Health in Afghanistan

1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases, male 27.5% 2021 down 20.7% 177th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.0% 2021 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0-4 0.0% 2021 3rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 0.6% 2021 29th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 1.4% 2021 28th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 5-14 1.0% 2021 32nd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 2.9% 2021 53rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 3.9% 2021 55th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 3.5% 2021 55th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 4.6% 2021 33rd
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 9.2% 2021 12th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, ages 60+ 6.6% 2021 25th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, female 2.8% 2021 47th
Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes, male 4.1% 2021 47th
New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 up 99,900.0% 1st
Pharmacists 1,308 2023 up 54.8% 88th
Tuberculosis death rate age standardized 52 2021 down 42.9% 41st
Age-standardized suicide rates 5.32 2021 down 9.7% 123rd
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 18,687 2021 up 3.5% 8th
Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 65.22 2021 down 1.0% 24th
Total NCD Deaths 116,655 2021 up 22.0% 48th
Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 32.7% 2021 down 12.1% 7th
Life expectancy at age 60 13.69 2021 down 6.1% 179th
Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 846.9 2021 down 13.0% 8th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 2.5 2021 down 13.1% 9th
Life expectancy at birth 59.13 2021 down 0.7% 175th
Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 344.17 2021 up 11.9% 11th
Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 100.0% 2024 up 1,076.5% 1st
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 9.88 2021 down 8.6% 180th
nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0475 2021 down 26.5% 22nd
nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0459 2021 down 25.7% 22nd
lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st
nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 96,785 2021 up 1.2% 163rd
Tx - person-years lived above age x 5.91 million 2021 down 0.7% 175th
ex - expectation of life at age x 59.13 2021 down 0.7% 175th
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 50.45 2021 down 1.0% 179th
ndx - number of people dying between ages x and x+n 4,593 2021 down 25.7% 22nd
3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 34.1 2021 down 25.9% 7th
3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 55.7 2021 down 33.7% 27th
Cardiovascular death rate vs gdp per capita 509.73 2021 down 12.4% 7th
Suicide rate vs income inequality 5.39 2021 down 8.2% 130th
Life expectancy at birth who gho 59.13 2021 down 0.7% 176th
Deaths from falls 3,170 2021 up 40.9% 28th
Death rate from falls 7.91 2021 up 2.9% 48th
Death rate from natural disasters 1.3 2021 up 242.1% 4th
Deaths from natural disasters 522.38 2021 up 375.3% 5th
Number of deaths who 344,195 2021 up 38.1% 32nd
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 0.8583 2021 up 0.8% 82nd
Deaths from fires and burns who 597.12 2021 up 15.6% 41st
Death rate from fires and burns who 1.49 2021 down 15.8% 80th
Deaths from diarrheal diseases who 2,879 2021 down 47.8% 46th
Death rate from diarrheal diseases who 7.18 2021 down 62.0% 71st
Number of deaths from malaria ghe 95.04 2021 down 54.4% 48th
Death rate from malaria ghe 0.24 2021 down 66.2% 53rd
Number of deaths from tuberculosis ghe 10,148 2021 down 21.5% 27th
Death rate from tuberculosis ghe 25.31 2021 down 42.8% 46th
Deaths from cardiovascular disease ghe 64,374 2021 up 23.2% 45th
Death rate from cardiovascular disease ghe 160.54 2021 down 10.2% 120th
Deaths from strokes ghe 20,307 2021 up 17.9% 45th