Health in Baghlan, Afghanistan: official figures
60.4% of the most recent births in Baghlan in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 12th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 70.3% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Baghlan get antenatal care?
63.9% of married women in Baghlan who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 7th lowest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 76.4%).
Source: UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) · saved copyHow many children in Baghlan are vaccinated?
32.4% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Baghlan had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 14th highest of the 34 provinces, and 30.7% had no vaccinations at all (Afghanistan: 32.1% and 26.4%).
Source: UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) · saved copyHow many children in Baghlan are malnourished?
39.4% of children under five in Baghlan were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 8th lowest of the 34 provinces; 7.7% were wasted (too thin for their height) (Afghanistan: 44.7% and 3.7%).
Source: UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) · saved copyHow many children die young in Baghlan?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Baghlan in the five years before the survey, 27 died before their first birthday and 30 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 3rd lowest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 46 and 55). Province-level rates rest on few deaths and are uncertain.
Source: UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) · saved copyHow Baghlan compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Baghlan ranks 23 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Kandahar | 67.2% |
| 21 | Paktika | 67.0% |
| 22 | Daykundi | 65.0% |
| 23 | Baghlan | 60.4% |
| 24 | Herat | 60.0% |
| 25 | Faryab | 58.6% |
| 26 | Laghman | 57.5% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Baghlan ranks 27 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Jawzjan | 40.1% |
| 25 | Kunduz | 39.9% |
| 26 | Maidan Wardak | 39.6% |
| 27 | Baghlan | 39.4% |
| 28 | Parwan | 37.9% |
| 29 | Logar | 36.5% |
| 30 | Kabul | 35.3% |
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Sources
- UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA): Afghanistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2022-23, Survey Findings Report (province tables), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1469591017d8…)
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