Health in Parwan, Afghanistan: official figures
80.5% of the most recent births in Parwan in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 6th highest of the 34 provinces, and 78.5% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Parwan get antenatal care?
84.8% of married women in Parwan who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 8th 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 Parwan are vaccinated?
32.3% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Parwan had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 15th highest of the 34 provinces, and 29.5% 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 Parwan are malnourished?
37.9% of children under five in Parwan were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 7th lowest of the 34 provinces; 5.1% 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 Parwan?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Parwan in the five years before the survey, 31 died before their first birthday and 42 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 9th 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 Parwan compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Parwan ranks 6 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Bamyan | 82.9% |
| 4 | Logar | 81.5% |
| 5 | Nangarhar | 80.8% |
| 6 | Parwan | 80.5% |
| 7 | Jawzjan | 80.3% |
| 8 | Panjshir | 77.0% |
| 9 | Kunar | 76.9% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Parwan ranks 28 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Kunduz | 39.9% |
| 26 | Maidan Wardak | 39.6% |
| 27 | Baghlan | 39.4% |
| 28 | Parwan | 37.9% |
| 29 | Logar | 36.5% |
| 30 | Kabul | 35.3% |
| 31 | Herat | 35.0% |
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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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