Health in Nuristan, Afghanistan: official figures
9.5% of the most recent births in Nuristan in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, the lowest of the 34 provinces, and 8.4% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Nuristan get antenatal care?
32.5% of married women in Nuristan who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 3rd 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 Nuristan are vaccinated?
9.1% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Nuristan had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 7th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 43.9% 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 Nuristan are malnourished?
59.4% of children under five in Nuristan were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 4th highest of the 34 provinces; 4.9% 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 Nuristan?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Nuristan in the five years before the survey, 100 died before their first birthday and 120 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the 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 Nuristan compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Nuristan ranks 34 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Helmand | 52.4% |
| 29 | Zabul | 49.1% |
| 30 | Badakhshan | 48.2% |
| 31 | Uruzgan | 36.7% |
| 32 | Badghis | 24.1% |
| 33 | Ghor | 21.0% |
| 34 | Nuristan | 9.5% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Nuristan ranks 4 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghor | 67.4% |
| 2 | Uruzgan | 66.3% |
| 3 | Zabul | 61.6% |
| 4 | Nuristan | 59.4% |
| 5 | Kandahar | 58.9% |
| 6 | Badakhshan | 58.0% |
| 7 | Badghis | 54.1% |
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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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