Burden of disease in Pakistan
Pakistan: Burden of disease was 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
51st
of 194 countries
All-time high
61,784 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
42,202 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2019
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in Pakistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Pakistan peaked at 61,784 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42,202 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2019.
That places Pakistan 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61,784 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 60,267 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 59,097 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 57,923 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 56,571 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 57,238 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 54,203 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 53,381 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 52,672 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 51,912 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 51,284 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 50,194 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 49,384 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 48,452 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 47,415 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 46,247 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 45,076 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 44,081 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 43,057 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 42,202 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 43,020 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,505 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51,912 DALYs per 100,000 people | 61,784 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,739 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42,202 DALYs per 100,000 people | 51,284 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,815 DALYs per 100,000 people | 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people | 43,020 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 48 Guyana 43,473 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 49 Congo 42,940 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 50 Djibouti 42,812 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 52 Malawi 42,408 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41,825 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 54 Fiji 41,802 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4132 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1773 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.2929 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1852 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Pakistan?
- Burden of disease in Pakistan was 42,609 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 61,784 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,202 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for burden of disease?
- Pakistan ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.