Why is Pakistan so Inbred?

Pakistan. Pakistan is often regarded to be one of the most inbred countries on Earth. In fact, the World Population Review ranks Pakistan as the second most inbred country is the world, but why is this the case? In today's video, we break down the many reasons as to why Pakistan is so inbred.

Remember to comment which other countries you would like for me to investigate how inbred they might be!

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[vienogola]

In African culture...wait let me say Kenyan culture it's taboo...in fact you can't even marry within the clan...you find a mate as far from your bloodline as possible.

[FreshLounger]

I once asked a Pakistani why they marry so many close relatives. His answer was, "It keeps the money in the family."

[ziopera]

WTF IS THAT SOUND BRO I THOUGHT MY HEADSET WAS COOKED

[Azda-emina]

As a pakistani NOT married to a cousin and not knowing anyone in my circle who is, this was fascinating. Pakistani daramas really romanticise cousin marriages...its so disgusting. Its 'allowed' in islam just like it isnt 'illegal' in many countries but that shouldn't mean that you just chase after cousin marriages in this manner.

[TheAvgWoman]

So, everytime I've been to a Pakistani wedding... I see several disabled individuals. More than usual. It's sad and such a disservice to your future kids to not give them a fair chance.

[murrayeldred]

As I said to a British passport holder of Pakistani descent= Pakistanis may be around 3% of the British population- but around 50% of children with profound physical or mental disabilities causing a great cost to the NHS are from this background. He disputed this vigorously until I show he Statistics on the level of disabilities of such offspring.

[elonnut]

I knew a girl in the uk who ran away from her parents because they were trying to send it to Pakistan to marry her first cousin. She luckily made it away with help from the police & government

[FFGGE]

I've been to Pakistan. I was working on a military base. I spoke with the soldiers there and they told me about the cousin marriage. When I was leaving there was a mob scene at the airport in Islamabad because they were all going to them UK for Ramadan. I saw a number of families with multiple mentally disabled children. Frequently most of the children would have the same face, they would look exactly the same and were mentally deranged.

[zgdafzgdaf]

Iceland has a family tree card to make sure you don’t mess with a relative. Also even the Pennsylvania Amish goes to the Midwest Amish to make sure new genes are introduced. I think it’s just natural to do this for survival.

[Henry]

Keeping property/wealth/power in the family was the downfall of the Habsburgs.

[theodoreconstantini]

Apparently first - cousin marriage in Pakistan is as high as 70 percent, that is incredible.

[cuttysarklnd]

In Kazakhstan, we have a deeply rooted tradition of keeping our bloodlines pure by avoiding inbreeding for up to the seventh generation—a practice passed down from our nomadic ancestors. This “7 Ata”principle reflects our commitment to strong, healthy communities and the wisdom of our heritage. Salam from 🇰🇿

[Lilliz]

Inbreeding is shown to increase aggression as well.

[letsgoeverywhere]

I work in medical research and in a particular disease group caused by consanguinity. It's not just Pakistanis (tho they are well represented), it's any insular community like Amish, Mennonites, Orthodox Jews, etc etc. Horrible results for the kids.

[CeruleanTalon]

I had a Pakistani student who said she was so sad because she had not first cousins to marry. To her it was made to be the most romantic thing in the world and many of her romance novels were of first cousin marriages. She very much denied and was convinced that genetic inbreeding was detrimental, saying studies proved her right.

[DeeKate]

I live in Toronto, Canada and about 4 years back, my Canadian-born Pakistani coworker married his first cousin. He lied about it being a childhood friend but then got a little tipsy at our staff party and admitted it's his mother's, sisters daughter. His first cousin.

[DeclanWhite]

Growing up in the midlands you can actually see the population begin to genetically collapse in some places

[tangaz]

Shared a house with a lovely pakistani couple in England, was a bit shocked when I found out they were 1st cousins. That was wild to me. Their first baby was sadly born dead. They moved back home and last i heard, they had another child. I often wondered if being related like that was a factor in their first tragic loss.

[isthisthekrustykrab_]

My friend in the UK works as a geneticist diagnosing congenital birth defects. The vast majority of his patients are of Pakistani heritage, and have closely related parents.

[keyboarddancers]

I worked for many years ('92-'19) in various social welfare roles in the Yorkshire, Lancashire & Manchester areas. It was an unspoken observation (open secret) amongst professional colleagues (social workers, district nurses, occupational therapists, welfare benefit officers etc) that cousin-marriage within the Pakistani diaspora is a catastrophic cost to the tax payer due to the proliferation of resultant congenital disorders and birth defects. Woe betide anyone who deigned to raise concerns about this issue.