AFGHANISTAN
According to https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (2009)
The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), comprised of the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan National Police (ANP), provide some health care, much of which is tertiary care; however, continued international support for the ANSF is crucial for its maintenance. Most of the tertiary services provided by the ANSF are in Kabul, with regional hospitals in Kandahar, Gardez, Mazar-e Sharif, and Herat. Currently 82% of the entire population lives in districts where primary care services are provided by NGOs under contracts with the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan or through grants . Much money and effort has been put into establishing tertiary care hospitals, but a coordinated health care infrastructure has not yet been developed in this country . Consequently, many are still living without access to primary health care . An estimated 70% of medical programs in the country have been implemented by aid organizations . Although these organizations are somewhat successful, access to health care remains a problem . There is a major shortage of a health care workforce in Afghanistan. World Health Organization data show that there are only 6,000 physicians and 14,000 nurses for a population of 28 million people.
Health Status Of Afghanistan
- Total population (2015) 32,527,000 (32.6M )
- Gross national income per capita (PPP international $, 2013) 22015
- per capita GDP $1,505
- 2015 death rate per 100k 1.1k
- Life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2015) 59/62
- Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births, 0) not available
- Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population, 2015) 284/239
- Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2014) 167
- Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2014) 8.2
- life expectancy at birth is reported at around -60 years
- maternal mortality rate is 396 deaths/100,000 live births
- infant mortality rate is 66 to 112.8 deaths in every 1,000 live births.
Top Diseases in Afghanistan
- Coronary heart disease
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Diarreal diseases
- Diabetes mellitus
- Lungs diseases
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Hypertension
- Breast cancer
- Liver diseases
HIV STATUS IN AFGHANISTAN
HIV and AIDS estimates (2015)
- Number of people living with HIV – 6900 [3800 – 16 000]
- Adults aged 15 to 49 prevalence rate – <0.1% [<0.1% – <0.1%]
- Adults aged 15 and over living with HIV – 6700 [3600 – 15 000]
- Women aged 15 and over living with HIV – 1900 [1100 – 4500]
- Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV – <500 [<200 – <500]
- Deaths due to AIDS – <500 [<200 – <1000]
- Orphans due to AIDS aged 0 to 17 – 4000 [2300 – 7700]
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