Health and Education (Facts and Figures).

Byline: S. Kamal Hayder Kazmi

Health Indicators Of Pakistan

Details###2015###2019

Maternal mortality Ratio (per 100,000 births)###276 (2006) 189

Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)###45.2###41.2

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)###62.1###55.7

Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000)###76.1###67.2

Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100,000 people)###270###263

Incidence of HIV (per 1,000 uninfected population)###0.1###0.12

Life expectancy at birth, (years)###66.6###67.3

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)###58###68.0 (2020)

Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49)###32.0 (2014) 34

Registered Medical And Paramedical Personnel (in Nos.)

##2013

Health Manpower###2014###2015###2016###2017###2018###2019###2020 (P)

Doctors###167,759 175,223 184,711 195,896 208,007 220,829 233,261 245,987

Dentists###13,716###15,106###16,652###18,333###20,463###22,595###24,930###27,360

Nurses###86,183###90,276###94,766###99,228###103,777 108,474 112,123 116,659

Midwives###32,677###33,687###34,668###36,326###38,060###40,272###41,810###43,129

##Visitors 15,325

Lady Health14,388###16,448###17,384###18,400###19,910###20,565###21,361

Sehat Sahulat Programme

##In second phase (2019-2020) the programme is

Sehat Sahulat Programme is being implemented in phases being implemented in 91 districts, providing

and its first phase (2016-2018) was implemented in 38 services to 8.5 million families and the number of

districts, covering 3.2 million families.###beneficiaries of the programme is increasing day

##by day.

Literacy Rate (10 Years and Above) (percent)

##2014-15###2019-20

Province/Area###Male###Female Total###Male###Female Total

Pakistan###70###49###60###70###50###60

Rural###63###38###51###64###39###52

Urban###82###69###76###79###67###74

Punjab###71###55###63###72###57###64

Rural###65###45###55###67###48###57

Urban###82###73##...