Summary Health Ministry data presented in the National Assembly show over 32 million Pakistanis have mental health disorders, with 1,050 registered psychiatrists.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - The number of people suffering from mental health disorders in Pakistan has exceeded 32.04 million, according to Global Burden of Disease figures presented by the Ministry of Health in the National Assembly.
According to the ministry, Islamabad had around 300,000 people with mental health disorders as of 2023, while the country had only 1,050 registered psychiatrists.
The ministry said Punjab had 406 psychiatrists, Sindh 228, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 122 and Balochistan 44. This means there is one psychiatrist for every 245,400 people in Pakistan.
The ministry also informed the National Assembly that the country had 3,900 registered patients living with HIV/AIDS, with Sindh reporting the highest number at 1,915.
Punjab had 1,765 HIV/AIDS patients, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 139, Balochistan with 46, Islamabad with 30, Azad Jammu and Kashmir with four, and Gilgit-Baltistan with one, according to the ministry.
