ZIMBABWE VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		ZIMBABWE		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	17,914	1	19,988	- 2,075
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	8,958	2	10,779	- 1,821
Tuberculosis	3	8,664	16	1,999	+ 6,664
Stroke	4	8,154	5	5,126	+ 3,028
Coronary Heart Disease	5	7,467	3	8,493	- 1,026
Road Traffic Accidents	6	5,311	4	6,037	- 726
Diabetes Mellitus	7	4,431	9	3,344	+ 1,087
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	3,945	6	4,595	- 650
Low Birth Weight	9	3,156	7	4,038	- 881
Lung Disease	10	2,821	23	1,163	+ 1,658
Violence	11	2,751	18	1,916	+ 835
Hypertension	12	2,618	24	1,146	+ 1,472
Birth Trauma	13	2,108	8	3,405	- 1,298
Liver Disease	14	2,053	17	1,941	+ 112
Kidney Disease	15	1,967	12	2,214	- 246
Congenital Anomalies	16	1,732	11	2,217	- 485
Suicide	17	1,485	13	2,069	- 584
Malnutrition	18	1,367	10	2,396	- 1,029
Other Injuries	19	1,264	20	1,656	- 391
Asthma	20	1,226	21	1,531	- 304
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	1,074	31	768	+ 307
Inflammatory/Heart	22	990	25	1,047	- 58
Cervical Cancer	23	812	14	2,023	- 1,211
Breast Cancer	24	741	28	839	- 98
Maternal Conditions	25	674	19	1,749	- 1,076
Drownings	26	670	27	956	- 285
Meningitis	27	665	22	1,325	- 660
Fires	28	665	30	793	- 127
Skin Cancers	29	659	44	264	+ 395
Oral Cancer	30	610	49	208	+ 402
Prostate Cancer	31	577	32	628	- 51
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	463	35	548	- 85
Endocrine Disorders	33	446	34	553	- 108
Falls	34	380	41	465	- 85
Lung Cancers	35	360	43	286	+ 74
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	333	40	505	- 172
Pertussis	37	331	42	419	- 87
Epilepsy	38	301	39	508	- 207
Poisonings	39	283	37	515	- 232
Lymphomas	40	280	26	960	- 679
Liver Cancer	41	275	38	510	- 235
Parkinson's Disease	42	265	46	226	+ 40
Syphilis	43	213	55	124	+ 88
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	202	36	542	- 340
Stomach Cancer	45	199	33	559	- 360
Drug Use	46	194	48	213	- 19
Skin Disease	47	189	52	173	+ 16
Alcohol	48	172	61	48	+ 124
Leukemia	49	145	45	244	- 99
Ovary Cancer	50	142	51	173	- 31
Malaria	51	132	15	2,003	- 1,871
Oesophagus Cancer	52	128	29	801	- 673
Pancreas Cancer	53	107	47	217	- 110
Bladder Cancer	54	96	54	125	- 29
Schistosomiasis	55	83	53	172	- 89
Uterin Cancer	56	70	50	182	- 112
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	58	64	26	+ 32
Appendicitis	58	54	58	66	- 12
Encephalitis	59	49	56	117	- 68
Other Neoplasms	60	47	62	37	+ 10
Upper Respiratory	61	39	59	65	- 26
Tetanus	62	37	57	102	- 65
Hepatitis B	63	27	60	57	- 29
Multiple Sclerosis	64	14	67	14	- 0
Measles	65	12	63	30	- 18
Hepatitis C	66	3	66	14	- 11
War	67	3	65	26	- 23
Chlamydia	68	2	69	3	- 1
Ascariasis	69	2	70	2	- 0
Otitis Media	70	2	68	3	- 2
Diphtheria	71	1	72	2	- 1
Leprosy	72	0	78	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	73	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	75	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	71	2	- 2
Chagas disease	78	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	81	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	80	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	84	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	85	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ZIMBABWE

Namibia

Zimbabwe

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.