MOROCCO VS NAMIBIA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NAMIBIA		MOROCCO		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	39,052	49	289	+ 38,763
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	19,529	6	7,237	+ 12,292
Tuberculosis	3	18,886	15	2,870	+ 16,016
Stroke	4	17,775	2	31,861	- 14,086
Coronary Heart Disease	5	16,278	1	77,340	- 61,063
Road Traffic Accidents	6	11,579	9	6,185	+ 5,394
Diabetes Mellitus	7	9,660	5	7,377	+ 2,283
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	8,599	27	1,192	+ 7,407
Low Birth Weight	9	6,880	14	3,305	+ 3,576
Lung Disease	10	6,150	8	6,296	- 146
Violence	11	5,997	39	632	+ 5,365
Hypertension	12	5,706	3	10,736	- 5,030
Birth Trauma	13	4,595	23	2,067	+ 2,528
Liver Disease	14	4,475	11	4,866	- 391
Kidney Disease	15	4,289	4	10,216	- 5,928
Congenital Anomalies	16	3,776	22	2,124	+ 1,652
Suicide	17	3,237	16	2,617	+ 620
Malnutrition	18	2,981	51	200	+ 2,781
Other Injuries	19	2,756	21	2,271	+ 485
Asthma	20	2,674	13	3,342	- 668
Alzheimers & Dementia	21	2,342	10	4,967	- 2,625
Inflammatory/Heart	22	2,158	32	1,022	+ 1,135
Cervical Cancer	23	1,770	18	2,508	- 737
Breast Cancer	24	1,615	12	3,604	- 1,988
Maternal Conditions	25	1,468	38	704	+ 764
Drownings	26	1,462	43	426	+ 1,036
Meningitis	27	1,450	40	542	+ 908
Fires	28	1,450	33	904	+ 546
Skin Cancers	29	1,437	41	477	+ 959
Oral Cancer	30	1,330	35	780	+ 550
Prostate Cancer	31	1,257	24	1,914	- 657
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,010	29	1,076	- 65
Endocrine Disorders	33	972	28	1,129	- 157
Falls	34	828	19	2,456	- 1,628
Lung Cancers	35	784	7	6,585	- 5,801
Colon-Rectum Cancers	36	726	17	2,556	- 1,830
Pertussis	37	722	46	324	+ 398
Epilepsy	38	656	45	336	+ 320
Poisonings	39	618	50	266	+ 352
Lymphomas	40	611	20	2,274	- 1,663
Liver Cancer	41	599	44	423	+ 177
Parkinson's Disease	42	579	26	1,511	- 932
Syphilis	43	464	55	140	+ 323
Rheumatic Heart Disease	44	441	37	718	- 277
Stomach Cancer	45	434	25	1,691	- 1,257
Drug Use	46	423	47	321	+ 102
Skin Disease	47	412	54	149	+ 264
Alcohol	48	375	57	109	+ 266
Leukemia	49	316	31	1,035	- 719
Ovary Cancer	50	310	34	800	- 489
Malaria	51	287	73	0	+ 287
Oesophagus Cancer	52	279	42	439	- 160
Pancreas Cancer	53	234	36	747	- 513
Bladder Cancer	54	209	30	1,069	- 860
Schistosomiasis	55	182	61	67	+ 115
Uterin Cancer	56	152	53	154	- 2
Rheumatoid Arthritis	57	126	62	38	+ 88
Appendicitis	58	117	56	130	- 13
Encephalitis	59	108	52	176	- 69
Other Neoplasms	60	103	60	70	+ 33
Upper Respiratory	61	85	67	4	+ 81
Tetanus	62	80	59	76	+ 4
Hepatitis B	63	60	48	316	- 256
Multiple Sclerosis	64	30	58	106	- 75
Measles	65	27	70	0	+ 27
Hepatitis C	66	7	65	7	+ 0
War	67	7	63	22	- 15
Chlamydia	68	4	68	2	+ 3
Ascariasis	69	4	66	5	- 1
Otitis Media	70	4	71	0	+ 4
Diphtheria	71	3	69	1	+ 2
Leprosy	72	0	72	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	73	0	79	0	- 0
Dengue	74	0	77	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	78	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	76	0	76	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	77	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	78	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	64	15	- 15
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 MOROCCO

Namibia

Morocco

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.