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
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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 Types of Health Facilities Available in Pakistan Province Primary Level Secondary Level Tertiary Level Clinics Sindh 1,824 253 14 3 Punjab 2,835 652 22 21 KP 2,281 381 33 12 Balochistan 1,089 198 9 11 ICT 31 3 2 0 Total 8,060 1487 80 47 Source: National Institute of Health (2025) National Medical and Health Establishments (2011–2023) Year Hospitals Dispensaries BHUs Maternity & Child Health Centres
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
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)
FIA Registration of FIRs on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (2021–2025) FIA Registration of FIRs (2021–2025) Year FIRs Registered 2021 53 2022 65 2023 51 2024 58 2025 52 Source: FIA (2021-24) & NCCIA (2025) FIRs Registered on CSAM in 2024 (Section 22 of PECA) Cybercrime Reporting Centres FIRs Registered on local Complaints FIRs Registered on CyberTipline Reports FIRs Registered on Referrals from Embassies/ INTERPOL Total FIRs Total Accused Arrested ICT