Child Nexus Pakistan

Education Health Child Protection   Climate           Acknowledgments:  Data Sets On Education, Health & Child Protection: By Zoha Faiz, Research Data Analyst at Obun2 Data Sets On Climate: By Javeria Khan, Research Analyst at Obun2…

Child Mortality

Trends in Mortality and Stillbirth Rates (1990–2022) Mortality & Stillbirth Rates 1990 2000 2021 2022 Male (2022) Female (2022) Under-five Mortality Rate 140 108 – 61 65 56 Infant Mortality Rate 107 – – 51 – – Neonatal Mortality Rate 64 57 – 39 – – Mortality Rate (Children Aged…

Climate Change Data

Climate-Induced Migration in Pakistan – Province-wise data Province Rural to Rural Rural…

Education Indicators

Education Indicators Full Table Indicator Male Female Total GPI 2021-22 2022-23 Gross…

WASH

WASH in Households Households 2022 At least basic drinking water services (%) At least basic sanitation services (%) Basic hygiene facilities (%) Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural Total Urban Rural 91 93 89 71 82 63 85 92 80 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)   Wash in…

HIV – AIDS

AIDS-related Mortality Per 100,000 Population Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 1.01 0.09 0.08 0.09 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)   Number Of Children Living With HIV Children 0–14 Adolescents 10–19 Adolescent girls 10–19 Adolescent boys 10–19 8,300 5,100 2,000 3,100 Source: UNICEF (State…

Adolescent Health

Reproductive Health and Maternal Care Indicators (2017–2023) Births by age 18 (%) 2017–2023 (R) Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) 2017–2023 (R) Informed decisions for reproductive health (%) 2017–2023 (R) Antenatal care (%) (At least 4 visits) 2017–2023 (R) Skilled birth attendant (%) 2017–2023 (R) Women aged…

Nutrition

Malnutrition among preschool-aged children (0–4 years of age) Stunted (%) 2022 Wasted (%) 2016–2023 (R) Overweight (%) 2022 Moderate and severe (m) Severe Moderate and severe (R) Moderate and severe (m) 34 2 7 3 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)   Malnutrition among school-aged children (5–19 years of…

Health Facilities By Provinces

Types of Health Facilities Available in the Provinces of Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Sindh 1824 253 14 Punjab 2835 652 22 KP 2281 381 33 Balochistan 1089 198 9 ICT 31 3 2 Total 8060 1487 80 Source: National Institute of Health (2024)…

Child Protection Insights

Birth Registration Birth Registration Rates in Pakistan by Urban and Rural Areas Region Total (%) Urban (%) Rural (%) National 42.2 60.3 33.7 ICT 82.4 Balochistan 37.8 46 34 KP 18.8 30.4 16.3 Punjab 57.8 70.5 51.7 Sindh 27.6 53.8 6.9 PDHS 2017-18   Provincial Birth Registration Rates by Gender…

Health Insights

Types of Health Facilities Available in the Provinces of Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Sindh 1824 253 14 Punjab 2835 652 22 KP 2281 381 33 Balochistan 1089 198 9 ICT 31 3 2 Total 8060 1487 80 Source: National Institute of Health (2024)   Trends in…

Education Insights

Pakistan’s Education Profile: GER, PTR, ETR, and Literacy Rate Source: Pakistan Education Statistics 2022-2023   Pakistan Literacy Table Literate % Total Male Female Pakistan 60.65 68.00 52.84 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 51.09 64.57 37.15 Punjab 66.25 71.98 60.19 Sindh 57.54 64.23 50.21 Balochistan 42.01 50.50 32.80 Islamabad Capital Territory 83.97 88.23 79.13…

Alternative Care

Punjab Category Punjab (2017-2018) 0-4 5-9 10–14 15-17 Total Living with neither biological parent (both dead) 0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.2 Both parents living elsewhere 0.5 1 1.2 2.6 1.1 Both parents living abroad 0 0 0 0 0 Adopted, foster, or step-child 20.4 12.4 8.4 3.2 9.4 Source: MICS…

Child Online Protection

Country-Specific Reports of OCSEA Cases Country 2021 2022 2023 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 Source Cybertipline   Local Complaints in Pakistan (2021-2023) Year Local Complaints 2021 133…
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