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HEALTH PROFILE: Afghanistan

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Afghanistan
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.3
    63.2
    147
    174
    Age 5
    67.5
    66.9
    146
    177
    Age 10
    67.7
    67.0
    147
    178
    Age 15
    67.8
    67.1
    150
    178
    Age 20
    68.1
    67.4
    150
    179
    Age 25
    68.6
    67.8
    149
    180
    Age 30
    69.2
    68.3
    149
    180
    Age 35
    69.7
    68.9
    149
    180
    Age 40
    70.4
    69.6
    151
    180
    Age 45
    71.3
    70.6
    156
    180
    Age 50
    72.3
    71.8
    157
    180
    Age 55
    73.7
    73.2
    157
    180
    Age 60
    75.4
    75.1
    157
    181
    Age 65
    77.5
    77.2
    160
    181
    Age 70
    79.9
    79.6
    158
    181
    Age 75
    82.7
    82.4
    156
    180
    Age 80
    85.8
    85.6
    154
    174
    Age 85
    89.2
    89.1
    156
    171
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    301.71
    6
    2. Stroke
    149.10
    25
    3. War
    121.55
    1
    4. Hypertension
    65.86
    4
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    49.80
    62
    6. Kidney Disease
    46.10
    15
    7. Tuberculosis
    41.14
    24
    8. Diabetes Mellitus
    40.94
    58
    9. Lung Disease
    37.01
    32
    10. Liver Disease
    27.20
    67
    11. Maternal Conditions
    25.94
    4
    12. Asthma
    24.23
    13
    13. Alzheimers & Dementia
    22.34
    26
    14. Breast Cancer
    20.24
    48
    15. Road Traffic Accidents
    19.81
    76
    16. Other Injuries
    13.02
    36
    17. Low Birth Weight
    12.07
    17
    18. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    10.64
    9
    19. Stomach Cancer
    10.39
    42
    20. Birth Trauma
    10.16
    24
    21. Violence
    9.87
    52
    22. Diarrhoeal diseases
    9.72
    68
    23. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.78
    13
    24. Oral Cancer
    8.18
    9
    25. Lung Cancers
    6.90
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Congenital Anomalies
    6.42
    70
    27. Parkinson's Disease
    5.98
    24
    28. Suicide
    5.96
    129
    29. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    5.86
    17
    30. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    117
    31. Meningitis
    5.20
    48
    32. Falls
    5.13
    99
    33. Hepatitis B
    4.96
    1
    34. Encephalitis
    4.57
    1
    35. Prostate Cancer
    4.49
    167
    36. Lymphomas
    4.32
    108
    37. Endocrine Disorders
    4.30
    80
    38. Liver Cancer
    4.22
    119
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    169
    40. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    106
    41. Uterin Cancer
    3.66
    32
    42. Pertussis
    3.38
    22
    43. Inflammatory/Heart
    3.32
    130
    44. Drownings
    2.78
    78
    45. Epilepsy
    2.70
    37
    46. Tetanus
    2.49
    6
    47. Bladder Cancer
    1.95
    98
    48. Leukemia
    1.95
    154
    49. HIV/AIDS
    1.72
    110
    50. Fires
    1.60
    89
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    40,195
    17.35
    2. War
    25,620
    11.06
    3. Stroke
    19,060
    8.23
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    14,649
    6.32
    5. Low Birth Weight
    12,631
    5.45
    6. Birth Trauma
    10,723
    4.63
    7. Tuberculosis
    9,839
    4.25
    8. Hypertension
    7,995
    3.45
    9. Maternal Conditions
    7,807
    3.37
    10. Kidney Disease
    6,590
    2.85
    11. Road Traffic Accidents
    6,033
    2.60
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    5,750
    2.48
    13. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5,555
    2.40
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    5,001
    2.16
    15. Lung Disease
    4,650
    2.01
    16. Liver Disease
    4,600
    1.99
    17. Asthma
    3,403
    1.47
    18. Other Injuries
    3,241
    1.40
    19. Violence
    3,217
    1.39
    20. Meningitis
    2,626
    1.13
    21. Pertussis
    2,107
    0.91
