Health in Afghanistan 1,189 indicators covering health for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 110,000 2014 up 31.0% 20th Estimated malaria incidence 17.76 2024 up 40.9% 45th Estimated malaria mortality rate 0.82 2024 up 36.6% 50th Number of new G2D leprosy cases 2 2024 up 100.0% 71st Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0.047 2024 up 53.9% 81st 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 62 2017 down 47.8% 50th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 4.5% 2017 down 27.5% 103rd 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 62 2020 up 80.8% 154th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 1.77 2020 up 103.4% 174th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 20.7% 2020 up 474.4% 174th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 0.0% 2020 — 177th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2020 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 0.0% 2020 — 135th Taxes as a % of price: import duties 20.7% 2020 up 474.4% 7th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 57th Vitamin A supplementation coverage rate 99.0% 2023 up 2.1% 1st Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on 500 2025 up 150.0% 64th Physical activity policies for activie societies 20 2023 unchanged 2nd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 20 2023 unchanged 5th Midwifery personnel 8,094 2023 up 131.3% 35th Number of deaths from malaria who 270 2024 up 77.6% 45th Death rate from malaria 0.82 2024 up 36.6% 50th Incidence of malaria 17.76 2024 up 40.8% 45th Share of one year olds who received the final dose of pneumococcal vac 57 2024 up 16.3% 135th Diphtheria tetanus pertussis vaccine vs pneumococcal vaccine coverage 57 2024 up 16.3% 135th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 43 2025 up 514.3% 53rd Death rate from poisonings 2.5 2021 down 13.8% 9th 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 41 2021 up 41.4% 175th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 32.7 2021 down 13.0% 6th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 2.5 2021 down 13.8% 8th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 3.6 2021 unchanged 134th Rotavirus number unvaccinated 610,320 2023 down 11.2% 9th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 44.6% 2022 up 10.4% 7th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 6.39 2020 up 70.4% 56th Malaria cases reported 224,863 2024 up 111.2% 35th Mean systolic blood pressure 122.5 2009 up 1.0% 135th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 5.3 2009 up 3.9% 95th Number of pregnant women living with HIV who received antiretrovirals 33 2025 up 371.4% 86th Hiv expenditure 2.65 million 2024 down 36.7% 79th Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2024 — 35th Neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus (PAB) 60.0% 2022 unchanged 103rd Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 4.5% 2022 down 15.1% 45th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 30 2020 up 200.0% 98th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.2% 2020 up 425.0% 168th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - import duties 0.2% 2020 up 425.0% 7th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - value added 0.0% 2020 — 173rd Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - specific 0.0% 2020 — 129th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in US$ at official exchange 0.39 2020 up 77.3% 184th Import of environmentally sound technologies 732.70 million 2019 — 87th Percentage of people living with HIV who know their HIV status 41 2025 up 20.6% 121st Percentage of people living with HIV who know their status receiving 43 2025 up 152.9% 127th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 1.61 2020 up 147.7% 173rd Pcv3 number unvaccinated 569,632 2023 down 5.8% 12th Reported number of human rabies deaths 641 2024 up 4,173.3% 1st Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) 66.3% 2023 up 84.2% 115th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 11,000 2024 up 134.0% 58th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, female 3.5% 2022 down 59.8% 48th Prevalence of wasting, weight for height, male 3.7% 2022 down 64.1% 51st ← Previous Page 18 of 20 Next →