Factors Determining Poverty and Child Mortality in Pakistan

The aim of the study was to check the factors determining poverty and child mortality in Pakistan. The primary purpose of this study is to find out and explore the factors involved in poverty along with the child mortality rate within Pakistan. The data being used in this paper is taken from some authentic resources like documented economic surveys, reports of the World Bank, etc. To determine the relationship between variables, we used the OLS technique. Some independent variables which we are using in this study are GDP growth, Consumer Price Index (CPI), unemployment, and the number of hospitals. With poverty measurement, we considered ‘female literacy rate, male literacy rate, immunization, and GDP growth’ as independent variables. The findings of this study explained that CPI, GDP growth, and the unemployment rate are positively related to poverty. However, the link between the hospital numbers and poverty turns out to be negative. It was found that the relation between female literacy rate and infant mortality was negative. Whereas the literacy did not affect the rate of infant mortality. The infant mortality rate has negatively impacted and significantly with the immunization. Pakistan has high inequality. Because of which the relationship between GDP growth rate and infant mortality is positive. This study suggested that factors like quality of water, educational level of parents, and the inclination of mothers to well use healthcare provisions could be the helpful parameters in controlling and subsequently reducing the rate of poverty and infant mortality.