USA VS PAKISTAN: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	PAKISTAN		UNITED STATES		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	326,186	1	504,904	- 178,718
Stroke	2	191,647	4	158,520	+ 33,127
Diarrhoeal diseases	3	141,443	37	9,955	+ 131,488
Low Birth Weight	4	126,524	39	6,924	+ 119,600
Lung Disease	5	117,845	3	195,387	- 77,542
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	113,123	11	60,317	+ 52,806
Diabetes Mellitus	7	86,523	10	61,418	+ 25,104
Birth Trauma	8	80,705	54	1,233	+ 79,471
Kidney Disease	9	76,961	6	85,861	- 8,899
Liver Disease	10	74,304	16	43,402	+ 30,901
Tuberculosis	11	57,052	62	546	+ 56,505
Road Traffic Accidents	12	38,172	17	41,694	- 3,522
Other Injuries	13	36,599	25	25,997	+ 10,602
Congenital Anomalies	14	35,664	34	11,762	+ 23,903
Rheumatic Heart Disease	15	35,254	47	3,646	+ 31,608
Hypertension	16	31,054	8	65,960	- 34,906
Asthma	17	28,118	46	3,818	+ 24,300
Suicide	18	26,194	12	53,099	- 26,905
Meningitis	19	24,425	60	606	+ 23,819
Breast Cancer	20	24,403	13	48,671	- 24,268
Oral Cancer	21	23,281	35	11,555	+ 11,726
Alzheimers & Dementia	22	20,618	2	287,198	- 266,581
Violence	23	17,514	27	18,976	- 1,462
Maternal Conditions	24	16,792	56	779	+ 16,014
Endocrine Disorders	25	15,501	14	46,985	- 31,484
Lung Cancers	26	13,127	5	155,533	- 142,406
Malnutrition	27	11,994	40	6,762	+ 5,232
Falls	28	11,710	18	40,418	- 28,708
Oesophagus Cancer	29	10,658	28	17,829	- 7,171
Tetanus	30	10,218	71	2	+ 10,216
Lymphomas	31	9,512	19	40,281	- 30,769
HIV/AIDS	32	9,211	42	5,660	+ 3,550
Encephalitis	33	9,012	68	25	+ 8,987
Pertussis	34	8,615	69	16	+ 8,600
Parkinson's Disease	35	8,327	21	34,491	- 26,164
Peptic Ulcer Disease	36	7,385	48	3,461	+ 3,924
Drownings	37	7,285	45	4,070	+ 3,215
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	7,153	9	61,827	- 54,674
Leukemia	39	7,119	24	26,966	- 19,846
Epilepsy	40	6,603	50	3,162	+ 3,441
Liver Cancer	41	5,998	23	27,064	- 21,066
Fires	42	5,833	49	3,183	+ 2,650
Stomach Cancer	43	5,480	33	13,077	- 7,596
Cervical Cancer	44	5,433	38	6,984	- 1,552
Prostate Cancer	45	4,823	20	35,612	- 30,789
Ovary Cancer	46	4,788	31	14,591	- 9,804
Poisonings	47	4,559	53	1,674	+ 2,885
Bladder Cancer	48	3,695	26	19,622	- 15,927
Measles	49	3,495	80	0	+ 3,495
Alcohol	50	3,415	30	14,659	- 11,245
Appendicitis	51	3,350	63	424	+ 2,925
Inflammatory/Heart	52	3,140	22	32,529	- 29,389
Hepatitis B	53	3,072	59	608	+ 2,464
Skin Cancers	54	2,085	32	14,311	- 12,225
Dengue	55	1,937	76	0	+ 1,937
Rheumatoid Arthritis	56	1,881	52	2,461	- 580
Syphilis	57	1,746	66	49	+ 1,697
Hepatitis C	58	1,662	41	5,684	- 4,021
Uterin Cancer	59	1,614	36	10,063	- 8,449
Pancreas Cancer	60	1,449	15	44,293	- 42,844
Drug Use	61	1,123	7	74,435	- 73,311
War	62	809	55	1,198	- 389
Malaria	63	795	77	0	+ 795
Other Neoplasms	64	558	29	17,743	- 17,185
Multiple Sclerosis	65	558	44	5,059	- 4,502
Upper Respiratory	66	391	65	229	+ 162
Skin Disease	67	179	43	5,409	- 5,230
Ascariasis	68	102	82	0	+ 102
Diphtheria	69	92	75	0	+ 92
Chlamydia	70	60	84	0	+ 60
Otitis Media	71	38	67	34	+ 4
Leishmaniasis	72	6	79	0	+ 6
Trypanosomiasis	73	0	78	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	74	0	72	1	- 1
Chagas disease	75	0	70	4	- 4
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	73	1	- 1
Trichuriasis	77	0	83	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	78	0	81	0	- 0
Leprosy	79	0	74	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	61	579	- 579
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	58	678	- 678
Oral conditions	82	0	64	286	- 286
Schizophrenia	83	0	57	723	- 723
Depression	84	0	86	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	51	3,115	- 3,115
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to USA

Pakistan

United States

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.