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By 2026, 359,280 Pakistani children are projected to die before their fifth birthday, a decrease of 1.3% from 2021, according to a recent report. This would be a marked improvement from 1965, when child mortality decreased by 2% year-on-year. In 2021, India took the lead in child mortality, followed by Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and India. In 2021, Pakistan ranked 157th in immunisation coverage among children aged 12-23 months, with 78% of children receiving vaccinations. This is an improvement of 0.8 points year-on-year since 1985. Bolivia overtook Pakistan in 2021, followed by Greece, Mongolia, and Latvia. By 2026, it is projected that 83% of Pakistani children aged 12-23 months will be immunised.
