35	222	5	3,722	- 3,500
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	206	6	3,049	- 2,844
Pertussis	37	205	67	0	+ 204
Epilepsy	38	186	44	121	+ 65
Poisonings	39	175	60	18	+ 157
Lymphomas	40	173	16	1,357	- 1,184
Liver Cancer	41	170	22	752	- 582
Parkinson's Disease	42	164	19	943	- 779
Syphilis	43	131	72	0	+ 131
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	125	48	110	+ 15
Stomach Cancer	45	123	26	612	- 490
Drug Use	46	120	30	423	- 304
Skin Disease	47	117	39	220	- 103
Alcohol	48	106	32	359	- 252
Leukemia	49	89	20	825	- 736
Ovary Cancer	50	88	27	553	- 465
Malaria	51	81	74	0	+ 81
Oesophagus Cancer	52	79	29	538	- 459
Pancreas Cancer	53	66	9	1,849	- 1,782
Bladder Cancer	54	59	21	760	- 701
Schistosomiasis	55	52	69	0	+ 51
Uterin Cancer	56	43	33	345	- 302
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	36	43	129	- 93
Appendicitis	58	33	59	18	+ 15
Encephalitis	59	30	71	0	+ 30
Other Neoplasms	60	29	18	1,036	- 1,007
Upper Respiratory	61	24	58	20	+ 5
Tetanus	62	23	68	0	+ 22
Hepatitis B	63	17	62	9	+ 7
Multiple Sclerosis	64	9	41	170	- 162
Measles	65	8	83	0	+ 8
Hepatitis C	66	2	53	44	- 42
War	67	2	65	2	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	1	73	0	+ 1
Ascariasis	69	1	81	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	70	1	66	1	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	1	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	84	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	82	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	80	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	75	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	63	8	- 8
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	24	- 24
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	52	46	- 46
Anemia	83	0	40	175	- 175
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	50	63	- 63
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SWEDEN

Namibia

Sweden

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.