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1 Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan
2 Child Mortality Rates of Pakistan Per 1,000 live births
2.1 Child Mortality Burden in Pakistan (2022)
2.2 Mortality Indicators of Provinces (per 1,000 live births)

Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan

Child Mortality Rates of Pakistan Per 1,000 live births
Indicators 1990 2000 2022 2023 2024
Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) 64 57 39 38 35
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) 107 64 51 50 47
Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) 140 108 61 58 –
Source: UNIGME 2024, and HIES 2024-2025

 

Child Mortality Burden in Pakistan (2022)
Under-five deaths Neonatal deaths Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths Deaths among children aged 5–14 years
386,364 248,869 64 42,609
Source: UNICEF 2024

 

Mortality Indicators of Provinces (per 1,000 live births)
Region Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR)
Balochistan 29 48 53
KP 23 35 39
Punjab 33 49 55
Sindh 24 39 46
Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019–20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018–19)

 

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