Progress in the Face of Insecurity : Improving Health Outcomes in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has made strong gains in health outcomes, health service coverage andhealth systems performance since 2003, with a particular impact on women and children's health. All told, Afghanistan has made notable progress towards achieving...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330491520002103598/Progress-in-the-face-of-insecurity-improving-health-outcomes-in-Afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29420 |
| Summary: | Afghanistan has made strong gains in
health outcomes, health service coverage andhealth systems
performance since 2003, with a particular impact on women
and children's health. All told, Afghanistan has made
notable progress towards achieving the Millennium
Development Goal (MDG) targets for improving maternal (MDG5)
and child health (MDG4). According to United Nations
estimates, maternal mortality rates (MMR) declined from
1,100 to 396 deaths per 100,000 live births from 2000 to
2015 (Alkema and others 2016), and under-5 child mortality
rates (U5MR) fell 34 percent (from 137 to 91 deaths per
1,000 live births). Newborn mortality rates (NMR) dropped 32
percent (from 53 to 36 deaths per 1,000 live births) (You
and others 2016). Nevertheless, it is important to emphasize
that in absolute terms there is considerable room for progress. |
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