Health in Paktika, Afghanistan: official figures
67.0% of the most recent births in Paktika in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 14th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 64.1% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Paktika get antenatal care?
64.2% of married women in Paktika who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 8th 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 Paktika are vaccinated?
4.9% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Paktika had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 4th lowest of the 34 provinces, and 64.2% 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 Paktika are malnourished?
51.1% of children under five in Paktika were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 10th highest of the 34 provinces; 4.3% 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 Paktika?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Paktika in the five years before the survey, 40 died before their first birthday and 47 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 10th 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 Paktika compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Paktika ranks 21 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Kunduz | 69.5% |
| 19 | Samangan | 68.3% |
| 20 | Kandahar | 67.2% |
| 21 | Paktika | 67.0% |
| 22 | Daykundi | 65.0% |
| 23 | Baghlan | 60.4% |
| 24 | Herat | 60.0% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Paktika ranks 10 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Badghis | 54.1% |
| 8 | Helmand | 51.7% |
| 9 | Samangan | 51.3% |
| 10 | Paktika | 51.1% |
| 11 | Kunar | 50.9% |
| 12 | Faryab | 50.2% |
| 13 | Ghazni | 47.9% |
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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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