Health in Ghazni, Afghanistan: official figures
72.8% of the most recent births in Ghazni in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 15th highest of the 34 provinces, and 71.8% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Ghazni get antenatal care?
71.2% of married women in Ghazni who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 12th 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 Ghazni are vaccinated?
29.7% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Ghazni had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 16th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 14.2% 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 Ghazni are malnourished?
47.9% of children under five in Ghazni were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 13th highest of the 34 provinces; 3.2% 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 Ghazni?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Ghazni in the five years before the survey, 63 died before their first birthday and 68 before their fifth; the under-five rate is joint 7th 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 Ghazni compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Ghazni ranks 15 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Takhar | 74.5% |
| 13 | Kapisa | 74.4% |
| 14 | Maidan Wardak | 74.0% |
| 15 | Ghazni | 72.8% |
| 16 | Paktya | 70.3% |
| 17 | Balkh | 70.0% |
| 18 | Kunduz | 69.5% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Ghazni ranks 13 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Paktika | 51.1% |
| 11 | Kunar | 50.9% |
| 12 | Faryab | 50.2% |
| 13 | Ghazni | 47.9% |
| 14 | Nangarhar | 47.7% |
| 15 | Kapisa | 46.8% |
| 16 | Takhar | 46.4% |
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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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