Table 1 Number of births and neo-natal deaths observed in PDHS 2006–07, 2012–13 and 2017–18
From: Assessing neo-natal mortality trends in Pakistan: an insight using equity lens
Variable | Region | Number and proportion of cases reported in each survey | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PDHS 2006–07 | PDHS 2012–13 | PDHS 2017–18 | ||
Births | Pakistan | 22,610 (100%) | 27,320 (100%)* | 22,378 (100%)* |
Punjab | 12,258 (54%) | 15,233 (55%) | 11,156 (50%) | |
Sindh | 5699 (25%) | 6405 (23%) | 5544 (21%) | |
KP | 3569 (16%) | 4180 (15%) | 4100 (18%) | |
Balochistan | 1084 (5%) | 1502 (5%) | 1578 (7%) | |
Neo-natal deaths | Pakistan | 1328 (100%) | 1703 (100%)* | 1061 (100%)* |
Punjab | 787 (59%) | 1059 (62%) | 607 (57%) | |
Sindh | 328 (25%) | 376 (22%) | 218 (21%) | |
KP | 167 (13%) | 185 (11%) | 183 (17%) | |
Balochistan | 46 (3%) | 83 (5%) | 53 (5%) | |
Antenatal care coverage | Pakistan | 61% | 73% | 86% |
Punjab | 60.9% | 77.8% | 92.3% | |
Sindh | 70.4% | 78.2% | 85.7% | |
KP | 51.3% | 60.5% | 80.1% | |
Balochistan | 40.7% | 30.6% | 55.5% | |
Skilled attendance at birth | Pakistan | 39% | 52% | 69% |
Punjab | 37.7% | 52.5% | 71.3% | |
Sindh | 44.4% | 68.5% | 74.8% | |
KP | 37.9% | 48.3% | 67.4% | |
Balochistan | 23% | 17.8% | 38.2% | |
Vaccination coverage (BCG, at birth) | Pakistan | 80% | 85% | 88% |
Punjab | 85.5% | 91.6% | 96.5% | |
Sindh | 76.7% | 78.5% | 82.3% | |
KP | 71.1% | 79.7% | 81% | |
Balochistan | 63% | 48.9% | 46.6% | |