NAMIBIA VS SPAIN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SPAIN		NAMIBIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	3,065	5	1,221	+ 1,844
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	2,511	21	176	+ 2,335
Stroke	3	1,720	4	1,333	+ 387
Lung Cancers	4	1,312	35	59	+ 1,254
Lung Disease	5	1,122	10	461	+ 661
Colon-Rectum Cancers	6	1,006	36	54	+ 951
Influenza and Pneumonia	7	813	2	1,464	- 651
Kidney Disease	8	577	15	322	+ 255
Hypertension	9	540	12	428	+ 113
Diabetes Mellitus	10	461	7	724	- 263
Breast Cancer	11	419	24	121	+ 298
Pancreas Cancer	12	400	53	18	+ 383
Prostate Cancer	13	381	31	94	+ 286
Stomach Cancer	14	344	45	33	+ 311
Other Injuries	15	328	19	207	+ 122
Lymphomas	16	316	40	46	+ 271
Bladder Cancer	17	310	54	16	+ 294
Liver Cancer	18	302	41	45	+ 257
Inflammatory/Heart	19	296	22	162	+ 134
Parkinson's Disease	20	293	42	43	+ 250
Endocrine Disorders	21	288	33	73	+ 216
Other Neoplasms	22	282	60	8	+ 274
Liver Disease	23	251	14	336	- 85
Leukemia	24	224	49	24	+ 200
Suicide	25	214	17	243	- 29
Falls	26	193	34	62	+ 130
Oral Cancer	27	153	30	100	+ 53
Ovary Cancer	28	120	50	23	+ 97
Oesophagus Cancer	29	119	52	21	+ 98
Skin Disease	30	109	47	31	+ 78
Road Traffic Accidents	31	108	6	868	- 760
Skin Cancers	32	107	29	108	- 1
Rheumatic Heart Disease	33	96	44	33	+ 63
Uterin Cancer	34	96	56	11	+ 84
Asthma	35	67	20	200	- 133
Diarrhoeal diseases	36	63	8	645	- 582
Anemia	37	54	83	0	+ 54
Congenital Anomalies	38	51	16	283	- 232
Cervical Cancer	39	51	23	133	- 82
Epilepsy	40	49	38	49	- 0
Drug Use	41	46	46	32	+ 14
Hepatitis C	42	39	66	1	+ 38
HIV/AIDS	43	32	1	2,928	- 2,897
Peptic Ulcer Disease	44	28	32	76	- 48
Drownings	45	26	26	110	- 83
Alcohol	46	20	48	28	- 8
Malnutrition	47	18	18	224	- 206
Rheumatoid Arthritis	48	17	57	9	+ 8
Multiple Sclerosis	49	17	64	2	+ 15
Tuberculosis	50	16	3	1,416	- 1,400
Violence	51	16	11	450	- 434
Low Birth Weight	52	15	9	516	- 501
Osteoarthritis	53	13	81	0	+ 13
Prostatic Hypertrophy	54	12	82	0	+ 12
Fires	55	11	28	109	- 98
Schizophrenia	56	11	86	0	+ 11
Poisonings	57	10	39	46	- 36
Hepatitis B	58	10	63	4	+ 5
Meningitis	59	8	27	109	- 101
Birth Trauma	60	7	13	345	- 338
Appendicitis	61	5	58	9	- 4
Upper Respiratory	62	3	61	6	- 4
Oral conditions	63	3	80	0	+ 3
Maternal Conditions	64	1	25	110	- 109
Leishmaniasis	65	1	79	0	+ 1
Otitis Media	66	1	70	0	+ 0
Syphilis	67	1	43	35	- 34
War	68	0	67	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	69	0	73	0	+ 0
Encephalitis	70	0	59	8	- 8
Chagas disease	71	0	78	0	+ 0
Tetanus	72	0	62	6	- 6
Pertussis	73	0	37	54	- 54
Schistosomiasis	74	0	55	14	- 14
Leprosy	75	0	72	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	76	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	77	0	74	0	+ 0
Ascariasis	78	0	69	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	76	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	80	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	81	0	65	2	- 2
Chlamydia	82	0	68	0	- 0
Malaria	83	0	51	22	- 22
Trypanosomiasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NAMIBIA

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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.