UNITED KINGDOM VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		UNITED KINGDOM		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	71,506	55	188	+ 71,318
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	35,758	3	40,540	- 4,782
Tuberculosis	3	34,582	47	351	+ 34,231
Stroke	4	32,547	4	37,626	- 5,079
Coronary Heart Disease	5	29,805	2	71,728	- 41,923
Road Traffic Accidents	6	21,202	33	2,169	+ 19,033
Diabetes Mellitus	7	17,688	17	5,842	+ 11,845
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	15,745	38	1,599	+ 14,147
Low Birth Weight	9	12,598	40	1,313	+ 11,285
Lung Disease	10	11,261	6	32,896	- 21,635
Violence	11	10,981	46	868	+ 10,113
Hypertension	12	10,449	23	5,208	+ 5,241
Birth Trauma	13	8,413	54	190	+ 8,224
Liver Disease	14	8,195	14	7,666	+ 529
Kidney Disease	15	7,853	18	5,471	+ 2,382
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,914	35	2,127	+ 4,787
Suicide	17	5,927	20	5,325	+ 602
Malnutrition	18	5,459	58	116	+ 5,343
Other Injuries	19	5,047	19	5,464	- 417
Asthma	20	4,896	41	1,302	+ 3,593
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	4,288	1	98,135	- 93,847
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,951	29	3,126	+ 824
Cervical Cancer	23	3,242	43	1,099	+ 2,143
Breast Cancer	24	2,958	9	12,718	- 9,761
Maternal Conditions	25	2,689	64	47	+ 2,642
Drownings	26	2,676	49	301	+ 2,376
Meningitis	27	2,655	52	232	+ 2,423
Fires	28	2,655	48	334	+ 2,321
Skin Cancers	29	2,631	27	3,727	- 1,096
Oral Cancer	30	2,435	30	3,109	- 674
Prostate Cancer	31	2,302	8	13,289	- 10,988
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,850	36	2,090	- 240
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,780	28	3,297	- 1,517
Falls	34	1,517	15	7,618	- 6,102
Lung Cancers	35	1,436	5	35,715	- 34,279
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,329	7	18,446	- 17,118
Pertussis	37	1,322	69	3	+ 1,319
Epilepsy	38	1,201	42	1,193	+ 8
Poisonings	39	1,131	53	221	+ 911
Lymphomas	40	1,119	10	9,350	- 8,231
Liver Cancer	41	1,097	21	5,237	- 4,139
Parkinson's Disease	42	1,059	13	8,573	- 7,513
Syphilis	43	849	62	49	+ 800
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	807	45	876	- 69
Stomach Cancer	45	795	24	4,999	- 4,204
Drug Use	46	774	31	2,824	- 2,050
Skin Disease	47	755	34	2,134	- 1,379
Alcohol	48	686	39	1,555	- 868
Leukemia	49	578	22	5,211	- 4,633
Ovary Cancer	50	568	25	4,019	- 3,451
Malaria	51	526	76	0	+ 526
Oesophagus Cancer	52	511	12	8,727	- 8,215
Pancreas Cancer	53	428	11	8,995	- 8,568
Bladder Cancer	54	383	16	6,133	- 5,751
Schistosomiasis	55	333	78	0	+ 333
Uterin Cancer	56	278	32	2,346	- 2,068
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	231	44	1,014	- 783
Appendicitis	58	215	59	105	+ 109
Encephalitis	59	197	68	6	+ 191
Other Neoplasms	60	188	26	3,986	- 3,798
Upper Respiratory	61	155	63	48	+ 107
Tetanus	62	147	72	0	+ 146
Hepatitis B	63	109	65	40	+ 69
Multiple Sclerosis	64	55	37	1,856	- 1,800
Measles	65	50	75	0	+ 50
Hepatitis C	66	14	51	267	- 254
War	67	12	67	10	+ 2
Chlamydia	68	8	79	0	+ 8
Ascariasis	69	7	80	0	+ 7
Otitis Media	70	7	66	16	- 9
Diphtheria	71	5	74	0	+ 5
Leprosy	72	0	83	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	84	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	82	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	77	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	71	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	70	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	61	54	- 54
Osteoarthritis	81	0	57	167	- 167
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	56	184	- 184
Anemia	83	0	50	277	- 277
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	60	101	- 101
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to UNITED KINGDOM

Namibia

United Kingdom

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.