Health in Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan: official figures
74.0% of the most recent births in Maidan Wardak in the two years before the 2022-23 survey were attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife, 14th highest of the 34 provinces, and 73.5% took place in a health facility (Afghanistan: 67.5% and 66.3%).
Do pregnant women in Maidan Wardak get antenatal care?
73.9% of married women in Maidan Wardak who gave birth in the two years before the survey saw a skilled health worker at least once during pregnancy, 17th 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 Maidan Wardak are vaccinated?
35.1% of children aged 24 to 35 months in Maidan Wardak had all basic vaccines (BCG, polio, DTP and measles) in 2022-23, 12th highest of the 34 provinces, and 17.7% 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 Maidan Wardak are malnourished?
39.6% of children under five in Maidan Wardak were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition) in 2022-23, 9th lowest of the 34 provinces; 4.5% 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 Maidan Wardak?
The 2022-23 MICS estimates that for every 1,000 babies born in Maidan Wardak in the five years before the survey, 52 died before their first birthday and 64 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 11th 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 Maidan Wardak compares with other provinces
Births attended by a skilled health worker (2022-23)
Maidan Wardak ranks 14 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births attended by a skilled health worker |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Sar-e-Pul | 76.4% |
| 12 | Takhar | 74.5% |
| 13 | Kapisa | 74.4% |
| 14 | Maidan Wardak | 74.0% |
| 15 | Ghazni | 72.8% |
| 16 | Paktya | 70.3% |
| 17 | Balkh | 70.0% |
Children under 5 stunted (2022-23)
Maidan Wardak ranks 26 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Nimroz | 40.6% |
| 24 | Jawzjan | 40.1% |
| 25 | Kunduz | 39.9% |
| 26 | Maidan Wardak | 39.6% |
| 27 | Baghlan | 39.4% |
| 28 | Parwan | 37.9% |
| 29 | Logar | 36.5% |
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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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