SOUTH AFRICA VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		SOUTH AFRICA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	63,133	1	71,996	- 8,863
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	31,571	2	39,341	- 7,770
Tuberculosis	3	30,533	6	21,965	+ 8,567
Stroke	4	28,736	4	30,693	- 1,958
Coronary Heart Disease	5	26,315	3	32,739	- 6,424
Road Traffic Accidents	6	18,719	11	13,014	+ 5,705
Diabetes Mellitus	7	15,616	5	30,188	- 14,571
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	13,902	8	15,843	- 1,942
Low Birth Weight	9	11,123	16	6,250	+ 4,873
Lung Disease	10	9,942	13	11,895	- 1,952
Violence	11	9,695	7	21,000	- 11,305
Hypertension	12	9,225	12	12,789	- 3,563
Birth Trauma	13	7,428	30	3,004	+ 4,425
Liver Disease	14	7,235	14	9,013	- 1,778
Kidney Disease	15	6,933	9	15,302	- 8,368
Congenital Anomalies	16	6,104	25	4,351	+ 1,754
Suicide	17	5,233	10	13,774	- 8,541
Malnutrition	18	4,819	34	2,381	+ 2,439
Other Injuries	19	4,456	17	6,014	- 1,558
Asthma	20	4,322	18	5,966	- 1,644
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	3,786	22	4,676	- 890
Inflammatory/Heart	22	3,488	21	5,408	- 1,920
Cervical Cancer	23	2,862	20	5,555	- 2,693
Breast Cancer	24	2,611	23	4,533	- 1,922
Maternal Conditions	25	2,374	38	1,700	+ 674
Drownings	26	2,363	32	2,403	- 40
Meningitis	27	2,344	26	3,660	- 1,316
Fires	28	2,344	27	3,618	- 1,273
Skin Cancers	29	2,323	48	993	+ 1,330
Oral Cancer	30	2,150	41	1,406	+ 744
Prostate Cancer	31	2,032	24	4,374	- 2,341
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,633	36	1,894	- 261
Endocrine Disorders	33	1,571	19	5,890	- 4,319
Falls	34	1,339	42	1,399	- 60
Lung Cancers	35	1,267	15	7,705	- 6,438
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	1,173	28	3,587	- 2,414
Pertussis	37	1,168	43	1,142	+ 25
Epilepsy	38	1,060	37	1,870	- 809
Poisonings	39	999	50	975	+ 23
Lymphomas	40	988	31	2,818	- 1,830
Liver Cancer	41	969	33	2,383	- 1,414
Parkinson's Disease	42	935	46	1,077	- 142
Syphilis	43	750	44	1,130	- 380
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	713	47	1,015	- 302
Stomach Cancer	45	702	39	1,535	- 833
Drug Use	46	683	53	770	- 86
Skin Disease	47	667	45	1,101	- 435
Alcohol	48	606	49	987	- 381
Leukemia	49	510	40	1,464	- 953
Ovary Cancer	50	501	51	951	- 449
Malaria	51	464	63	83	+ 382
Oesophagus Cancer	52	451	29	3,486	- 3,034
Pancreas Cancer	53	377	35	2,007	- 1,630
Bladder Cancer	54	338	52	829	- 491
Schistosomiasis	55	294	66	35	+ 259
Uterin Cancer	56	245	54	512	- 267
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	204	55	376	- 172
Appendicitis	58	189	56	274	- 84
Encephalitis	59	174	59	234	- 60
Other Neoplasms	60	166	58	267	- 101
Upper Respiratory	61	137	60	223	- 86
Tetanus	62	129	65	38	+ 92
Hepatitis B	63	96	61	139	- 43
Multiple Sclerosis	64	49	62	113	- 64
Measles	65	44	57	270	- 227
Hepatitis C	66	12	70	8	+ 4
War	67	11	64	66	- 55
Chlamydia	68	7	68	18	- 11
Ascariasis	69	6	71	3	+ 3
Otitis Media	70	6	67	19	- 13
Diphtheria	71	4	69	16	- 12
Leprosy	72	0	75	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	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	78	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	77	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	84	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	83	0	82	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	81	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to SOUTH AFRICA

Namibia

South Africa

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.worldlifeexpectancy.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.