Health in Afghanistan

1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 53.03 2024 down 28.9% 24th
Infant mortality rate 48.31 2024 down 27.0% 12th
Neonatal mortality rate 33.14 2024 down 22.4% 6th
Fraction 0.0003 2024 up 50.0% 125th
Deaths 4 2024 up 100.0% 74th
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 87,000 2024 up 33.8% 20th
Incidence of tuberculosis 203 2024 up 3.0% 33rd
Number of incident tuberculosis cases 34 2024 up 88.9% 116th
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV 15,000 2024 unchanged 16th
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people 34 2024 down 26.1% 21st
Tuberculosis deaths by hiv status 13 2024 up 62.5% 112th
Tuberculosis case fatality rate 19 2024 down 20.8% 31st
Life satisfaction vs child mortality 1.45 2025 down 57.0% 157th
Incidence of tuberculosis sdgs 203 2024 up 3.0% 33rd
Tuberculosis deaths region 15,000 2024 unchanged 16th
Tuberculosis death rate 34 2024 down 26.1% 28th
Tuberculosis deaths who 15,000 2024 unchanged 16th
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 24.7% 2024 up 29.9% 76th
Tuberculosis incidence 203 2024 up 3.0% 30th
Tuberculosis patients with hiv share 0.04 2024 up 33.3% 167th
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 48.57 2022 up 48.7% 122nd
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.22 2022 up 87.3% 117th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.45 2022 down 45.2% 60th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 21.98 2022 up 82.7% 112th
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.46 2022 up 119.7% 109th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 7.85 2022 down 30.8% 40th
Life expectancy prados de la escosura 62.58 2020 up 2.8% 139th
Prevalence of hiv percentage of males and females ages 15 24 infected 0.1 2024 unchanged 70th
Adults (ages 15+) and children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 1,800 2024 up 106.9% 59th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 51,319 2024 up 61.7% 21st
Tuberculosis treatment coverage 59 2024 up 20.4% 174th
AIDS estimated deaths 620 UNAIDS estimates 2024 up 24.0% 59th
Mean BMI (kg/m²) 23.4 2016 up 4.9% 152nd
Rubella - number of reported cases 118 2025 up 100.0% 18th
Treatment success rate: new TB cases 94 2023 up 6.8% 19th
Yellow fever - number of reported cases 0 2015 26th
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 329.82 current international $ 2023 up 79.0% 144th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 254.42 current international $ 2023 up 91.7% 105th
Domestic general government health expenditure 0.2% 2023 down 44.1% 193rd
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 254.42 current international $ 2023 up 91.7% 117th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 0.9765 current US$ 2023 down 65.5% 193rd
Share of out of pocket expenditure on healthcare 77.14 2023 up 7.1% 4th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 197.45 2024 down 29.2% 13th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate in new and relapsed cases 94 2023 up 6.8% 24th
Share of public expenditure on healthcare by country 1.65 2023 down 67.2% 193rd
Private health expenditure per person 254.42 2023 up 91.7% 117th
Public healthcare spending share gdp 0.2477 2023 down 44.1% 193rd
Health spending per person by source 5.45 2023 down 41.2% 193rd
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases 0 2018 down 100.0% 8th
Number of new hiv infections per year 1,761 2024 up 102.0% 60th
Deaths from aids un 622.58 2024 up 118.0% 59th
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years 2.39 2020 down 43.1% 61st
Terrorism deaths by region 4,337 2021 up 184.4% 1st
Medical doctors 13,155 2023 up 43.2% 91st
Adults (ages 15-49) newly infected with HIV 1,600 2024 up 100.0% 58th
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 51.9% 2024 up 25.8% 71st
Number of new hiv child infections vs number of infections averted due 5.4 2024 up 178.3% 83rd
Mean systolic blood pressure 125.1 2015 up 1.1% 85th
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 53 2023 up 35.9% 151st
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 22 2023 up 10.0% 185th