Health in Nangarhar, Afghanistan: official figures
80.8% of the most recent births in Nangarhar in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 5th highest of the 34 provinces, and 78.4% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Nangarhar get antenatal care?
82.8% of married women in Nangarhar 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 Nangarhar are vaccinated?
36.9% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Nangarhar had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 10th highest of the 34 provinces, and 28.9% 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 Nangarhar are malnourished?
47.7% of children under five in Nangarhar were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 14th highest of the 34 provinces; 5.0% 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 Nangarhar?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Nangarhar in the five years before the survey, 42 died before their first birthday and 49 before their fifth; the under-five rate is joint 12th 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 Nangarhar compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Nangarhar ranks 5 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Khost | 84.3% |
| 3 | Bamyan | 82.9% |
| 4 | Logar | 81.5% |
| 5 | Nangarhar | 80.8% |
| 6 | Parwan | 80.5% |
| 7 | Jawzjan | 80.3% |
| 8 | Panjshir | 77.0% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Nangarhar ranks 14 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Kunar | 50.9% |
| 12 | Faryab | 50.2% |
| 13 | Ghazni | 47.9% |
| 14 | Nangarhar | 47.7% |
| 15 | Kapisa | 46.8% |
| 16 | Takhar | 46.4% |
| 17 | Farah | 46.3% |
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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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