VANUATU VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		VANUATU		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	332	72	0	+ 332
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	166	4	124	+ 42
Tuberculosis	3	161	22	16	+ 144
Stroke	4	151	2	288	- 137
Coronary Heart Disease	5	138	1	454	- 316
Road Traffic Accidents	6	98	12	45	+ 54
Diabetes Mellitus	7	82	3	127	- 45
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	73	6	80	- 7
Low Birth Weight	9	59	14	43	+ 15
Lung Disease	10	52	5	108	- 56
Violence	11	51	38	7	+ 44
Hypertension	12	49	11	47	+ 2
Birth Trauma	13	39	19	20	+ 19
Liver Disease	14	38	9	51	- 13
Kidney Disease	15	36	7	70	- 34
Congenital Anomalies	16	32	10	48	- 16
Suicide	17	28	8	54	- 27
Malnutrition	18	25	31	10	+ 15
Other Injuries	19	23	17	30	- 6
Asthma	20	23	13	45	- 22
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	20	21	18	+ 2
Inflammatory/Heart	22	18	29	11	+ 7
Cervical Cancer	23	15	27	13	+ 2
Breast Cancer	24	14	26	13	+ 1
Maternal Conditions	25	12	24	14	- 2
Drownings	26	12	16	35	- 22
Meningitis	27	12	36	8	+ 4
Fires	28	12	42	4	+ 8
Skin Cancers	29	12	86	0	+ 12
Oral Cancer	30	11	54	1	+ 10
Prostate Cancer	31	11	34	9	+ 2
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	9	20	18	- 10
Endocrine Disorders	33	8	33	9	- 1
Falls	34	7	25	13	- 6
Lung Cancers	35	7	23	15	- 8
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	6	35	8	- 2
Pertussis	37	6	30	10	- 4
Epilepsy	38	6	41	5	+ 0
Poisonings	39	5	47	2	+ 3
Lymphomas	40	5	45	3	+ 2
Liver Cancer	41	5	18	27	- 22
Parkinson's Disease	42	5	28	12	- 7
Syphilis	43	4	37	8	- 4
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	4	15	35	- 31
Stomach Cancer	45	4	40	6	- 2
Drug Use	46	4	56	0	+ 3
Skin Disease	47	4	39	7	- 3
Alcohol	48	3	43	4	- 1
Leukemia	49	3	32	9	- 6
Ovary Cancer	50	3	44	4	- 1
Malaria	51	2	75	0	+ 2
Oesophagus Cancer	52	2	82	0	+ 2
Pancreas Cancer	53	2	53	1	+ 1
Bladder Cancer	54	2	49	2	- 0
Schistosomiasis	55	2	76	0	+ 2
Uterin Cancer	56	1	48	2	- 1
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	1	58	0	+ 1
Appendicitis	58	1	50	1	- 0
Encephalitis	59	1	52	1	- 0
Other Neoplasms	60	1	55	1	+ 0
Upper Respiratory	61	1	65	0	+ 1
Tetanus	62	1	46	3	- 2
Hepatitis B	63	1	51	1	- 1
Multiple Sclerosis	64	0	57	0	- 0
Measles	65	0	62	0	+ 0
Hepatitis C	66	0	61	0	- 0
War	67	0	64	0	+ 0
Chlamydia	68	0	66	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	69	0	63	0	- 0
Otitis Media	70	0	67	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	71	0	60	0	- 0
Leprosy	72	0	68	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	59	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	70	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	69	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	73	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	74	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	79	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	78	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VANUATU

Namibia

Vanuatu

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.