Health in Balkh, Afghanistan: official figures
70.0% of the most recent births in Balkh in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 17th highest of the 34 provinces, and 75.1% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Balkh get antenatal care?
84.4% of married women in Balkh who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, joint 9th highest 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 Balkh are vaccinated?
47.3% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Balkh had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 6th highest of the 34 provinces, and 13.5% 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 Balkh are malnourished?
30.8% of children under five in Balkh were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, the lowest of the 34 provinces; 2.5% 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 Balkh?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Balkh in the five years before the survey, 47 died before their first birthday and 50 before their fifth; the under-five rate is joint 16th 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 Balkh compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Balkh ranks 17 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Maidan Wardak | 74.0% |
| 15 | Ghazni | 72.8% |
| 16 | Paktya | 70.3% |
| 17 | Balkh | 70.0% |
| 18 | Kunduz | 69.5% |
| 19 | Samangan | 68.3% |
| 20 | Kandahar | 67.2% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Balkh ranks 34 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Parwan | 37.9% |
| 29 | Logar | 36.5% |
| 30 | Kabul | 35.3% |
| 31 | Herat | 35.0% |
| 32 | Khost | 34.4% |
| 33 | Daykundi | 34.3% |
| 34 | Balkh | 30.8% |
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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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