Health in Takhar, Afghanistan: official figures
74.5% of the most recent births in Takhar in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 12th highest of the 34 provinces, and 71.9% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Takhar get antenatal care?
87.5% of married women in Takhar who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 4th 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 Takhar are vaccinated?
49.3% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Takhar had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 5th highest of the 34 provinces, and 7.0% 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 Takhar are malnourished?
46.4% of children under five in Takhar were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 16th highest of the 34 provinces; 2.4% 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 Takhar?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Takhar in the five years before the survey, 58 died before their first birthday and 66 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 9th 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 Takhar compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Takhar ranks 12 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 15 | Ghazni | 72.8% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Takhar ranks 16 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Ghazni | 47.9% |
| 14 | Nangarhar | 47.7% |
| 15 | Kapisa | 46.8% |
| 16 | Takhar | 46.4% |
| 17 | Farah | 46.3% |
| 18 | Sar-e-Pul | 43.4% |
| 19 | Bamyan | 42.7% |
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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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