VENEZUELA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		VENEZUELA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	32,641	6	7,490	+ 25,151
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	16,323	7	7,188	+ 9,135
Tuberculosis	3	15,786	31	748	+ 15,039
Stroke	4	14,857	3	12,133	+ 2,724
Coronary Heart Disease	5	13,606	1	26,905	- 13,300
Road Traffic Accidents	6	9,678	5	11,127	- 1,449
Diabetes Mellitus	7	8,074	4	11,176	- 3,102
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	7,187	22	1,359	+ 5,828
Low Birth Weight	9	5,751	12	3,088	+ 2,663
Lung Disease	10	5,140	10	5,150	- 9
Violence	11	5,013	2	18,132	- 13,119
Hypertension	12	4,770	9	5,195	- 425
Birth Trauma	13	3,841	24	1,087	+ 2,753
Liver Disease	14	3,741	16	2,340	+ 1,400
Kidney Disease	15	3,585	8	5,932	- 2,347
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,156	14	2,846	+ 310
Suicide	17	2,706	34	585	+ 2,120
Malnutrition	18	2,492	32	629	+ 1,863
Other Injuries	19	2,304	21	1,693	+ 611
Asthma	20	2,235	46	311	+ 1,924
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,957	35	572	+ 1,385
Inflammatory/Heart	22	1,803	33	599	+ 1,205
Cervical Cancer	23	1,480	20	1,986	- 506
Breast Cancer	24	1,350	15	2,563	- 1,213
Maternal Conditions	25	1,227	39	422	+ 805
Drownings	26	1,222	43	388	+ 833
Meningitis	27	1,212	49	251	+ 961
Fires	28	1,212	54	144	+ 1,068
Skin Cancers	29	1,201	37	553	+ 648
Oral Cancer	30	1,112	38	544	+ 567
Prostate Cancer	31	1,051	13	2,848	- 1,798
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	844	40	418	+ 427
Endocrine Disorders	33	812	30	760	+ 52
Falls	34	692	28	865	- 173
Lung Cancers	35	655	11	3,900	- 3,244
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	606	19	2,037	- 1,431
Pertussis	37	604	64	26	+ 578
Epilepsy	38	548	41	411	+ 138
Poisonings	39	516	58	68	+ 449
Lymphomas	40	511	23	1,248	- 737
Liver Cancer	41	501	26	1,029	- 528
Parkinson's Disease	42	484	48	252	+ 232
Syphilis	43	388	67	15	+ 372
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	369	57	80	+ 289
Stomach Cancer	45	363	17	2,175	- 1,812
Drug Use	46	353	50	225	+ 128
Skin Disease	47	345	66	18	+ 327
Alcohol	48	313	62	34	+ 279
Leukemia	49	264	27	1,007	- 744
Ovary Cancer	50	259	36	563	- 303
Malaria	51	240	42	402	- 162
Oesophagus Cancer	52	233	44	370	- 136
Pancreas Cancer	53	195	25	1,082	- 887
Bladder Cancer	54	175	45	365	- 190
Schistosomiasis	55	152	76	1	+ 151
Uterin Cancer	56	127	47	309	- 182
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	105	52	180	- 75
Appendicitis	58	98	56	98	+ 0
Encephalitis	59	90	61	37	+ 53
Other Neoplasms	60	86	18	2,167	- 2,081
Upper Respiratory	61	71	74	1	+ 70
Tetanus	62	67	68	8	+ 59
Hepatitis B	63	50	63	30	+ 20
Multiple Sclerosis	64	25	60	51	- 25
Measles	65	23	79	0	+ 23
Hepatitis C	66	6	65	21	- 15
War	67	5	51	185	- 180
Chlamydia	68	4	82	0	+ 4
Ascariasis	69	3	70	5	- 2
Otitis Media	70	3	75	1	+ 2
Diphtheria	71	2	78	0	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	71	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	59	65	- 65
Trichuriasis	75	0	81	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	80	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	29	826	- 826
Leishmaniasis	79	0	73	3	- 3
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	72	3	- 3
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	53	151	- 151
Anemia	83	0	55	126	- 126
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	69	6	- 6
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to VENEZUELA

Namibia

Venezuela

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.