Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Kandahar University, District # 10, 3801, Kandahar, AFGHANISTAN.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2024 Jul-Sep;IX(3):256-257. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2024.035.
In Afghanistan, maternal mortality and infant mortality - two key indicators of population health - are among the highest in the developing world, partly because of nearly a half-century of conflict and persistent socioeconomic instability [1]. The latest data in 2017 show that Afghanistan's maternal mortality ratio (638 per 100,000 live births) and infant mortality rate (36 per 1,000 live births) are much higher than other countries with comparable economic development [1]. Poor health infrastructure, political upheaval, reductions in donor funding and corresponding disruptions in health services, insecurity, climate change, and escalating humanitarian crises further intensify these issues [1].
在阿富汗，孕产妇死亡率和婴儿死亡率——这两个人口健康的关键指标——在发展中国家中属于最高之列，部分原因是近半个世纪的冲突和持续的社会经济不稳定[1]。2017 年的最新数据显示，阿富汗的孕产妇死亡率（每 10 万例活产中有 638 例）和婴儿死亡率（每 1000 例活产中有 36 例）远高于其他经济发展水平相当的国家[1]。卫生基础设施差、政治动荡、捐助方供资减少以及相应的卫生服务中断、不安全、气候变化和人道主义危机不断加剧，使这些问题更加严重[1]。
