Is anything worse than usual in South Waziristan (Lower) right now?

Yes. Non-cholera diarrhoea is above usual: 1.9× its usual for these weeks. Two more are above usual: malaria and severe chest infection.

161 non-cholera diarrhoea cases a week, against a usual 85.

• Non-cholera diarrhoea ›1.9×
• Malaria ›1.8×
• Severe chest infection ›1.3×
• Typhoid ›1.1×
• Flu-like illness ›0.7×
• Dog bite ›0.5×
• Pneumonia in under-fives ›0.3×

⅛×usual8×

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: 45 of every 100 reports here this year.

• Non-cholera diarrhoea23 in 100
• Flu-like illness22 in 100
• Malaria19 in 100
• Severe chest infection14 in 100
• Bloody diarrhoea9 in 100
• 8 others13 in 100

15,970 reports from South Waziristan (Lower) so far in 2026.

Which illnesses are coming into season here?

Too few weeks of reports, or too few cases, to show a season in South Waziristan (Lower) yet.

How does South Waziristan (Lower) compare with the rest of Pakistan?

South Waziristan (Lower) is 3rd of the 80 districts with enough non-cholera diarrhoea to compare, each against its own usual.

Across Pakistan as a whole, non-cholera diarrhoea is at 0.8× its usual; here it is 1.9×.

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 South Waziristan (Lower)?

Yes, for this week. South Waziristan (Lower) sent figures in 40 of the last 52 weekly reports.