Health in Afghanistan

1,197 indicators covering health for Afghanistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Number reported cases of cholera 4,755 2021 up 27.4% 6th
Population with basic handwashing facilities at home 48.9% 2024 up 44.5% 60th
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases 27,983 2011 up 176.0% 30th
Number of reported cholera deaths 0 2019 down 100.0% 37th
Diarrhea treatment 39.9% 2018 down 25.1% 54th
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 65.2% 2018 up 81.1% 96th
Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 41.78 2017 down 7.1% 135th
New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 4,740 2012 up 40.0% 37th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 200 2025 up 100.0% 70th
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.0164 2022 up 198.7% 84th
Total number of notified TB cases 32,712 2014 up 77.7% 27th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 17,443 2021 16th
Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 32 2025 up 166.7% 78th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 40.5 2024 down 7.5% 6th
New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 2,665 2012 7th
Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 91.0% 2011 up 8.3% 25th
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 56 2024 up 21.7% 98th
Insufficiently active 88.14 2016 up 1.3% 13th
The number of people with susceptibility test result for rifampicin 70.58 2021 103rd
Number of presumed malaria cases 418 2024 down 99.8% 37th
Number of indigenous malaria cases 257,524 2024 up 114.9% 34th
Number of confirmed malaria cases 257,524 2024 up 114.9% 34th
Total number of  malaria cases 257,942 2024 down 32.7% 35th
Retreatment cases: treatment after default 37 2012 77th
Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 9,725 2024 up 142.9% 51st
Number of suspected malaria cases 1.17 million 2024 up 24.9% 40th
Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 160 2012 up 13.5% 33rd
Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 138,367 2024 up 33.8% 28th
Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 727,199 2024 up 35.0% 27th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 29,500 2015 up 11.3% 21st
Natural disasters deaths 0 2023 7th
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 468,533 2025 down 12.2% 74th
Height-for-age <-2 SD 44.6 2022 up 10.4% 7th
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 33.4% 2023 up 237.4% 94th
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 18.36 2022 down 25.5% 18th
Number of reported deaths from cholera 5 2016 27th
Number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported 87,271 2024 up 357.8% 1st
Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 0 2023 down 100.0% 75th
Number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported 32 2024 up 166.7% 25th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0.5 2014 121st
Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 119,157 2024 up 623.0% 35th
Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2.3 2014 up 27.8% 27th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 4.5 2022 down 15.7% 44th
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 99 2023 unchanged 1st
Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 99 2023 up 2.1% 1st
Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 446,476 2024 up 223.5% 42nd
تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 99 2023 up 2.1% 1st
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 27.6% 2020 up 71.4% 57th
Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 1,000 2024 down 28.6% 48th
Number of people who received treatment with antibiotics for trachoma 48,529 2025 13th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 45.0% 2017 up 14.9% 74th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 55.9% 2017 up 39.3% 74th