NAMIBIA VS SEYCHELLES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SEYCHELLES		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	2,967	5	1,221	+ 1,746
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	2,138	2	1,464	+ 674
Stroke	3	1,899	4	1,333	+ 566
Kidney Disease	4	1,218	15	322	+ 897
Hypertension	5	1,197	12	428	+ 770
Liver Disease	6	893	14	336	+ 557
Diabetes Mellitus	7	729	7	724	+ 5
Colon-Rectum Cancers	8	705	36	54	+ 651
Lung Disease	9	641	10	461	+ 180
Prostate Cancer	10	572	31	94	+ 478
Alzheimers & Dementia	11	535	21	176	+ 359
Lung Cancers	12	520	35	59	+ 461
Breast Cancer	13	414	24	121	+ 292
Violence	14	413	11	450	- 36
Oral Cancer	15	381	30	100	+ 281
Drownings	16	333	26	110	+ 223
Road Traffic Accidents	17	314	6	868	- 554
Inflammatory/Heart	18	284	22	162	+ 122
Cervical Cancer	19	259	23	133	+ 127
Lymphomas	20	242	40	46	+ 196
Suicide	21	226	17	243	- 17
Pancreas Cancer	22	214	53	18	+ 196
Peptic Ulcer Disease	23	200	32	76	+ 124
Congenital Anomalies	24	199	16	283	- 84
Stomach Cancer	25	195	45	33	+ 163
Leukemia	26	179	49	24	+ 155
Asthma	27	176	20	200	- 24
Parkinson's Disease	28	171	42	43	+ 128
Diarrhoeal diseases	29	169	8	645	- 476
Endocrine Disorders	30	169	33	73	+ 96
Liver Cancer	31	167	41	45	+ 122
Oesophagus Cancer	32	166	52	21	+ 145
Low Birth Weight	33	160	9	516	- 356
Falls	34	159	34	62	+ 97
Ovary Cancer	35	144	50	23	+ 121
Bladder Cancer	36	127	54	16	+ 111
Other Injuries	37	122	19	207	- 85
Meningitis	38	68	27	109	- 41
Birth Trauma	39	52	13	345	- 293
Skin Disease	40	52	47	31	+ 21
Fires	41	51	28	109	- 58
Malnutrition	42	48	18	224	- 175
Uterin Cancer	43	48	56	11	+ 37
Skin Cancers	44	34	29	108	- 74
Maternal Conditions	45	27	25	110	- 83
Rheumatic Heart Disease	46	24	44	33	- 9
Drug Use	47	24	46	32	- 8
Encephalitis	48	23	59	8	+ 15
Alcohol	49	18	48	28	- 10
Epilepsy	50	16	38	49	- 34
Poisonings	51	15	39	46	- 32
Appendicitis	52	14	58	9	+ 5
Other Neoplasms	53	12	60	8	+ 4
Pertussis	54	11	37	54	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	55	7	64	2	+ 5
Hepatitis B	56	7	63	4	+ 2
Syphilis	57	6	43	35	- 29
Dengue	58	4	74	0	+ 4
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	2	57	9	- 7
Tetanus	60	2	62	6	- 4
War	61	2	67	0	+ 2
Hepatitis C	62	1	66	1	+ 1
Upper Respiratory	63	1	61	6	- 6
Chlamydia	64	0	68	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	65	0	69	0	- 0
Tuberculosis	66	0	3	1,416	- 1,416
Diphtheria	67	0	71	0	- 0
Otitis Media	68	0	70	0	- 0
Leprosy	69	0	72	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	65	2	- 2
Iodine Deficiency	71	0	73	0	- 0
HIV/AIDS	72	0	1	2,928	- 2,928
Trichuriasis	73	0	75	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	76	0	55	14	- 14
Chagas disease	77	0	78	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Malaria	79	0	51	22	- 22
Oral conditions	80	0	80	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	82	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	82	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	84	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	85	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

Seychelles

Namibia

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.