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