Afghanistan - Demographic and Health Survey 2015
AFGHANISTAN
2015 Demographic and Health Survey
Fertility
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
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).
Total Fertility Rate by Residence
Births per woman for the three-year period before the survey
5.3
4.8
5.4
59
55
Total
No
education
Primary
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
Percent of children age 12-23 months who received all basic vaccines
Total
Urban
Rural
94
71
Child Vaccination
80
Afghanistan
46%
Jawzjan Balkh
Kunduz
Badakhshan
Takhar
Panjsher
Samangan
Faryab
Baghlan
Sar-E-Pul
Nooristan
Kapisa
Badghis
Bamyan Parwan
Kunarha
Kabul
Wardak
Ghor
Herat
Nangarhar Laghman
Logar
Daykundi
Ghazni
Khost
Urozgan
Paktika Paktya
Farah
0-25%
Zabul
26-50%
Kandahar
51-75%
Nimroz Helmand
No data
Secondary More than
secondary
© 2005 Emily J. Phillips, Courtesy of Photoshare
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
Iodized Salt
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.
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
Current Use of Modern Methods
by Residence
Percent of currently married women age 15-49
using a modern method of family planning
82
57
48
76
48
40
Total
20
Total
Urban
29
17
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural
2015 Demographic and Health Survey
Fertility
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
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).
Total Fertility Rate by Residence
Births per woman for the three-year period before the survey
5.3
4.8
5.4
59
55
Total
No
education
Primary
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
Percent of children age 12-23 months who received all basic vaccines
Total
Urban
Rural
94
71
Child Vaccination
80
Afghanistan
46%
Jawzjan Balkh
Kunduz
Badakhshan
Takhar
Panjsher
Samangan
Faryab
Baghlan
Sar-E-Pul
Nooristan
Kapisa
Badghis
Bamyan Parwan
Kunarha
Kabul
Wardak
Ghor
Herat
Nangarhar Laghman
Logar
Daykundi
Ghazni
Khost
Urozgan
Paktika Paktya
Farah
0-25%
Zabul
26-50%
Kandahar
51-75%
Nimroz Helmand
No data
Secondary More than
secondary
© 2005 Emily J. Phillips, Courtesy of Photoshare
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
Iodized Salt
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.
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
Current Use of Modern Methods
by Residence
Percent of currently married women age 15-49
using a modern method of family planning
82
57
48
76
48
40
Total
20
Total
Urban
29
17
Rural
Total
Urban
Rural
Urban
Rural