Health in Sar-e-Pul, Afghanistan: official figures

76.4% of the most recent births in Sar-e-Pul in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 11th highest of the 34 provinces, and 74.4% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).

Most recent births attended by a skilled health worker

76.4%

2022-23

Children under 5 stunted (short for their age)

43.4%

2022-23

Do pregnant women in Sar-e-Pul get antenatal care?

84.4% of married women in Sar-e-Pul who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, joint 9th highest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 76.4%).

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How many children in Sar-e-Pul are vaccinated?

35.8% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Sar-e-Pul had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 11th highest of the 34 provinces, and 16.2% had no vaccinations at all (Afghanistan: 32.1% and 26.4%).

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How many children in Sar-e-Pul are malnourished?

43.4% of children under five in Sar-e-Pul were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 17th lowest of the 34 provinces; 1.5% were wasted (too thin for their height) (Afghanistan: 44.7% and 3.7%).

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How many children die young in Sar-e-Pul?

The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Sar-e-Pul in the five years before the survey, 57 died before their first birthday and 60 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 13th highest of the 34 provinces (Afghanistan: 46 and 55). Province-level rates rest on few deaths and are uncertain.

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How Sar-e-Pul compares with other provinces

Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)

Sar-e-Pul ranks 11 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births attended by a skilled health worker
8	Panjshir	77.0%
9	Kunar	76.9%
10	Nimroz	76.7%
11	Sar-e-Pul	76.4%
12	Takhar	74.5%
13	Kapisa	74.4%
14	Maidan Wardak	74.0%

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Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)

Sar-e-Pul ranks 18 of 34, highest first.

Rank	Region	Children under 5 stunted
15	Kapisa	46.8%
16	Takhar	46.4%
17	Farah	46.3%
18	Sar-e-Pul	43.4%
19	Bamyan	42.7%
20	Paktya	42.6%
21	Laghman	41.4%

Source: UNICEF Afghanistan in collaboration with the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) · saved copy

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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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