Hygiene Practices
Handwashing facility with water and soap by Province Province % with facility Balochistan 69.3 KP 79.6 Punjab 92.1 Sindh 76.7 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)…
Sanitation and Open Defecation
Access to Sanitation Facilities by Province (%) Province Use of improved sanitation facilities Use of basic sanitation services Open defecation Balochistan 65.5 62.8 14.6 KP 81.2 75.3 9.5 Punjab 87.3 73.2 6.3 Sindh 65.9 58.8 24 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)…
Social Protection
Social Protection Indicators for Children in Pakistan by Province and Age Group Health Insurance Coverage Value External economic support to the poorest households value Children in the households that received any type of social transfers value Survey Year Children Age 5 -17 Children Under Age 5 Balochistan 2019 –…
Provincial MPI
Provincial Comparison of Multidimensional Poverty in Pakistan Survey Year MPI Value Balochistan 2019 – 2020 0.327 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2019 – 2020 0.196 Punjab 2017 – 2018 0.1 Sindh 2018 – 2019 0.25 Gilgit Baltistan 2016 – 2017 0.179 Source: MICS…
National Multidimensional Poverty Index
Pakistan’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) and Deprivation Profile (2017–2018) Survey Year MPI Value Headcount % Intensity of Deprivations Population share (%) Contribution of deprivation in dimension to overall multidimensional poverty (%) Vulnerability to Multidimensional Poverty In Severe Multidimensional Poverty Below Income Poverty Line Health Education Standard of Living 2017…
Access To Drinking Water
Access to Drinking Water in Pakistan: Quality, Availability, and Household Reach Access to Improved, Basic, and Available Drinking Water by Province (%) Province Use of improved drinking water sources Use of basic drinking water services Availability of drinking water Balochistan 85.6 79.6 51.6 KP 90.5 86.8 77.4 Punjab 99.4 95.6…
Disability Among Children (Aged 24-59 Months)
Disability among Children Aged 24-59 Months Functional Difficulty Percentage of Children Vision 1.2 Hearing 1.5 Walking 2.6 Memory 4.5 Self-care 8.5 Communication 5.6 Total 12.7 Source: NNS 2018…
Major Burden Of Diseases Among Children
Burden of Diseases in Pakistan (2024-2025) Province Year Measles Malaria AD (Non-cholera) ALRI <5 years Dengue AFP HIV/AIDS TB ICT 2024 32 100 16,299 185 238 0 32 402 2025 28 67 19,625 422 14 2 12 514 Balochistan 2024 1,642 237,726 297,182 78,536 2,506 106 78 5,550 2025…
Literacy Rate: South Asia Comparison
Literacy Rate Comparison in South Asia (2022-24) Country Name Literacy % Literacy % Maldives 98 98 Sri Lanka 92 92 Iran 89 – India 76 77 Bangladesh 75 76 Nepal 71 71 Bhutan 71 72 Pakistan 58 58 Afganistan 37 37 Source: PES 2022-23 PES 2023-24 …
Literacy Rate: Overall, Male, Female and Provincial Comparison
Literacy Rates in Pakistan by Gender and Province (2023) Literate % Total Male Female Transgender Pakistan 60.65 68 52.84 40.15 Balochistan 42.01 50.5 32.8 24.97 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 44.67 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 41.3 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 37.45 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13 47.04…
