Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010

Key Findings

What is the AMS?

The AMS 2010 is the first comprehensive mortality survey in Afghanistan.

It is a nationally representative survey of 22,351 households, 47,848 women age 12-49, and includes verbal autopsies of 3,157 deaths.The survey covered 87% of the country.

AMS 2010 Survey Domains

How is the AMS 2010 different from previous surveys?

The AMS 2010 is the first survey to collect data on adult mortality in Afghanistan.

The AMS is the first survey to provide nationally representative data on maternal mortality

The AMS is the first survey to produce direct estimates of childhood mortality in country

The AMS is the first survey to produce cause of death data for all ages

• Household characteristics• Fertility• Marriage• Family Planning• Childhood Mortality• Adult Mortality• Maternal Mortality• Cause of Death

Outline

Access to Electricity

Percent of households with electricity

Access to Improved Water Source

Percent of households

Access to Improved Sanitation

Percent of households

Female Respondents with No Education by Age

Percentage of women age 12-49 with no education

Total Fertility Rate: How Does Afghanistan Compare?

TFR for women age 15-49

Trends in Family Planning

Percent of currently married women who are using any modern method

Note: MICS 2003 urban and total refers to all methods.

Contraceptive Use: How Does Afghanistan Compare?

Percent of currently married women who are using any

modern method

Trends in Delivery Care from a Medically Skilled Provider

Percent of last live births

Skilled Birth Attendants: How Does Afghanistan Compare?

Percent distribution of live births in the past 5 years assisted at

delivery by a skilled provider

Childhood Mortality Levels (Afghanistan excluding South zone - Adjusted)

Deaths per 1,000 live births for the 2-6 year period before the survey excluding the South zone

How Does Afghanistan Compare?Under-five Mortality

Deaths per 1,000 live births for the 5-year period before the survey

(Afghanistan excluding the South zone)

Causes of Childhood Deaths

Percentage of under-5 deaths in the three years before the survey

Maternal Mortality Ratio327 deaths per

100,000 live births

Pregnancy-related Mortality

• 1 in every 50 women in Afghanistan will die from a pregnancy-related cause during her lifetime

• In other words, 1 Afghan woman will die about every 2 hours from a pregnancy-related cause

Maternal Mortality Ratio: How does Afghanistan compare?

Deaths per 100,000 live births

Data source: AMS 2010; Streatfield et al. (2011) for Bangladesh 2010; and DHS Survey reports for Nepal and Pakistan

Causes of Maternal Deaths

Percentage of maternal deaths in the three years before the survey

Best Estimate: Life ExpectancyMale: 62 years

Female: 62 years

Trends in Adult Mortality by Sex(Sibling History)

Female Male

Deaths per 1,000 people

Causes of Female and Male Deaths, All Ages

Percent distribution of female and male deaths in the three years before the survey

Injury-related Deaths

• One in five males die from injury-related causes. Half of these deaths are due to war and violence.

• Among men age 15 and over, war and violence account for about half of all injury-related deaths (48%).

• War and violence are also a significant cause of death due to injury for boys under age 15 years (10%).

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