INDIA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		INDIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	1,344,113	1	1,520,034	- 175,921
Stroke	2	789,719	3	697,038	+ 92,681
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	582,844	4	670,315	- 87,471
Low Birth Weight	4	521,369	9	238,739	+ 282,630
Lung Disease	5	485,604	2	879,732	- 394,128
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	466,147	6	392,425	+ 73,723
Diabetes Mellitus	7	356,534	7	271,495	+ 85,039
Birth Trauma	8	332,559	20	102,819	+ 229,740
Kidney Disease	9	317,135	11	222,903	+ 94,232
Liver Disease	10	306,184	8	268,580	+ 37,604
Tuberculosis	11	235,092	5	435,882	- 200,789
Road Traffic Accidents	12	157,295	12	212,596	- 55,301
Other Injuries	13	150,815	15	149,570	+ 1,245
Congenital Anomalies	14	146,961	23	82,769	+ 64,193
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	145,270	18	126,079	+ 19,191
Hypertension	16	127,965	19	108,050	+ 19,915
Asthma	17	115,865	13	196,051	- 80,186
Suicide	18	107,938	14	173,347	- 65,410
Meningitis	19	100,649	36	33,337	+ 67,312
Breast Cancer	20	100,558	22	82,821	+ 17,737
Oral Cancer	21	95,935	16	134,187	- 38,252
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	84,960	17	126,593	- 41,633
Violence	23	72,169	27	51,767	+ 20,402
Maternal Conditions	24	69,196	41	25,917	+ 43,278
Endocrine Disorders	25	63,875	47	15,264	+ 48,610
Lung Cancers	26	54,093	21	88,276	- 34,183
Malnutrition	27	49,425	55	8,626	+ 40,798
Falls	28	48,255	10	225,755	- 177,500
Oesophagus Cancer	29	43,919	34	38,898	+ 5,021
Tetanus	30	42,107	58	7,093	+ 35,014
Lymphomas	31	39,197	33	40,159	- 962
HIV/AIDS	32	37,954	31	44,406	- 6,451
Encephalitis	33	37,138	29	48,080	- 10,943
Pertussis	34	35,502	54	10,094	+ 25,408
Parkinson's Disease	35	34,313	32	43,398	- 9,085
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	30,432	26	68,108	- 37,675
Drownings	37	30,018	28	48,774	- 18,756
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	29,475	25	77,368	- 47,894
Leukemia	39	29,337	35	33,383	- 4,046
Epilepsy	40	27,211	40	30,307	- 3,097
Liver Cancer	41	24,716	39	30,369	- 5,652
Fires	42	24,038	42	23,265	+ 773
Stomach Cancer	43	22,583	24	81,058	- 58,475
Cervical Cancer	44	22,386	30	45,319	- 22,934
Prostate Cancer	45	19,875	38	30,945	- 11,070
Ovary Cancer	46	19,729	44	21,947	- 2,218
Poisonings	47	18,785	61	3,540	+ 15,245
Bladder Cancer	48	15,226	48	14,081	+ 1,145
Measles	49	14,402	51	11,923	+ 2,479
Alcohol	50	14,072	43	23,097	- 9,025
Appendicitis	51	13,803	53	11,245	+ 2,557
Inflammatory/Heart	52	12,940	49	12,651	+ 290
Hepatitis B	53	12,657	56	8,184	+ 4,473
Skin Cancers	54	8,594	60	5,054	+ 3,540
Dengue	55	7,981	46	17,546	- 9,565
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	7,750	50	11,931	- 4,181
Syphilis	57	7,195	64	2,007	+ 5,188
Hepatitis C	58	6,851	65	1,364	+ 5,486
Uterin Cancer	59	6,651	59	6,841	- 189
Pancreas Cancer	60	5,971	37	32,812	- 26,841
Drug Use	61	4,628	52	11,747	- 7,119
War	62	3,333	67	890	+ 2,443
Malaria	63	3,278	57	7,705	- 4,427
Other Neoplasms	64	2,298	62	2,968	- 671
Multiple Sclerosis	65	2,297	63	2,328	- 31
Upper Respiratory	66	1,611	68	584	+ 1,027
Skin Disease	67	737	45	17,857	- 17,121
Ascariasis	68	418	70	126	+ 292
Diphtheria	69	379	72	65	+ 315
Chlamydia	70	246	69	379	- 132
Otitis Media	71	158	71	68	+ 90
Leishmaniasis	72	24	66	973	- 950
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	77	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	77	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	73	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	86	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	84	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	83	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	80	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to INDIA

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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.