Health in Afghanistan

1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 15,565 2019 up 38.0% 65th
Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.3% 2024 down 25.0% 71st
Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 110 2019 unchanged 145th
Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 1,500 2024 down 76.6% 26th
Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 33.14 2030 unchanged 6th
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 28.5 2030 down 11.8% 9th
Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 87.2% 1st
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 57.1% 1st
Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 53.03 2030 unchanged 25th
Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 43.51 2030 down 15.2% 28th
Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 85.8% 1st
Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 23.41 2030 down 49.2% 45th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 14.66 2030 down 4.6% 20th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 14.66 2030 down 4.6% 15th
Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.66 2030 down 55.5% 2nd
Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 52,201 2030 up 4.5% 7th
Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 44,898 2030 down 7.8% 8th
Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 18,908 2030 down 55.1% 14th
Under-five deaths - Remains constant 82,436 2030 up 4.6% 13th
Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 67,706 2030 down 11.2% 14th
Under-five deaths - SDG target met 36,440 2030 down 46.8% 15th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 17,787 2030 up 12.5% 10th
Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 16,862 2030 up 7.6% 9th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury 15.9 per 100,000 population 2019 up 10.4% 87th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, female 6.4 per 100,000 female population 2019 unchanged 97th
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, male 24.8 per 100,000 male population 2019 up 12.2% 85th
Ipv vaccine coverage 59 2024 down 9.2% 186th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, annual growth rate 37.58 % change on previous year 2026 up 594.3% 3rd
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, annual growth rate 37.58 % change on previous year 2026 up 594.3% 3rd
Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 14.17 2025 unchanged 43rd
Tb patients living with hiv receiving art 2 2021 down 50.0% 125th
HIV-positive TB patients on ART (antiretroviral therapy) 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Hospital beds 3.53 2023 down 23.3% 148th
Treatment success rate for patients treated for MDR-TB 72.0% 2022 up 1.4% 87th
New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 0.141 2024 down 88.4% 115th
Prevalence of wasting, weight for height 3.6% 2022 down 62.1% 54th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 1.60 million 2024 up 12.7% 15th
Weight-for-height <-2 SD 3.63 2022 down 61.9% 54th
Earthquake deaths 1,508 2023 up 8,277.8% 2nd
Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 50.0% 2025 156th
International Health Regulations core capacity scores, SPAR version 20 2025 162nd
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age 18.4% 2022 down 25.2% 17th
Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 0.141 2024 down 88.4% 114th
Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 1 2024 down 66.7% 59th
Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 6 2024 down 84.2% 89th
New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0.055 2024 down 72.4% 65th
Children (0-14) living with HIV 500 2024 up 150.0% 66th
Ipv1 number unvaccinated 556,070 2023 up 29.4% 9th
Children living with hiv 500 2024 up 150.0% 66th
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 22.5% 2015 up 65.4% 102nd
Children (ages 0-14) newly infected with HIV 100 2024 unchanged 51st
Number of reported cases of poliomyelitis by wild poliovirus 6 2023 down 53.8% 1st
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 22.1% 2024 down 16.3% 63rd
Number of children newly infected with hiv 100 2024 unchanged 51st
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv 59.44 2024 up 49.0% 57th
Number of female leprosy new cases 1 2024 down 90.9% 95th
Estimated number of malaria deaths 270 2024 up 77.6% 45th
Estimated number of malaria cases 584,876 2024 up 83.3% 38th
National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 8 2022 up 166.7% 1st
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 19.8% 2015 up 58.4% 98th