Central Statistical Office Ministry of Planning 1979
- Total population: 15.5 Million
- Sedentary population – 13 Million
- Nomadic population – 2.5 Million
- Rural – 11.3 million
- Urban – 1.7 million
- Birth Rate – 45.2 / 100 population
- Death Rate – 21.07 / 100 population
Health Statistics of Afghanistan 1979
- Hospitals – 66
- Basic Health Care Centers – 151 (Approx.. 1/7500 people)
- Total # of beds – 3666 (1/4000 people)
- Doctors – 886 ( 1/1700 people)
- Nurses – 997 ( 1/1500 people)
- 1980 M.D. – 77 K.U.
- M.D. – 89 Nan. U.
- 1980 Nurses – 42 Male / 22 Female } Nursing Schools
- Dental Clinics – 52
Ministry of Public Health: Other Medical Personnel 1979
- Dentists – 95
- Midwifes – 376
- Pharmacists – 128
- Lab Technician – 171
- Compounder – 115
- Physical Therapist – 16
Ministry of Public Health
- Malaria Institute:
- Malaria C & T – 43,800+ / Tr
- Control of TB – 22,548+ / Tr
- Family Guidance – 80,396 families enrolled
Ministry of Public Health 1979
- Cholera – 9527 cc
- Small Pox – N.R.
- Typhoid – 401,280 cc
- Rabies
- Human – 58,080 cc
- Animal – 7,775 cc
Ministry of Public Health: Mass Immunization Program 1979
-
B.C.G. 923,103
-
Small Pox 643,323
- D.P.T. 985,913
Total 2,552,339