Health in Afghanistan 1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 46 2023 down 4.2% 173rd UHC Service Coverage Index 42 2023 up 10.5% 180th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 58 2023 up 9.4% 131st Stillbirth rate 28.02 2023 down 8.1% 7th Maternal mortality ratio 520.5 2023 down 33.1% 7th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 42 2023 up 10.5% 166th Stillbirths 42,352 2023 up 5.6% 8th Stillbirth rate 28.02 2023 down 8.1% 7th Number of stillbirths 42,352 2023 up 5.6% 8th Hepb3 number unvaccinated 542,507 2023 up 30.6% 9th Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 60.0% 2025 — 118th Young people (ages 15-24) newly infected with HIV 500 2024 unchanged 55th Tb related deaths hiv 1 2023 down 99.4% 145th Smoking bans in public places 8 2022 up 166.7% 1st Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 15.0% 2023 up 70.2% 5th External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 21.2% 2023 down 7.5% 33rd Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 1.7% 2023 down 67.2% 194th Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 77.1% 2023 up 7.1% 4th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 0.2% 2023 down 44.1% 194th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 1.5% 2023 down 17.7% 194th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 77.1% 2023 up 7.1% 5th Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 59.07 2023 up 5.2% 168th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 45.56 2023 up 12.6% 139th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 0.9765 2023 down 65.5% 194th Total healthcare expenditure gdp 14.99 2023 up 70.2% 4th Health expenditure government expenditure 1.46 2023 down 17.7% 193rd Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 4.33 2025 unchanged 73rd Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 0.05 2023 unchanged 164th Hib vaccine 59 2024 down 4.8% 183rd Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 160 2025 — 2nd External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 12.53 2023 down 2.7% 55th Dentists 232 2020 down 39.3% 123rd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 48.9% 2024 up 44.5% 61st Nursing and midwifery personnel 22,771 2023 up 182.8% 93rd Nursing personnel 14,677 2023 up 222.4% 108th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0412 2024 up 55.3% 96th People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 28.4% 2024 up 42.7% 51st Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 34.57 2019 up 0.8% 57th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 31.5 2019 up 1.8% 83rd Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 56.2% 2019 up 20.9% 90th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence 40.2 2019 up 5.8% 75th Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 14.0% 2019 up 42.9% 121st Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 14.1% 2019 up 38.2% 118th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 43.6% 2019 up 20.8% 89th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 45.6% 2019 up 21.3% 82nd Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 54.3% 2019 up 20.7% 96th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 36.7 2019 up 6.7% 98th Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 63.0% 2025 down 1.6% 142nd People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 60.1% 2024 down 6.2% 70th Adolescent birth rate 18 2021 up 715.7% 1st Estimated number of malaria cases 584,876 Cases 2024 up 83.3% 38th Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 33 2018 down 60.2% 159th Medical doctors 3.17 2023 up 9.3% 146th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 67.5% 2023 up 69.2% 140th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 31.0% 2022 up 23.1% 70th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 33.4% 2022 up 21.7% 63rd 3.b.1 Proportion of surviving infants receiving 3 doses of 69 2022 up 3.0% 171st Nursing and midwifery personnel 5.49 2023 up 115.3% 176th Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 10,000 2025 up 66.7% 97th Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 0.1% 2025 unchanged 106th ← Previous Page 12 of 20 Next →