أفغانستان

Demographic data

Mortality and risk indicators (2015)

Trend in under-5 mortality and neonatal mortality 1990–2016

Causes of death for children under 5

Neonatal deaths: 38%

Nutritional indicators

Percentage of under-5 children who are:

Policies

Coverage of essential interventions across the continuum of care (%)

Equity related to under-5 mortality

Equity related to neonatal mortality

References

Demographic data

Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance 2015. Cairo; WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean; 2015

Mortality indicators

Levels and trends in Child mortality, report 2017
Estimates developed by UN Inter-agency group for child mortality estimation

Causes of death

Child mortality estimates

Stillbirth

World Health Statistics 2014. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014

Early Initiated breastfeeding

UNICEF. Infant and young child feeding. In: UNICEF data: Monitoring the situation of children and women

Vaccination and nutrition

World Health Organization. WHO-UNICEF estimates of DTP3 coverage

Other essential interventions

World Health Statistics 2014. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014

Policies

World Health Organization. Maternal and newborn, child and adolescent health policy indicators

Equity

UNICEF. Equist. Equitable strategies. Save lives.

Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan

2015 Demographic and Health Survey. Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health; 2015.

Afghanistan living conditions survey (2013-2014) – National risk and vulnerability assessment. Afghanistan: Central Statistics Organization, Government of Afghanistan; 2014.

Coverage of essential interventions

Afghanistan demographic and health survey 2015 preliminary report. Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health; 2015.

National Nutrition Survey 2013. Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health; 2013.

Expanded Programme on Immunization coverage evaluation survey 2013. Afghanistan: Ministry of Public Health; 2013.