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

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2015 Demographic and Health Survey

AFGHANISTAN

Maternal Health: Health Facility Delivery48% 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

Total Urban Rural

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

Total No education

Primary Secondary More than secondary

59 5571

8094

FertilityAfghan women have an average of 5.3 children.

Women in urban areas have fewer children (4.8) than women in rural areas (5.4).

Family Planning2 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.