Health in Afghanistan 1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rate from ischaemic heart disease who ghe age standardized 254.53 2021 down 9.9% 14th Deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 64,374 2021 up 23.2% 45th Total disease burden who 22.33 million 2021 up 27.8% 23rd Burden of disease who 55,678 2021 down 6.8% 17th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders who 176.8 2021 up 4.0% 38th Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population 80.8% 2023 up 79.2% 6th Male female ratio suicides rates 1.9 2021 up 1.0% 172nd Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 50,710 2021 up 80.0% 23rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 12,347 2021 up 100.6% 23rd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 12,761 2021 up 103.0% 15th Antiretroviral therapy coverage for PMTCT 14.0% 2024 up 55.6% 81st Share of women who are smoking 6.8 2022 down 41.4% 83rd Comparing the share of men and women who are smoking 39 2022 down 18.2% 44th Share of men who are smoking 39 2022 down 18.2% 44th Adults smoking 2007 2018 22.9 2022 down 22.9% 65th Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 464 2024 up 427.3% 30th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population 31.0% 2023 up 109.5% 7th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 17.76 2024 up 40.9% 42nd Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 25,216 2021 up 82.9% 23rd Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 11.9 2014 up 28.0% 41st Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.35 2014 up 6.1% 90th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 8.4 2014 up 33.3% 99th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 16.98 million 2024 up 26.9% 12th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 81.5 2025 unchanged 53rd Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 16.98 million 2024 up 26.9% 15th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 210 2015 down 57.7% 21st Births attended by skilled health personnel 67.5% 2023 up 68.8% 152nd Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 34.7 2019 down 31.8% 55th Number of new leprosy cases 6 2024 down 84.2% 95th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 196.79 2024 down 28.8% 12th Pharmacists 0.32 2023 up 14.3% 137th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.06 2020 down 57.1% 144th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 620 2020 down 31.0% 8th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 62.0% 2025 — 188th Number of new hivaids infections who 1,800 2024 up 106.9% 58th Reported rabies deaths 18 2022 — 17th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 1.73 million 2030 down 1.9% 58th 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 3.7 2022 down 26.0% 119th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 33.1 2022 down 25.3% 19th Incidence of malaria 17.76 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 up 40.8% 45th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 114 2025 up 850.0% 77th Concentrations of fine particulate matter 55.56 2023 down 33.5% 5th Death rate road traffic injuries 15.9 2019 up 10.4% 87th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 24,316 2023 up 70.3% 22nd Cholera case fatality rate 0 2019 down 100.0% 37th Medical doctors not further defined 9,880 2020 up 43.2% 58th Constant stillbirth rate 28.02 2030 unchanged 7th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 51.7% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 86.1% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 45,447 2030 up 5.6% 8th Stillbirth maintained projection 39,087 2030 down 7.2% 8th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 19,147 2030 down 49.6% 14th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 4,426 2030 down 85.6% 18th Stillbirth rate current trends 24.19 2030 down 11.8% 8th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 66.03 2023 up 6.2% 196th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 6.1% 2030 down 26.5% 125th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 5.9% 2030 down 27.2% 130th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 2 2021 down 60.0% 145th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 2,534 2019 up 10.0% 22nd Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 44.9% 2019 up 2.3% 50th ← Previous Page 16 of 20 Next →