PAKISTAN VS USA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	UNITED STATES		PAKISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	372,611	1	240,720	+ 131,891
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	211,948	22	15,216	+ 196,732
Lung Disease	3	144,193	5	86,968	+ 57,225
Stroke	4	116,985	2	141,432	- 24,447
Lung Cancers	5	114,781	26	9,688	+ 105,093
Kidney Disease	6	63,364	9	56,796	+ 6,568
Drug Use	7	54,932	61	829	+ 54,103
Hypertension	8	48,678	16	22,917	+ 25,760
Colon-Rectum Cancers	9	45,627	38	5,279	+ 40,349
Diabetes Mellitus	10	45,326	7	63,852	- 18,527
Influenza and Pneumonia	11	44,513	6	83,483	- 38,970
Suicide	12	39,186	18	19,331	+ 19,855
Breast Cancer	13	35,918	20	18,009	+ 17,909
Endocrine Disorders	14	34,674	25	11,439	+ 23,235
Pancreas Cancer	15	32,687	60	1,069	+ 31,618
Liver Disease	16	32,030	10	54,835	- 22,805
Road Traffic Accidents	17	30,770	12	28,170	+ 2,599
Falls	18	29,828	28	8,642	+ 21,186
Lymphomas	19	29,727	31	7,020	+ 22,707
Prostate Cancer	20	26,281	45	3,559	+ 22,722
Parkinson's Disease	21	25,454	35	6,145	+ 19,309
Inflammatory/Heart	22	24,006	52	2,318	+ 21,688
Liver Cancer	23	19,973	41	4,427	+ 15,547
Leukemia	24	19,900	39	5,254	+ 14,646
Other Injuries	25	19,186	13	27,010	- 7,824
Bladder Cancer	26	14,481	48	2,727	+ 11,754
Violence	27	14,004	23	12,925	+ 1,079
Oesophagus Cancer	28	13,158	29	7,866	+ 5,292
Other Neoplasms	29	13,094	64	412	+ 12,683
Alcohol	30	10,818	50	2,520	+ 8,298
Ovary Cancer	31	10,768	46	3,533	+ 7,235
Skin Cancers	32	10,561	54	1,539	+ 9,022
Stomach Cancer	33	9,650	43	4,044	+ 5,606
Congenital Anomalies	34	8,680	14	26,320	- 17,640
Oral Cancer	35	8,527	21	17,181	- 8,654
Uterin Cancer	36	7,426	59	1,191	+ 6,235
Diarrhoeal diseases	37	7,346	3	104,383	- 97,036
Cervical Cancer	38	5,154	44	4,009	+ 1,145
Low Birth Weight	39	5,110	4	93,373	- 88,263
Malnutrition	40	4,990	27	8,852	- 3,861
Hepatitis C	41	4,195	58	1,227	+ 2,968
HIV/AIDS	42	4,177	32	6,797	- 2,620
Skin Disease	43	3,992	67	132	+ 3,860
Multiple Sclerosis	44	3,734	65	411	+ 3,322
Drownings	45	3,004	37	5,376	- 2,372
Asthma	46	2,818	17	20,750	- 17,933
Rheumatic Heart Disease	47	2,691	15	26,017	- 23,326
Peptic Ulcer Disease	48	2,554	36	5,450	- 2,896
Fires	49	2,349	42	4,305	- 1,956
Epilepsy	50	2,334	40	4,873	- 2,539
Anemia	51	2,299	85	0	+ 2,299
Rheumatoid Arthritis	52	1,816	56	1,388	+ 428
Poisonings	53	1,235	47	3,364	- 2,129
Birth Trauma	54	910	8	59,559	- 58,649
War	55	884	62	597	+ 287
Maternal Conditions	56	575	24	12,392	- 11,818
Schizophrenia	57	533	83	0	+ 533
Prostatic Hypertrophy	58	500	81	0	+ 500
Hepatitis B	59	449	53	2,267	- 1,818
Meningitis	60	447	19	18,025	- 17,578
Osteoarthritis	61	427	80	0	+ 427
Tuberculosis	62	403	11	42,103	- 41,700
Appendicitis	63	313	51	2,472	- 2,159
Oral conditions	64	211	82	0	+ 211
Upper Respiratory	65	169	66	288	- 119
Syphilis	66	36	57	1,289	- 1,252
Otitis Media	67	25	71	28	- 3
Encephalitis	68	19	33	6,651	- 6,632
Pertussis	69	12	34	6,358	- 6,347
Chagas disease	70	3	75	0	+ 3
Tetanus	71	2	30	7,541	- 7,539
Schistosomiasis	72	1	74	0	+ 1
Iodine Deficiency	73	1	76	0	+ 1
Leprosy	74	0	79	0	+ 0
Diphtheria	75	0	69	68	- 68
Dengue	76	0	55	1,429	- 1,429
Malaria	77	0	63	587	- 587
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	73	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	79	0	72	4	- 4
Measles	80	0	49	2,579	- 2,579
Hookworm Disease	81	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	68	75	- 75
Trichuriasis	83	0	77	0	- 0
Chlamydia	84	0	70	44	- 44
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	86	0	84	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to PAKISTAN

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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.