Table 3 The brass P/F ratio, age-specific fertility rates, parities, and total fertility rates in Pakistan from 1990–91 to 2017–18

Age

PDHS 1990–91

PDHS 2006–07

Direct

Indirect

P/F ratio

Direct

Indirect

P/F ratio

MCEB 1991

ASFR 1991

ASFRs (true age)

Parities

MCEB 2007

ASFR 2007

ASFRs (true age)

Parities

10–14

-

-

0.002

0.001

-

-

-

-

-

-

15–19

0.2

0.084

0.124

0.21

-

0.08

0.051

0.078

0.093

-

20–24

1

0.23

0.274

1.288

0.640

0.72

0.178

0.243

0.954

0.572

25–29

2.6

0.268

0.279

2.709

0.849

2.14

0.237

0.26

2.272

0.815

30–34

4.3

0.229

0.23

3.995

0.998

3.77

0.182

0.201

3.444

1.018

35–39

5.5

0.147

0.162

4.98

1.057

4.97

0.106

0.126

4.265

1.129

40–44

6.3

0.073

0.072

5.575

1.102

5.57

0.044

0.046

4.693

1.174

45–49

6.4

0.04

0.009

5.745

1.096

6.31

0.018

0.004

4.79

1.312

Total

3

5.4

5.75

-

-

2.53

4.1

4.79

-

-

Age

PDHS 2012–13

PDHS 2017–18

Direct

Indirect

P/F ratio

Direct

Indirect

P/F ratio

MCEB 2013

ASFR 2013

ASFRs (true age)

Parities

MCEB 2018

ASFR 2018

ASFRs (true age)

Parities

10–14

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15–19

0.06

0.044

0.068

0.075

-

0.07

0.046

0.061

0.066

-

20–24

0.69

0.19

0.229

0.868

0.53

0.65

0.171

0.216

0.794

0.529

25–29

1.99

0.224

0.244

2.115

0.726

1.91

0.215

0.245

2.008

0.76

30–34

3.51

0.181

0.185

3.207

0.93

3.22

0.16

0.195

3.132

0.939

35–39

4.5

0.091

0.111

3.947

1.029

4

0.079

0.124

3.936

1.011

40–44

5.29

0.03

0.038

4.314

1.143

4.92

0.028

0.046

4.359

1.175

45–49

5.98

0.007

0.003

4.392

1.282

5.31

0.012

0.004

4.455

1.258

Total

2.42

3.8

4.4

-

-

2.13

3.55

4.459

-

-