Health Facts
One in every 10 children in Pakistan dies before reaching the age of 5.i
1/3rd of all deaths in children under the age of 5 years are caused by treatable illnesses and 60 per cent by water and 1/3rd are sanitation-related diseases.ii
Malnutrition contributes to 35% of all deaths for children under the age of 5 and 40% of children in Pakistan are moderately or severely stunted.iii
i. http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/FINAL_UNICEF_Annual_Report_2013_-_Version_11.1.pdf
ii. http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/FINAL_UNICEF_Annual_Report_2013_-_Version_11.1.pdf
iii. http://www.unicef.org/pakistan/FINAL_UNICEF_Annual_Report_2013_-_Version_11.1.pdf