    22. Breast Cancer
    1,822
    0.79
    23. Alzheimers & Dementia
    1,765
    0.76
    24. Suicide
    1,573
    0.68
    25. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    1,505
    0.65
      Deaths %
    26. Stomach Cancer
    1,501
    0.65
    27. Oral Cancer
    1,467
    0.63
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    1,364
    0.59
    29. Oesophagus Cancer
    1,314
    0.57
    30. Tetanus
    1,254
    0.54
    31. Encephalitis
    1,190
    0.51
    32. Lung Cancers
    1,076
    0.46
    33. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1,041
    0.45
    34. Drownings
    996
    0.43
    35. Epilepsy
    993
    0.43
    36. Lymphomas
    946
    0.41
    37. Falls
    905
    0.39
    38. Hepatitis B
    863
    0.37
    39. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    741
    0.32
    40. Liver Cancer
    657
    0.28
    41. Parkinson's Disease
    628
    0.27
    42. Leukemia
    610
    0.26
    43. Malnutrition
    589
    0.25
    44. Cervical Cancer
    541
    0.23
    45. Inflammatory/Heart
    527
    0.23
    46. HIV/AIDS
    464
    0.20
    47. Poisonings
    384
    0.17
    48. Ovary Cancer
    369
    0.16
    49. Measles
    350
    0.15
    50. Fires
    348
    0.15
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Breast Cancer
    20.24
    48
    2. Stomach Cancer
    10.39
    42
    3. Oesophagus Cancer
    8.78
    13
    4. Oral Cancer
    8.18
    9
    5. Lung Cancers
    6.90
    122
    6. Cervical Cancer
    5.73
    117
    7. Prostate Cancer
    4.49
    167
    8. Lymphomas
    4.32
    108
      Rate World Rank
    9. Liver Cancer
    4.22
    119
    10. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    4.09
    169
    11. Ovary Cancer
    4.07
    106
    12. Uterin Cancer
    3.66
    32
    13. Leukemia
    1.95
    154
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.95
    98
    15. Pancreas Cancer
    1.54
    153
    16. Skin Cancers
    1.03
    138
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    N/D
    183
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    39.7
    6.4
    46
    83
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    3.2
    7.6
    171
    171
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    2.40
    139
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    31.6
    31.0
    31.3
    171
    172
    172
    1970
    35.5
    35.0
    35.3
    171
    173
    172
    1980
    39.5
    39.1
    39.3
    172
    175
    173
    1990
    41.4
    41.3
    41.3
    178
    181
    180
    2000
    53.7
    56.1
    54.8
    150
    150
    150
    2010
    57.7
    60.1
    58.8
    154
    155
    154
    2019
    63.3
    63.2
    63.2
    147
    174
    160
    Afghanistan AFGHANISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    37.466m
    39
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.03
    32
    Population 0-14
    40.6%
    24
    Population 15-64
    56.7%
    166
    Population 65 +
    2.7%
    181
    Birth Rate / 1000
    35.46
    15
    Death Rate / 1000
    12.33
    13
    Fertility Rate
    4.72
    15
    Infant Mortality
    106.75
    1
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    109
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.03
    133
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    46
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.85
    58
    Net Migration
    -0.10
    79
    Population Growth
    2.34%
    28
    Literacy Total
    37.3%
    170
    Literacy Male
    52.1%
    150
    Literacy Female
    22.6%
    156
    Unemployment
    23.9%
    21
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    63.2
    160
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    54.0
    169
    GDP per Capita USD
    $2,000
    178

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    232,152
    7,985
    4/1/24
    Afghanistan COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Afghanistan causes.

     
     
    Afghanistan COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Afghanistan COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.