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GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
78th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8 5 year moving average
in 2016
All-time low
0.556 5 year moving average
in 2004
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being in Afghanistan, 2004–2023

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.556 5 year moving average2005: 0.562 5 year moving average2006: 0.562 5 year moving average2007: 0.562 5 year moving average2008: 0.562 5 year moving average2009: 0.562 5 year moving average2010: 0.706 5 year moving average2011: 0.706 5 year moving average2012: 0.706 5 year moving average2013: 0.706 5 year moving average2014: 0.706 5 year moving average2015: 0.722 5 year moving average2016: 0.8 5 year moving average2017: 0.8 5 year moving average2018: 0.8 5 year moving average2019: 0.8 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 0.72 5 year moving average2022: 0.64 5 year moving average2023: 0.8 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

In 2023, goal 3: good health and well-being in Afghanistan stood at 0.8 5 year moving average. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 3: good health and well-being in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8 5 year moving average in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.556 5 year moving average, in 2004.

That places Afghanistan 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.561 5 year moving average 0.556 5 year moving average 0.562 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.7452 5 year moving average 0.706 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7185 5 year moving average 0.64 5 year moving average 0.8 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 3: good health and well-being in Afghanistan?
Goal 3: good health and well-being in Afghanistan was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8 5 year moving average in 2016.
What is the lowest goal 3: good health and well-being recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.556 5 year moving average in 2004.
How does Afghanistan rank for goal 3: good health and well-being?
Afghanistan ranks 78th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 3: good health and well-being rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 3 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database