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Pakistan
COUNTRY #1
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

Compare Pakistan and China health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

China
COUNTRY #2
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Pakistan Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    47.8
    45.9
    46.9
    99
    120
    110
     
    35.1
    37.6
    36.3
    162
    160
    162
    1970
    51.7
    50.5
    51.1
    106
    126
    118
     
    61.0
    62.5
    61.7
    67
    79
    74
    1980
    55.6
    55.1
    55.3
    118
    131
    125
     
    64.4
    66.7
    65.5
    67
    83
    79
    1990
    59.7
    60.1
    59.9
    121
    133
    129
     
    66.9
    69.7
    68.3
    62
    95
    87
    2000
    62.0
    63.6
    62.8
    117
    128
    124
     
    70.1
    73.5
    71.7
    56
    86
    70
    2010
    64.1
    66.1
    65.1
    125
    134
    133
     
    73.5
    76.7
    75.0
    42
    74
    54
    2019
    64.6
    66.7
    65.6
    135
    152
    144
     
    74.7
    80.5
    77.4
    52
    46
    48
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    64.6
    66.7
    135
    152
    74.7
    80.5
    52
    46
    Age 5
    69.5
    71.1
    129
    149
    75.4
    81.1
    53
    46
    Age 10
    69.8
    71.4
    130
    150
    75.4
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 15
    70.0
    71.6
    130
    151
    75.5
    81.2
    53
    46
    Age 20
    70.3
    71.9
    128
    151
    75.6
    81.3
    56
    47
    Age 25
    70.8
    72.3
    127
    151
    75.9
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 30
    71.3
    72.7
    124
    153
    76.1
    81.4
    56
    47
    Age 35
    71.8
    73.2
    123
    154
    76.3
    81.6
    58
    47
    Age 40
    72.4
    73.8
    123
    154
    76.7
    81.7
    60
    47
    Age 45
    73.2
    74.5
    124
    157
    77.1
    81.9
    59
    47
    Age 50
    74.1
    75.3
    124
    158
    77.6
    82.2
    61
    50
    Age 55
    75.3
    76.4
    125
    158
    78.3
    82.6
    62
    51
    Age 60
    76.8
    77.8
    120
    160
    79.2
    83.1
    67
    52
    Age 65
    78.7
    79.5
    116
    157
    80.3
    83.8
    73
    57
    Age 70
    80.9
    81.5
    118
    155
    81.7
    84.8
    87
    59
    Age 75
    83.5
    83.9
    115
    149
    83.7
    86.2
    104
    63
    Age 80
    86.4
    86.7
    114
    140
    85.9
    88.1
    147
    70
    Age 85
    89.7
    90.0
    103
    132
    88.7
    90.6
    172
    71
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    193.56
    30
    97.57
    115
    2. Stroke
    116.52
    51
    110.80
    58
    3. Lung Disease
    77.79
    8
    54.18
    13
    4. Diarrhoeal diseases
    65.76
    19
    0.72
    150
    5. Diabetes Mellitus
    52.40
    35
    8.56
    148
    6. Kidney Disease
    42.04
    19
    10.39
    141
    7. Liver Disease
    38.05
    29
    7.57
    146
    8. Influenza and Pneumonia
    37.37
    72
    11.28
    152
    9. Breast Cancer
    25.28
    26
    8.95
    169
    10. Tuberculosis
    23.21
    49
    1.88
    111
    11. Hypertension
    20.05
    82
    16.80
    98
    12. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    17.89
    2
    3.53
    34
    13. Low Birth Weight
    17.20
    2
    1.76
    150
    14. Asthma
    16.73
    30
    1.29
    123
    15. Alzheimers & Dementia
    16.30
    121
    17.36
    97
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.18
    95
    15.09
    96
    17. Other Injuries
    13.00
    37
    3.50
    161
    18. Oral Cancer
    11.65
    5
    2.81
    89
    19. Birth Trauma
    11.30
    15
    1.40
    108
    20. Suicide
    9.77
    73
    6.67
    121
    21. Lung Cancers
    7.37
    120
    36.63
    5
    22. Meningitis
    6.99
    40
    0.39
    128
    23. Congenital Anomalies
    6.64
    62
    3.32
    150
    24. Falls
    6.29
    80
    8.04
    50
    25. Violence
    6.16
    78
    0.73
    166
    26. Endocrine Disorders
    6.05
    52
    1.51
    162
    27. Prostate Cancer
    5.99
    159
    6.41
    152
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.79
    27
    3.95
    98
    29. Maternal Conditions
    5.74
    45
    0.26
    128
    30. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.67
    31
    12.42
    6
    31. Cervical Cancer
    5.56
    119
    5.16
    124
    32. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    71
    2.76
    153
    33. Lymphomas
    4.73
    89
    3.04
    145
    34. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    4.53
    64
    2.05
    106
    35. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    171
    13.02
    42
    36. Encephalitis
    3.65
    5
    0.21
    117
    37. HIV/AIDS
    3.61
    84
    1.62
    111
    38. Malnutrition
    3.52
    61
    0.78
    107
    39. Liver Cancer
    3.19
    159
    9.30
    33
