Health in Afghanistan 1,197 indicators covering health for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 63.8% 2017 up 32.4% 79th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 66.5% 2017 up 18.7% 85th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 91.8% 2017 up 13.9% 77th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 30.9% 2017 up 160.7% 52nd People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 26.4% 2017 up 17.2% 61st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 32.5% 2017 up 42.5% 68th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 29.1% 2017 up 21.1% 80th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 55.6% 2017 up 28.4% 79th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 18.4% 2017 down 53.5% 49th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 14.9% 2017 down 44.7% 37th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 8.5% 2017 down 63.4% 31st People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 18.8% 2017 up 28.3% 8th People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.9% 2017 down 54.6% 16th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 43.7% 2017 up 13.1% 67th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 52.0% 2017 up 29.5% 71st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 58.1% 2017 up 29.6% 71st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 61.3% 2017 up 22.6% 71st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 71.2% 2017 up 14.6% 79th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 78.1% 2017 up 36.5% 71st People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 89.7% 2017 up 28.4% 69th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 92.9% 2017 up 15.8% 70th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 94.7% 2017 up 8.2% 73rd People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 96.2% 2017 down 0.8% 77th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 30.8% 2017 up 209.7% 50th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 27.9% 2017 up 35.6% 56th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 25.4% 2017 down 1.5% 62nd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 30.7% 2017 up 41.0% 63rd People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 31.1% 2017 up 20.4% 83rd People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 44.8% 2017 up 50.5% 54th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 50.0% 2017 up 44.0% 59th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 51.0% 2017 up 40.9% 65th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 58.9% 2017 up 23.4% 68th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) 72.7% 2017 up 7.8% 77th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 18.9% 2017 down 55.6% 53rd People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 16.2% 2017 down 43.5% 47th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 13.9% 2017 down 41.4% 39th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 9.2% 2017 down 60.5% 37th People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 7.4% 2017 down 59.3% 28th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 3.7% 2017 down 21.0% 48th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 0.2% 2017 down 63.4% 52nd People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 0.1% 2017 down 4.2% 45th People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 0.4% 2017 — 23rd People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.0% 2017 — 42nd Population in areas that warrant treatment with antibiotics, facial 485,813 2025 up 84.9% 15th Number of people operated for trachomatous trichiasis 0 2025 — 41st New cases: other 702 2012 — 4th Compliance with international health regulations 42 2016 down 6.7% 125th Number of malaria cases treated with any first line tx courses 256,031 2024 up 722.9% 33rd Number of indigenous P. vivax malaria cases 247,100 2024 up 198.1% 3rd Deaths and disappearances during migration 25 2024 up 150.0% 30th Number of malaria cases treated with artemisinin-based combination 120,424 2022 — 35th Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 46.44 2022 up 32.6% 55th Average cost of tuberculosis treatment by type 10 2024 unchanged 50th Commitments to recipient countries 386.92 2010 up 4,791.5% 13th Disbursements to recipient countries 300.09 2010 up 4,901.5% 12th Proportion of population who say that overall they are satisfied with 17.0% 2023 down 45.2% 28th Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 0.9% 2022 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