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Pakistan at a Glance

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Population Distribution

PBS-2023 Census
Gender Distribution · Under 30
Male
32.9%
Female
31%
63.9%under 30 · share of total population
Rural61.1%
38.8%Urban
Rural–Urban gap 22.3 pts
Median Age
22.7
years
Trend
Young population

Housing & Living Standards

PBS - PSLM 2023-24
Electricity Access
(percent)
99
Urban
95
Rural
Clean Cooking Fuel
(percent)
74
Improved Drinking Water
(percent)
94
Safely Managed Sanitation
(percent)
70
House Construction (Pakka Structure)
(percent)
67.5
(2020)

Mortality

UNMEE-2023, PDHS 2017-18
Maternal Mortality Ratio
155
Under-5 Mortality Rate
58
Neonatal Mortality Rate
38
Infant Mortality Rate
50

Vaccination

TNMS 2023-24
Fully Immunized Children
(percent)
76.4
Zero-Dose Children
(percent)
4.9
DPT3 Coverage
(percent)
83.5
Measles-1 Coverage
(percent)
80.4

Health Workforce

PMDC, PNC, Provincial Health Departments
Registered Doctors
317,449
Registered Nurses
113,329
Population per Doctor
796
Population per Nurse
2,230
Total LHWs
85,216

Health Financing

WHO NHA, Ministry of Finance, Economic Survey 2023-24
Current Health Expenditure
percent of GDP
3
Public Health Spending
percent of GDP
1.2
Donor Expenditure
as percent of CHE
0.4
OOP as percent
of CHE
47.5
Catastrophic Expenditure
percent
5.4

Universal Health Coverage

MNHSR&C / WHO - UHC Monitoring Reports
UHC Service Coverage Index
54.7
(2024)
RMNCH
66.6
(2024)
Infectious Diseases
43.3
(2024)
Non-Communicable
Diseases
55.2
(2024)
Service Access
56.1
(2024)

Nutrition

Global nutrition report, NNS 2018, UNICEF Pakistan
Stunting
(percent)
40.2
Wasting
(percent)
17.7
Underweight
(percent)
28.9
Low Birth Weight
(percent)
20.1
Anaemia in Women (15–49)
(percent)
41.7
Anaemia in Children
(Under 5) (percent)
53.7
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Pakistan at a Glance

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National Health andPopulation Policy

2026–35

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Policy Duration
2026–35
10 Years
Strategic Pillars
11
Core Areas
Key Indicators
50+
National Indicators
Vision
1
Healthy Pakistan

Vision
Liberalized, resilient and high-quality health system that fosters well-being and socio-economic development.

Policy Pillars & Strategic Focus Areas

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Primary health care vital signs

Primary Health Care Vital Signs

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Capacity

52%

Systems, financing, and inputs that enable equitable primary health care delivery.

Performance

46%

Management of services, access, and quality of primary health care.

Impact

49%

Coverage, health outcomes, resilience, and equity across population groups.

Footnotes (General)

Domain indexes are color-coded to reflect good (green or 80+), medium (yellow or 60–79), and poor (red or <60) performance, where sufficient comparable data are available.

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