Health in Farah, Afghanistan: official figures
54.7% of the most recent births in Farah in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 8th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 54.3% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Farah get antenatal care?
71.5% of married women in Farah who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 13th 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 Farah are vaccinated?
18.9% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Farah had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 12th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 37.4% 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 Farah are malnourished?
46.3% of children under five in Farah were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 17th highest of the 34 provinces; 2.4% 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 Farah?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Farah in the five years before the survey, 46 died before their first birthday and 56 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 14th highest 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 Farah compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Farah ranks 27 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Herat | 60.0% |
| 25 | Faryab | 58.6% |
| 26 | Laghman | 57.5% |
| 27 | Farah | 54.7% |
| 28 | Helmand | 52.4% |
| 29 | Zabul | 49.1% |
| 30 | Badakhshan | 48.2% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Farah ranks 17 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nangarhar | 47.7% |
| 15 | Kapisa | 46.8% |
| 16 | Takhar | 46.4% |
| 17 | Farah | 46.3% |
| 18 | Sar-e-Pul | 43.4% |
| 19 | Bamyan | 42.7% |
| 20 | Paktya | 42.6% |
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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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