Is anything worse than usual in Karachi Keamari right now?

Yes. Flu-like illness is well above usual: 2.3× its usual for these weeks. Two more are above usual: malaria and non-cholera diarrhoea.

671 flu-like illness cases a week, against a usual 288.

• Flu-like illness ›2.3×
• Malaria ›1.4×
• Non-cholera diarrhoea ›1.3×
• Pneumonia in under-fives ›0.3×
• Typhoid ›0.3×

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How this is worked out. The last four weeks against the same four weeks of the two years before, for this district alone. Illnesses with fewer than 5 cases a week here are left out: too few to compare.

What makes the most people ill here?

Non-cholera diarrhoea and flu-like illness: 94 of every 100 reports here this year.

• Non-cholera diarrhoea56 in 100
• Flu-like illness38 in 100
• Pneumonia in under-fives2 in 100
• Malaria1 in 100
• Tuberculosis1 in 100
• 6 others2 in 100

34,019 reports from Karachi Keamari so far in 2026.

Which illnesses are coming into season here?

Flu-like illness usually peaks here in the next three months.

2024 peak2025 peakNext ten weeks

How does Karachi Keamari compare with the rest of Pakistan?

Karachi Keamari is 3rd of the 61 districts with enough flu-like illness to compare, each against its own usual.

Across Pakistan as a whole, flu-like illness is at 1.1× its usual; here it is 2.3×.

Why each district against itself. A large district always has more cases than a small one. Each dot is a district against its own usual, so size drops out.

Can we trust this week's numbers for Karachi Keamari?

Yes, for this week. Karachi Keamari sent figures in 42 of the last 52 weekly reports.