    40. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    157
    20.55
    3
    41. Epilepsy
    2.83
    35
    0.74
    163
    42. Leukemia
    2.78
    130
    3.48
    97
    43. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    82
    2.04
    94
    44. Tetanus
    2.15
    7
    0.03
    105
    45. Drownings
    2.12
    110
    3.66
    56
    46. Pertussis
    2.07
    42
    0.05
    112
    47. Fires
    1.95
    76
    0.62
    129
    48. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    121
    1.16
    157
    49. Inflammatory/Heart
    1.61
    171
    1.73
    168
    50. Alcohol
    1.57
    78
    1.05
    111
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    240,720
    16.49
    1.772m
    18.44
    2. Stroke
    141,432
    9.69
    2.043m
    21.27
    3. Diarrhoeal diseases
    104,383
    7.15
    8,719
    0.09
    4. Low Birth Weight
    93,373
    6.40
    21,631
    0.23
    5. Lung Disease
    86,968
    5.96
    968,607
    10.08
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    83,483
    5.72
    183,342
    1.91
    7. Diabetes Mellitus
    63,852
    4.37
    161,672
    1.68
    8. Birth Trauma
    59,559
    4.08
    17,644
    0.18
    9. Kidney Disease
    56,796
    3.89
    192,302
    2.00
    10. Liver Disease
    54,835
    3.76
    145,603
    1.52
    11. Tuberculosis
    42,103
    2.88
    34,802
    0.36
    12. Road Traffic Accidents
    28,170
    1.93
    250,272
    2.61
    13. Other Injuries
    27,010
    1.85
    54,087
    0.56
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    26,320
    1.80
    36,613
    0.38
    15. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    26,017
    1.78
    65,350
    0.68
    16. Hypertension
    22,917
    1.57
    301,183
    3.14
    17. Asthma
    20,750
    1.42
    23,147
    0.24
    18. Suicide
    19,331
    1.32
    116,324
    1.21
    19. Meningitis
    18,025
    1.23
    5,704
    0.06
    20. Breast Cancer
    18,009
    1.23
    92,757
    0.97
    21. Oral Cancer
    17,181
    1.18
    54,695
    0.57
    22. Alzheimers & Dementia
    15,216
    1.04
    304,455
    3.17
    23. Violence
    12,925
    0.89
    11,115
    0.12
    24. Maternal Conditions
    12,392
    0.85
    3,596
    0.04
    25. Endocrine Disorders
    11,439
    0.78
    25,613
    0.27
    26. Lung Cancers
    9,688
    0.66
    714,311
    7.44
    27. Malnutrition
    8,852
    0.61
    12,995
    0.14
    28. Falls
    8,642
    0.59
    138,878
    1.45
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    7,866
    0.54
    242,891
    2.53
    30. Tetanus
    7,541
    0.52
    491
    0.01
    31. Lymphomas
    7,020
    0.48
    57,838
    0.60
    32. HIV/AIDS
    6,797
    0.47
    28,746
    0.30
    33. Encephalitis
    6,651
    0.46
    2,796
    0.03
    34. Pertussis
    6,358
    0.44
    484
    0.01
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    6,145
    0.42
    70,699
    0.74
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5,450
    0.37
    37,723
    0.39
    37. Drownings
    5,376
    0.37
    52,807
    0.55
    38. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    5,279
    0.36
    248,388
    2.59
    39. Leukemia
    5,254
    0.36
    58,145
    0.61
    40. Epilepsy
    4,873
    0.33
    11,365
    0.12
    41. Liver Cancer
    4,427
    0.30
    180,952
    1.88
    42. Fires
    4,305
    0.29
    10,498
    0.11
    43. Stomach Cancer
    4,044
    0.28
    398,439
    4.15
    44. Cervical Cancer
    4,009
    0.27
    51,650
    0.54
    45. Prostate Cancer
    3,559
    0.24
    51,056
    0.53
    46. Ovary Cancer
    3,533
    0.24
    28,078
    0.29
    47. Poisonings
    3,364
    0.23
    25,762
    0.27
    48. Bladder Cancer
    2,727
    0.19
    37,873
    0.39
    49. Measles
    2,579
    0.18
    558
    0.01
    50. Alcohol
    2,520
    0.17
    19,071
    0.20
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Pakistan PAKISTAN   China CHINA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    25.28
    26
    8.95
    169
    2. Oral Cancer
    11.65
    5
    2.81
    89
    3. Lung Cancers
    7.37
    120
    36.63
    5
    4. Prostate Cancer
    5.99
    159
    6.41
    152
    5. Oesophagus Cancer
    5.67
    31
    12.42
    6
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.56
    119
    5.16
    124
    7. Ovary Cancer
    4.95
    71
    2.76
    153
    8. Lymphomas
    4.73
    89
    3.04
    145
    9. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.71
    171
    13.02
    42
    10. Liver Cancer
    3.19
    159
    9.30
    33
    11. Stomach Cancer
    2.97
    157
    20.55
    3
    12. Leukemia
    2.78
    130
    3.48
    97
    13. Bladder Cancer
    2.19
    82
    2.04
    94
    14. Uterin Cancer
    1.80
    121
    1.16
    157
    15. Skin Cancers
    1.16
    132
    1.05
    137
    16. Pancreas Cancer
    0.79
    172
    5.72
    59
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.