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Maternal and newborn health in Pakistan
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Source: PMMS 2019 · PDHS 2017–18 · HIES 2024–25 · UN MMEIG 2025 · NNS 2018| Maternal mortality ratio | 186 per 100,000 live births (PMMS 2019); 276 in 2006–07. |
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| Maternal deaths | About 11,000 in 2023 — 4.1% of the world’s total (UN MMEIG 2025). |
| Causes (PMMS 2019) | Haemorrhage 41%, hypertensive disorders 29%, abortion 10%, other obstetric 10%, infection 6%, non-obstetric 4%. |
| Skilled birth attendance | 84% (HIES 2024–25); Punjab 88%, Balochistan 58%. |
| Facility births | 66% (PDHS 2017–18): urban 81%, rural 59%. |
| Caesarean rate | 22% (PDHS 2017–18), up from 14%. |
| Anaemia | 41.7% of women of reproductive age (NNS 2018). |
| Neonatal mortality | 35 per 1000 (HIES 2024–25). |
| Stillbirth | About 27.5 per 1000 births; over 190,000 a year. |
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