Health in Afghanistan 1,173 indicators covering health for Afghanistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 75-79, male 73,812 2025 up 27.9% 83rd Population ages 80 and above, female 72,609 2025 up 46.2% 95th Population ages 80 and above, male 47,168 2025 up 36.2% 90th Pertussis - number of reported cases 1,103 2025 up 155.3% 35th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 19 2025 down 74.3% 43rd Diphtheria - number of reported cases 5 2025 — 38th Measles - number of reported cases 18,260 2025 up 1,482.3% 6th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 4.1% 2024 down 6.8% 107th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 4.7% 2024 down 6.0% 108th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 4.4% 2024 down 6.4% 107th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 41.4% 2024 down 1.4% 9th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 42.7% 2024 down 0.7% 10th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 42.0% 2024 down 1.2% 10th Hospital beds 0.35 per 1,000 people 2023 down 23.9% 171st Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 44 2024 unchanged 180th Tuberculosis death rate 34 per 100,000 people 2024 down 26.1% 21st Incidence of tuberculosis 203 per 100,000 people 2024 up 3.0% 33rd Number of tuberculosis cases 87,000 2024 up 33.8% 20th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 96.9% 2024 up 19.5% 111th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 73.0% 2024 up 35.8% 135th People practicing open defecation, urban 0.0% 2024 down 100.0% 95th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 74.8% 2024 up 47.4% 128th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 47.6% 2024 up 30.9% 129th People using at least basic drinking water services 80.8% 2024 up 38.8% 173rd People using safely managed drinking water services 30.6% 2024 up 35.4% 128th People practicing open defecation, rural 15.4% 2024 down 28.0% 35th People using at least basic sanitation services 54.5% 2024 up 34.2% 174th Tuberculosis case detection rate 59.0% 2024 up 20.4% 186th Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 34 2024 down 26.1% 21st People practicing open defecation 11.2% 2024 down 32.3% 31st Hospital beds per 1000 people 0.35 2023 down 23.9% 171st Current health expenditure 15.0% 2023 up 70.2% 4th Current health expenditure per capita 59.07 current US$ 2023 up 5.2% 167th Out-of-pocket expenditure 77.1% 2023 up 7.1% 4th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 45.56 current US$ 2023 up 12.6% 129th Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 94 2023 up 6.8% 18th Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 19 2025 up 58.3% 23rd Tuberculosis case detection rate 59 2024 up 20.4% 188th Domestic general government health expenditure 1.7% 2023 down 67.2% 193rd Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 5.45 current international $ 2023 down 41.2% 193rd Domestic private health expenditure 77.1% 2023 up 7.1% 5th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 45.56 current US$ 2023 up 12.6% 140th Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 329.82 2023 up 79.0% 144th Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 329.82 2023 up 79.0% 144th Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 254.42 2023 up 91.7% 105th Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 5.45 2023 down 41.2% 193rd Incidence of hiv the share of new infections among the previously unin 0.0786 2024 up 46.8% 105th Incidence of hiv by age 0.0786 2024 up 46.8% 105th People using safely managed sanitation services 24.8% 2024 up 31.3% 121st Immunization, Hib3 59.0% 2024 down 4.8% 184th Number of infant deaths 70,975 2024 down 15.7% 9th Number of under-five deaths 77,768 2024 down 17.6% 14th Number of neonatal deaths 49,429 2024 down 10.9% 7th Adolescent fertility rate 61.5 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 26.8% 51st Sex ratio at birth 1.05 male births per female births 2024 down 0.5% 106th Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 5.3 2024 down 28.9% 26th Reported cases of measles 9,769 2024 up 1,885.6% 13th Child mortality by income level of country 5.3 2024 down 28.9% 26th Child mortality vs health expenditure 5.3 2024 down 28.9% 26th Share of children vaccinated against measles 55 2024 down 8.3% 182nd ← Previous Page 5 of 20 Next →