3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women was 62 in 2017. ▼ Falling
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan, 2000–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 62 for 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan peaked at 182.45 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2017.
Afghanistan ranks 50th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 182.45 | — |
| 2001 | 167.22 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 152.83 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 135.82 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 118.88 | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 90.29 | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 81.12 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 86.84 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 77.27 | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 62 | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132.66 | 81.12 | 182.45 | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.37 | 62 | 86.84 | 3 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan?
- 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women in Afghanistan was 62 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 182.45 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2017.
- Is 3.7.2 adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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