Table 1 Sociodemographic of Pakistan

1

Population

182 million

2

Life expectancy

65 years

3

Fertility rate

3.8

4

Women in child-bearing age (15–49 years)

27.5 %

5

Population below the poverty line

21 %

6

Overall literacy rate

57 %

7

Women’s literacy rate

34 %

7

Contraception usage

35.4 %

8

Births attended by skilled birth attendant

52.1 %

9

Infant mortality rate

6.9 %

10

Child mortality rate

8.9 %

11

Maternal mortality rates

0.276 %

12

Children underweight

31.5 %