Is pneumonia in under-fives worse than usual in Khuzdar?

Dooram can't tell yet. Too few of Khuzdar's clinics reported in the last four weeks and in the same weeks of the last two years.

22 cases reported in week 39, when 27% of its clinics sent a report.

"Usual" is the same four weeks of the two years before. In 4 of those 8 weeks, fewer than half of Khuzdar's clinics sent a report, so the cases they show are not Khuzdar's usual, only how little was reported. In 2 of the last four weeks, fewer than half of its clinics sent a report, so a low count may only mean few reports. Dooram leaves out any week when fewer than half the clinics reported, and here too few weeks are left to compare.

20242024 week 36: 86% of clinics reported2024 week 37: 92% of clinics reported2024 week 38: 86% of clinics reported20252025 week 36: 19% of clinics reported2025 week 37: 23% of clinics reported2025 week 38: 8% of clinics reported2025 week 39: 24% of clinics reported20262026 week 36: 31% of clinics reported2026 week 37: 77% of clinics reported2026 week 38: 82% of clinics reported2026 week 39: 27% of clinics reportedweek 36week 39

Half the clinics or more reportedFewer than halfNone reported

This page will compare again once enough of Khuzdar's clinics have reported in the weeks compared. Its weekly counts are read every week.

How does Khuzdar compare with the rest of Pakistan?

Not compared. Each district is compared with its own usual, and Khuzdar cannot be this time.

What is pneumonia in under-fives?

An infection of the lungs. The tiny air pockets fill with fluid and pus, so breathing hurts and the body gets less oxygen. Viruses, bacteria or fungi can cause it.

Signs
Cough or trouble breathing, sometimes with fever. Fast breathing, or the lower chest sucking in with each breath, are key signs in young children.
How it spreads
Germs that normally sit in a child's nose or throat can be breathed down into the lungs. It can also pass through droplets when someone coughs or sneezes.
How to protect yourself
Vaccines against Hib, pneumococcus, measles and whooping cough. Breastfeed only for the first six months, keep indoor air free of smoke, and wash hands.
Get medical help
Get help quickly if a child breathes fast or the chest pulls in. Go urgently if a baby cannot feed or drink, has fits, or is very drowsy or cold.

In Dooram's words, from the World Health Organization. Source: Pneumonia in children (WHO fact sheet), read 8 October 2026. General information, not medical advice.

Pneumonia in under-fives in every country Dooram reads ›

A reported case means someone reached a clinic and a form was filed, so these count reports, not everyone who was ill.

Sources. Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division, National Institutes of Health, Islamabad, weekly report. District maps: World Food Programme Spatial Data Infrastructure, published as a Common Operational Dataset by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.