2015 Demographic and Health Survey
AFGHANISTAN
Maternal Health:
Health Facility Delivery
48% of births are delivered in a health facility. Facility delivery is more likely in urban areas (76%) than in rural areas (40%).
Delivery in a Health Facility by Residence
Percent of live births in the five years before the survey delivered in a health facility
Total Urban Rural
48
76
40
Maternal Health:
Antenatal Care (ANC)
59% of women receive ANC from a skilled
provider. Nearly all (94%) of women with more than secondary education receive ANC from a skilled provider, compared to 55% of women with no education.
Antenatal Care from a Skilled Provider by Education
Percent of ever-married women age 15-49 with a live birth in the five years before the survey who received antenatal care from a doctor,
nurse, midwife, or auxiliary nurse/midwife
Total No
education
Primary Secondary More than
secondary
59 55
71 80
94
Fertility
Afghan women have an average of 5.3 children. Women in urban areas have fewer children
(4.8) than women in rural areas (5.4).
Family Planning
2 in 10 currently married women use a modern method of family planning. Modern
method use is slightly higher in urban areas than in rural ares.
Total Fertility Rate by Residence
Births per woman for the three-year period before the survey
Total Urban Rural
5.3 4.8 5.4
Current Use of Modern Methods by Residence
Percent of currently married women age 15-49 using a modern method of family planning
Total Urban Rural
20 29 17
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Iodized Salt
57% of Afghan households use iodized salt. Urban households are nearly twice as likely as rural households to use iodized salt.
Iodized Salt in Households by Residence
Percent of households with salt tested that had iodized salt
Total Urban Rural
57
82
48
Child Vaccination
46% of children age 12-23 months have received all basic vaccines. Basic vaccination coverage ranges from a low of 1% in Nooristan to a high of 75% in Paktika.
Vaccination Coverage by Province
Afghanistan 46%
Percent of children age 12-23 months who received all basic vaccines
Kabul
Kapisa Parwan
Wardak
Logar Laghman Panjsher Baghlan
Bamyan Ghazni
Paktika Zabul
Khost
Kunarha Nooristan
Badakhshan Farah
Herat
Badghis Helmand Nimroz
Faryab
Jawzjan Kandahar
Urozgan Daykundi Ghor
Sar-E-Pul Balkh
Samangan Kunduz
Takhar Paktya
Nangarhar
