Social Protection Indicators for Children in Pakistan by Province and Age Group

Health Insurance Coverage Value
External economic support to the poorest households value
Children in the households that received any type of social transfers value
Survey Year Children Age 5 -17 Children Under Age 5
Balochistan 2019 – 2020 1.9 2.1 11.7 14.9
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2019 – 2020 1.2 1.2 46.2 51.5
Punjab 2017 – 2018 3.2 2.3 37.3 48.4
Sindh 2018 – 2019 0.4 0.6 33.7 34.3
Source: MICS
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