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Infant mortality rate:(1)
Total: 149.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 152.75 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 145.47 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:(1)
Total population: 45.02 years
Male: 44.79 years
Female: 45.25 years |
Birth rate:(1)
37.83 births/1,000 population
Death rate:(1)
17.39 deaths/1,000 population Total
fertility rate:(1)
5.39 children born/woman
Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during
childbirth (2) |
Major infectious diseases:(1)
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and
protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
animal contact disease: rabies
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has
been identified in Afghanistan. |
