Burden of disease in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Burden of disease was 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
17th
of 194 countries
All-time high
92,325 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
52,044 DALYs per 100,000 people
in 2020
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Burden of disease in Afghanistan, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people for burden of disease in 2021.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burden of disease in Afghanistan peaked at 92,325 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52,044 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2020.
That places Afghanistan 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Burden of disease in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92,325 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 90,552 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 83,301 DALYs per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 78,599 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 76,507 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 74,034 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 72,203 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 70,996 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 67,443 DALYs per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 64,150 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 62,168 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 59,733 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 58,153 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 56,507 DALYs per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 56,262 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56,336 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55,967 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 54,167 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 55,207 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52,908 DALYs per 100,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 52,044 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,011 DALYs per 100,000 people | 64,150 DALYs per 100,000 people | 92,325 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 56,741 DALYs per 100,000 people | 52,908 DALYs per 100,000 people | 62,168 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,861 DALYs per 100,000 people | 52,044 DALYs per 100,000 people | 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 14 Bulgaria 56,818 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 55,999 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 16 South Africa 55,776 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 18 Equatorial Guinea 54,506 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 53,143 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 20 Benin 52,782 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2175 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burden of disease in Afghanistan?
- Burden of disease in Afghanistan was 55,678 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest burden of disease recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 92,325 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest burden of disease recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,044 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2020.
- How does Afghanistan rank for burden of disease?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is burden of disease rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Burden of disease. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.