Health in Pakistan 1,242 indicators covering health for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 10 2024 — 50th Ever breastfed 90.46 2018 down 3.1% 52nd Ever breastfed 90.5 2018 down 3.1% 52nd HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 100.0% 2014 unchanged 1st Proportion of bloodstream infection due to Escherichia coli resistant 85.1% 2023 down 1.3% 3rd Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 0 2022 — 43rd Antimicrobial resistance or decreased susceptibiity (DS/R) to 39 2022 down 52.4% 43rd Proportion of bloodstream infection due to methicillin-resistant 71.2% 2023 up 13.5% 7th Financial hardship in health and components (SDG 3.8.2, 2025) 30.5% 2018 down 22.3% 9th Community Health Workers 124,755 2024 up 658.5% 7th Commitments to recipient countries 474.65 2010 up 335.8% 10th Disbursements to recipient countries 436.23 2010 up 681.1% 9th Number of people spending more than 10% of household consumption or 1,754,000.0% 2010 down 79.2% 14th Number of people spending more than 25% of household consumption or 36,000.0% 2010 down 70.0% 26th Population with household spending on health greater than 25% of 1.1% 2018 up 2,725.0% 28th Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health 3.0% 2018 up 41.6% 14th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.6% 2018 up 41.9% 22nd Number of isolates tested for ceftriaxone 12 2019 down 85.4% 45th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2019 — 13th Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household 4.3% 2018 up 26.5% 4th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 1.3% 2018 down 13.1% 9th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 1.4% 2018 down 10.8% 8th Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household 1.3% 2018 down 31.4% 10th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.2% 2018 down 55.0% 9th Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household 1.4% 2018 down 35.0% 8th Increase in poverty gap due to household health expenditures 0.2% 2018 down 52.4% 9th Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by 38.6% 2018 down 32.7% 5th Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household 4.3% 2018 up 15.7% 3rd Population pushed further below the $3.65 a day poverty line by 41.2% 2018 down 30.7% 4th Proportion of isolates with resistance to azithromycin reported to 8.51 2018 — 22nd Number of isolates tested for azithromycin 47 2018 down 42.7% 36th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 34.7% 2022 up 45.5% 13th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 10.5% 2013 down 26.1% 16th Proportion of isolates with resistance to ciprofloxacin reported to 93.75 2018 up 1.2% 10th Number of isolates tested for ciprofloxacin 48 2018 down 41.5% 40th Proportion of isolates with decreased susceptibility or resistance 0 2018 — 25th Number of isolates tested for extended-spectrum cephalosporins 1 2018 down 98.8% 51st Population with household spending on health greater than 10% of 7.1% 2018 up 123.3% 18th Population pushed further below a relative poverty line by household 9.5% 2018 down 9.3% 16th Availability of estimates on large health expenditures as a share of 1 2010 unchanged 1st Availability of estimates on impoverishment due to out-of-pocket 1 2010 unchanged 1st Confirmed cases of MDR-TB started treatment for MDR-TB 60.0% 2012 — 41st ← Previous Page 21 of 21