USA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	357,183	42	5,660	+ 351,523
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	178,617	11	60,317	+ 118,300
Tuberculosis	3	172,743	62	546	+ 172,196
Stroke	4	162,578	4	158,520	+ 4,058
Coronary Heart Disease	5	148,882	1	504,904	- 356,022
Road Traffic Accidents	6	105,906	17	41,694	+ 64,212
Diabetes Mellitus	7	88,353	10	61,418	+ 26,934
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	78,651	37	9,955	+ 68,696
Low Birth Weight	9	62,931	39	6,924	+ 56,007
Lung Disease	10	56,251	3	195,387	- 139,136
Violence	11	54,851	27	18,976	+ 35,875
Hypertension	12	52,193	8	65,960	- 13,767
Birth Trauma	13	42,026	54	1,233	+ 40,793
Liver Disease	14	40,933	16	43,402	- 2,469
Kidney Disease	15	39,227	6	85,861	- 46,634
Congenital Anomalies	16	34,536	34	11,762	+ 22,774
Suicide	17	29,606	12	53,099	- 23,493
Malnutrition	18	27,267	40	6,762	+ 20,505
Other Injuries	19	25,212	25	25,997	- 786
Asthma	20	24,454	46	3,818	+ 20,636
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	21,420	2	287,198	- 265,778
Inflammatory/Heart	22	19,735	22	32,529	- 12,794
Cervical Cancer	23	16,193	38	6,984	+ 9,209
Breast Cancer	24	14,774	13	48,671	- 33,896
Maternal Conditions	25	13,430	56	779	+ 12,651
Drownings	26	13,369	45	4,070	+ 9,299
Meningitis	27	13,263	60	606	+ 12,657
Fires	28	13,263	49	3,183	+ 10,080
Skin Cancers	29	13,143	32	14,311	- 1,168
Oral Cancer	30	12,164	35	11,555	+ 610
Prostate Cancer	31	11,498	20	35,612	- 24,114
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	9,239	48	3,461	+ 5,778
Endocrine Disorders	33	8,889	14	46,985	- 38,096
Falls	34	7,576	18	40,418	- 32,842
Lung Cancers	35	7,171	5	155,533	- 148,362
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6,636	9	61,827	- 55,191
Pertussis	37	6,605	69	16	+ 6,590
Epilepsy	38	5,999	50	3,162	+ 2,837
Poisonings	39	5,650	53	1,674	+ 3,976
Lymphomas	40	5,589	19	40,281	- 34,692
Liver Cancer	41	5,482	23	27,064	- 21,583
Parkinson's Disease	42	5,292	21	34,491	- 29,199
Syphilis	43	4,241	66	49	+ 4,191
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	4,034	47	3,646	+ 388
Stomach Cancer	45	3,970	33	13,077	- 9,107
Drug Use	46	3,866	7	74,435	- 70,568
Skin Disease	47	3,771	43	5,409	- 1,638
Alcohol	48	3,428	30	14,659	- 11,231
Leukemia	49	2,888	24	26,966	- 24,078
Ovary Cancer	50	2,837	31	14,591	- 11,755
Malaria	51	2,627	77	0	+ 2,627
Oesophagus Cancer	52	2,554	28	17,829	- 15,275
Pancreas Cancer	53	2,136	15	44,293	- 42,157
Bladder Cancer	54	1,911	26	19,622	- 17,711
Schistosomiasis	55	1,665	72	1	+ 1,664
Uterin Cancer	56	1,388	36	10,063	- 8,675
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1,153	52	2,461	- 1,307
Appendicitis	58	1,072	63	424	+ 647
Encephalitis	59	984	68	25	+ 958
Other Neoplasms	60	940	29	17,743	- 16,803
Upper Respiratory	61	776	65	229	+ 547
Tetanus	62	732	71	2	+ 730
Hepatitis B	63	545	59	608	- 62
Multiple Sclerosis	64	277	44	5,059	- 4,782
Measles	65	249	80	0	+ 249
Hepatitis C	66	68	41	5,684	- 5,616
War	67	60	55	1,198	- 1,138
Chlamydia	68	40	84	0	+ 40
Ascariasis	69	35	82	0	+ 35
Otitis Media	70	35	67	34	+ 1
Diphtheria	71	24	75	0	+ 23
Leprosy	72	0	74	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	73	1	- 1
Dengue	74	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	81	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	70	4	- 4
Leishmaniasis	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	64	286	- 286
Osteoarthritis	81	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	58	678	- 678
Anemia	83	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	57	723	- 723
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Namibia

United States

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.