Child Domestic Labour in Punjab: Prevalence and Gender-based Analysis Prevalence of Child Domestic Labour in Punjab by Age Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work(%) 5-14 YR 3,835,956 1.7 5-17 YR 6,036,473 1.6 5-9 YR 780,122 1.3 10-14 YR 3,055,834 2 15-17 YR 2,200,517 1.2 Source: Punjab Child Labour Survey 2019-20 Gender Disparities in Child Domestic Labour in Punjab (Ages 5–17) Gender Age Group Total Working Population Children in Domestic Work
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Prevalence of Child Labour in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-17 YR 9 11.7 5.9 5-11 YR 5.3 5.9 4.7 12-13 YR 10.9 14.3 7.2 14-17 YR 15.5 22.3 7.9 Source: KPCLS 2022
Prevalence of Child Labour in Punjab by Age and Gender (%) Age Total Boys Girls 5-14 YR 13.4 16.8 9.7 5-17 YR 16.9 21.8 11.5 Source: PCLS 2019-20
Adolescent Health Risk Factors by Gender and Year Risk Factors (%) Alcohol Use (aged 15–19) Year 2016 Tobacco Use (aged 13–15) Year 2022 Insufficient Physical Activity (aged 11–17) Year 2016 Male 1 13 85 Female 0 7 89 Source: UNICEF (State of World’s Children 2024)
Estimated Number of Illegal Child Marriages by Age and Region Based on provincial legal age thresholds for girls Region Boys Girls Age Number Age Number ICT 15-17 869 15 304 Balochistan 15-17 48512 15 10,793 KP 15-17 40990 15 14,177 Punjab 15-17 71343 15 20,086 Sindh 15-17 49785 15–17 91,334 Total 211,499 136,694 Source: Census 2023 & NCRC
Percentage of Children Aged 15–17 Who Are Married, Divorced, Widowed, or Separated Region Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) Pakistan 4 2.7 6 ICT 2 1.2 2.6 Balochistan 12 9 16.5 KP 6 2.9 9.6 Punjab 3 1.8 3.7 Sindh 4 2.7 5.7 Source: Census 2023 & NCRC
Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality Pakistan in Regional Context Indicators South Asia Pakistan Life expectancy at birth (years) 71.6 67.3 Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 births) 138 (2020) 186 (2019) Source: Economic Survey of Pakistan 2023-24
Types of Health Facilities Available in Pakistan Provincial Breakdown of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Health Facilities 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) National Medical and Health Establishments (2011–2023) Year Hospitals Dispensaries BHUs Maternity & Child Health Centres Rural Health Centres TB Centres
Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan Pakistan’s Progress on Key Child Mortality Indicators Mortality Indicators of Pakistan (per 1,000 live births) Child Mortality Indicators 1990 2000 2022 Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) 64 57 39 Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) 107 64 51 Under-5 Mortality Rate (U5MR) 140 108 61 Source: UNICEF 2024 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
Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 15 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 1.6 7.2 KP 0.9 6.4 Sindh 2.2 7.5 Punjab 0.6 2.5 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)
Prevalence of Child Marriage Among Girls in Pakistan Age Group Percentage of Girls Married Before the age of 18 18.30 Before the age of 15 4.70 Source: PDHS 2017-2018
Prevalence of Child Marriage Before Age 18 by Gender and Province % of Population Aged 20–24 Years Provinces Male Female Balochistan 6.4 21.9 KP 5.3 26.3 Sindh 8.5 24.7 Punjab 3 13.8 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2024, Sindh 2018-19)