NationMaster - Afghan Health statistics

% immunized 1-year-old children > DPT3	47		[175th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Measles	44		[183rd of 186]
% immunized 1-year-old children > Polio3	48		[174th of 187]
% immunized 1-year-old children > TB	59		[148th of 153]
% immunized pregnant women tetanus	34		[53rd of 54]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Rural	8		[133rd of 140]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Total	12		[144th of 144]
% of population using adequate sanitation facilities > Urban	25		[141st of 141]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Rural	11		[146th of 146]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Total	13		[150th of 150]
% of population using improved drinking water sources > Urban	19		[147th of 147]
Abortion law > National laws > Physical Health	No
ARI treatment > % of children under 5 taken to a health provider	28 %	...	[16th of 52]
Birth rate, crude > per 1,000 people	51.05 per 1,000 people	...	[7th of 195]
Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total	14.3 %	...	[47th of 76]
Contraceptive prevalence > % of women ages 15-49	10 %	...	[16th of 57]
Dependency ratio per 100	86		[32nd of 166]
Diarrhea treatment > % of children under 5 receiving oral rehydration and continued feeding	48.1 %	...	[3rd of 47]
Drinking water availability %	13%		[148th of 147]
expenditure per capita > current US$	13.5 $	...	[171st of 186]

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SOURCES: UNICEF; Wikipedia: Abortion law ; World Development Indicators database; World Health Organization; World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment 2000 Report and updates provided by UNICEF to the United Nations Millennium Indicator Database

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Afghanistan, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan, Dowlat-e Eslami-ye Afghanestan, Afghanestan

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