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1 Percentage of children with functional difficulty in at least one domain (Aged 5-17)
2 Prevalence of Functional Difficulties among Children (Aged 24–59 Months)

Percentage of children with functional difficulty in at least one domain (Aged 5-17)
Province Total (%) Male (%) Female (%)
Balochistan 23.1 23.9 22.3
KP 19.1 19.9 18.1
Punjab 17.9 18.8 16.9
Sindh 15 14.8 15.2
Source: MICS (Balochistan 2019-20, KP 2019, Punjab 2017-18, Sindh 2018-19)

 

Prevalence of Functional Difficulties among Children (Aged 24–59 Months)
Domain Percentage of Children (%)
Vision 1.2
Hearing 1.5
Walking 2.6
Memory 4.5
Self-care 8.5
Communication 5.6
Total 12.7
Source: NNS 2018
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