Total disease burden who in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Total disease burden who was 22.33 million in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
22.33 million
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
23rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
22.33 million
in 2021
All-time low
17.47 million
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Total disease burden who in Afghanistan, 2000–2021

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201020212000: 18.0M2001: 17.8M2002: 17.5M2003: 17.8M2004: 18.0M2005: 18.1M2006: 18.4M2007: 18.4M2008: 17.8M2009: 17.6M2010: 17.5M2011: 17.5M2012: 17.7M2013: 17.8M2014: 18.4M2015: 19.0M2016: 19.4M2017: 19.3M2018: 20.3M2019: 20.0M2020: 20.3M2021: 22.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 22.33 million for total disease burden who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total disease burden who in Afghanistan peaked at 22.33 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.47 million, in 2011.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.94 million 17.49 million 18.39 million 10
2010s 18.69 million 17.47 million 20.25 million 10
2020s 21.30 million 20.28 million 22.33 million 2

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 20 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25.03 million compare
  2. 21 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.84 million compare
  3. 22 Türkiye 23.11 million compare
  4. 24 Ukraine 22.27 million compare
  5. 25 United Kingdom 20.95 million compare
  6. 26 Myanmar 20.81 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total disease burden who in Afghanistan?
Total disease burden who in Afghanistan was 22.33 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total disease burden who recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 22.33 million in 2021.
What is the lowest total disease burden who recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 17.47 million in 2011.
How does Afghanistan rank for total disease burden who?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
Is total disease burden who rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total disease burden who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,263 data points, 2000–2021
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