Child Labour Inspections and Enforcement in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (2022–2024*) Year No. of inspections No. of convictions Fine/Penalties imposed by Court Balochistan KP Balochistan KP Balochistan KP 2022 241 8,982 5 360 500 385,862 2023 387 10,567 10 245 10000 600,000 2024 221 2,928 3 17 3000 51,000 Source: Director General of Labour Welfare Balochistan & Directorate of Labour, KP * Data for 2024 is partial: Balochistan (1 Jan – 30 May),
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Federal and Provincial Health Budget 2024-25 (in millions) Budget Type Federal Sindh Punjab KP Balochistan Total Health Budget 56356 321712 371806 212294 77167 Current Budget- Health (%) 49.99 90.22 73.09 83.46 74.03 Development Budget- Health (%) 50.01 9.78 26.91 16.54 25.97 Source: CPDI
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
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 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)