Health in Kandahar, Afghanistan: official figures
67.2% of the most recent births in Kandahar in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 15th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 66.7% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Kandahar get antenatal care?
72.6% of married women in Kandahar who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 16th 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 Kandahar are vaccinated?
16.8% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Kandahar had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 10th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 34.6% 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 Kandahar are malnourished?
58.9% of children under five in Kandahar were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 5th highest of the 34 provinces; 3.5% 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 Kandahar?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Kandahar in the five years before the survey, 57 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 Kandahar compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Kandahar ranks 20 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Balkh | 70.0% |
| 18 | Kunduz | 69.5% |
| 19 | Samangan | 68.3% |
| 20 | Kandahar | 67.2% |
| 21 | Paktika | 67.0% |
| 22 | Daykundi | 65.0% |
| 23 | Baghlan | 60.4% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Kandahar ranks 5 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Uruzgan | 66.3% |
| 3 | Zabul | 61.6% |
| 4 | Nuristan | 59.4% |
| 5 | Kandahar | 58.9% |
| 6 | Badakhshan | 58.0% |
| 7 | Badghis | 54.1% |
| 8 | Helmand | 51.7% |
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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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