That sounds alarm for worrying deaths associated with birth in Pakistan

Islamabad/United Nations: Every day in Pakistan, about 675 infants under one month and 27 mothers lose their lives due to complications that can be prevented, leading to over 246,000 newborns and nearly 11,000 deaths by mothers per year, according to the United Nations and the United Nations (

On World Health Day 2025, these organizations urged the Government and international partners to invest urgent and newborn health urgently, warning that inactivity is jeopardizing the future of the nation.

The WHO also faced that Pakistan also faces more than 190,000 mortals per year, mainly due to therapeutic conditions, such as post -childbirth bleeding, hypertensive disorders, infections and complications from unsafe abortions.

These unpleasant elements place Pakistan among the first four countries – along with Nigeria, Congo and India – contributing to 47% of the estimated 260,000 world deaths by Mother in 2023, according to a recent UN report.

“Every country needs healthy mothers and healthy newborns to have a prosperous future. The end of deaths that can be prevented by the mother and newborn deaths is possible if we rejuvenate our efforts,” said Dr. Dapeng Luo, who represents Pakistan.

“A single maternal or newborn death is one too many and the cost of inactivity is much higher than the cost of action.”

The issue for this year’s World Health Day, “Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, emphasizes the critical importance of parent and newborn health as a foundation for national development.

WHO estimates that every $ 1 invested in maternal and newborn health gives a return of $ 9 to $ 20, making it one of the most aggressive investment in public health.

Despite progress, Pakistan is still far from achieving the objectives of World Sustainable Development (SDG) to reduce maternal mortality to 70 deaths per 100,000 live births and neonatal mortality to 12 per 1,000 live births by 2030.

Pakistan’s maternal mortality index (MMR) decreased from 276 in 2006 to 155 in 2024 and neonatal mortality decreased from 52 to 37.6 per 1,000 births during the same period.

Mortions have also been reduced by 39.8 per 1,000 births in 2000 to 27.5 in 2024. However, experts warn that progress was heterogeneous and fragile, especially in areas affected by agricultural and conflict.

The WHO notes that about 80% of Pakistan’s population (190 million people) now live in areas where the neonatal tetanus is under control is defined as less than one case per 1,000 living births.

The disease has been eliminated in Punjab (2016), Sindh (December 2024), Islamabad Capital Territory and in Pakistan-Kashmir (March 2025).

Still, significant gaps remain. Anemia affects 41.7% of Pakistani women aged 15 to 49 years and many still do not have access to prenatal care, specialized births, emergency obstetric care and postpartum support.

The Covid -9 pandemic has further discontinued mother’s health services, reducing access to institutional traditions and care of Sotiriou, especially in remote areas.

The UN report stresses that many deaths from mother and newborns could be avoided by investment in obstetric, family design, nutrition, mental health and education and empowerment of women. It is also recommended to restore international funding and the expansion of domestic health budgets to rebuild basic services.

“A 15 -year -old girl in Pakistan is facing a life risk of 1 in 80 of the dying of mother -in -law, compared to just 1 in 5,600 in high -income countries,” the report warned.

At the global level, mothers’ deaths have been reduced by 40% since 2000, but today’s pace is too slow to achieve the goals of 2030. In order to get back in the process, the global rationale for maternal mortality must be reduced at an annual rate of 15% – ten times faster.

Who have confirmed their commitment to support Pakistan to provide “health for everyone, leaving no one” and stressed that ensuring the survival of mothers and newborns is not only a priority in public health but also a cornerstone of economic and social growth.

Pakistan is ranked in four countries – along with Nigeria, India and the Congo People’s Republic (HDC) – which represented almost half of the estimated 260,000 mother deaths worldwide in 2023, according to UN data on Monday, of the United States and the United States.

Mother’s deaths include those associated with complications during childbirth or pregnancy, three United Nations organizations reported in a joint report.

The trends in the mother’s mortality report were published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNS SEUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AGENCY UNFPA, in keeping World Health Day on April 7.

The report showed that Nigeria had the highest number of mother deaths and represented more than a quarter (28.7%) of all estimated world deaths in 2023, with about 75,000 deaths.

Only three other countries had more than 10,000 motherboard deaths in 2023 – India and the GDC tied to 19,000, with Pakistan a total of 11,000. India and the GDC represented 7.2% each, while Pakistan represented 4.1% of the world’s mother’s deaths.

As funding for assistance reduces the countries of the power to overthrow the health services for mothers, newborn and children, United Nations Organizations are aimed at emergency actions to prevent mothers’ deaths, especially in humanitarian environments where the numbers are already high.

“While this report shows the glow of hope, the data also emphasizes how dangerous pregnancy is still in much of the world today-despite the fact that there are solutions to prevent complications that cause the overwhelming majority of mothers’ deaths,” said General Manager Tedros.

“In addition to ensuring access to quality maternity care, it will be crucial to strengthen the underlying health rights and reproduction of women and girls – factors that support their prospects for healthy results during pregnancy and beyond.”

The report also provides the first global account of the COVID-19 Pandemic impact on mother’s survival.

It is estimated that 40,000 more women died due to pregnancy or childbirth in 2021, increasing to 282,000 in 2022 and 322,000 next year.

This increase was linked not only to the immediate complications caused by COVID-19 but also for widespread holidays in maternity services, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that this care is available during pandemic and other emergency situations.

“When a mother dies during pregnancy or childbirth, her baby’s life is also in danger. Very often, both are lost in reasons we know how to prevent,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.

With global funding cuts that put more moms at risk, especially in the most fragile arrangements, “people need to invest in midwives, nurses and community health workers to ensure that every mother and baby has the opportunity to survive and thrive.

The exhibition also highlights persistent inequalities between areas and countries, as well as uneven progress. With maternal mortality decreasing by about 40% between 2000 and 2023, sub -Saharan Africa achieved significant profits.

It was also among the three UN areas to see significant drops after 2015, with others being Australia and New Zealand and Central and South Asia.

However, sub -Saharan Africa continued to represent about 70% of the world weight of maternal deaths in 2023 due to high rates of poverty and multiple conflicts.

Meanwhile, five regions have seen progress being stagnant after 2015: North Africa and Western Asia, East and Southeast Asia, Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), Europe and North America and Latin America.

Dr. Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, confirmed that access to the mother’s quality health services is a right, not a privilege. He emphasized the urgent responsibility for building health systems well that protect the lives of pregnant women and newborns.

“With the strengthening of supply chains, the labor force of obstetrics and the detached data needed to identify those that are most at risk, we can and must end the tragedy of deaths that can be prevented by the mother and their enormous tax on families and societies.”

The exhibition also underlined the difficulty of pregnant women living in humanitarian emergencies, which face some of the highest risks worldwide. Nearly two -thirds of world deaths by the mother are now occurring in countries affected by fragility or conflict.

In addition to ensuring critical services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal periods, the report emphasized the importance of efforts to enhance the overall health of women by improving access to family planning services, as well as preventing underlying health conditions such as health conditions and health conditions.

In addition, the report emphasized the need to ensure that girls remain at school and that they and women have the knowledge and resources to protect their health.