Health in Khost, Afghanistan: official figures
84.3% of the most recent births in Khost in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 2nd highest of the 34 provinces, and 83.5% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Khost get antenatal care?
87.6% of married women in Khost who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 3rd 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 Khost are vaccinated?
41.7% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Khost had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 8th highest of the 34 provinces, and 23.3% 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 Khost are malnourished?
34.4% of children under five in Khost were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 3rd lowest 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 Khost?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Khost in the five years before the survey, 41 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 Khost compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Khost ranks 2 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabul | 94.2% |
| 2 | Khost | 84.3% |
| 3 | Bamyan | 82.9% |
| 4 | Logar | 81.5% |
| 5 | Nangarhar | 80.8% |
| 6 | Parwan | 80.5% |
| 7 | Jawzjan | 80.3% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Khost ranks 32 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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