Health in Herat, Afghanistan: official figures
60.0% of the most recent births in Herat in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 11th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 56.4% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Herat get antenatal care?
82.8% of married women in Herat who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, joint 12th 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 Herat are vaccinated?
58.6% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Herat had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 3rd highest of the 34 provinces, and 10.8% 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 Herat are malnourished?
35.0% of children under five in Herat were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 4th lowest of the 34 provinces; 1.5% 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 Herat?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Herat in the five years before the survey, 53 died before their first birthday and 65 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 10th 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 Herat compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Herat ranks 24 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Paktika | 67.0% |
| 22 | Daykundi | 65.0% |
| 23 | Baghlan | 60.4% |
| 24 | Herat | 60.0% |
| 25 | Faryab | 58.6% |
| 26 | Laghman | 57.5% |
| 27 | Farah | 54.7% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Herat ranks 31 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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