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
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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
Local Complaints Registered in Pakistan (2023-2025) Region 2023 2024 2025 ICT 7 8 2 Balochistan 3 13 0 KP 139 46 8 Sindh 10 29 12 Punjab 90 69 9 GB 1 6 0 Total 250 171 31 Source: FIA (2023-2024), NCCIA (2025)
Mental Health Problems (children age 5-17 years) Region Anxiety Depression Balochistan 5.2 4.4 KP 7 5.3 Punjab 3.7 2.7 Sindh 4 3.2 Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19) Mental Health Issues (Punjab) 10-14 years Not in child Labour 11% In child labour 16.20% 15-17 Years Adolescents not in hazardous work 16.30% Adolescents in hazardous work 23.60% Source: Punjab Child Labour Survey 2018-2019 Mental Health Issues (KP) 10-17
Country-Specific Reports of Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA), 2021–2024 Country 2021 2022 2023 2024 India 4,699,515 5,675,324 8,923,738 2,252,528 Philippines 3,188,793 2,576,182 2,740,905 1,721,249 Pakistan 2,030,801 2,059,884 1,924,739 1,036,608 Indonesia 1,861,135 1,878,011 1,925,549 1,450,403 Bangladesh 1,743,240 2,145,098 2,491,368 1,112,857 Iraq 1,220,470 905,883 749,746 588,225 Algeria 1,171,653 731,167 762,754 327,865 Source: Cybertipline
Mortality Indicators – Child Mortality Indicators of Pakistan (National, Provincial) – Life Expectancy and Maternal Mortality: Pakistan in Regional Context Healthcare Infrastructure and Service Delivery Mechanisms – Types of Health Facilities available in Pakistan – Registered Health Professionals and Population Coverage in Pakistan (2011-2023) Childhood Immunisation Coverage – Fully Immunised Children Aged 12–23 Months by Province (2021) – Routine Immunisation Coverage by Vaccine Type in Pakistan – Zero-dose Children in Pakistan: National and Provincial