>Afghanistan
People
fghanistan is an ethnically mixed country, which reflects its location, along the major trade routes of Asia. Its population is overwhelmingly Muslim. Dari is spoken by 1/3 of the population and is the language used to conduct business in Afghanistan.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016 | |
| People | ||||
| Income share held by lowest 20% | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 50 | 55 | 61 | 64 |
| Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.6 |
| Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 163 | 154 | 99 | 69 |
| Contraceptive prevalence, any methods (% of women ages 15-49) | .. | 5 | 22 | 23 |
| Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | .. | 12 | 34 | 51 |
| Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 177 | 130 | 90 | 70 |
| Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | .. | 44.9 | 25 | 25 |
| Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 20 | 27 | 62 | 62 |
| Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 29 | .. | .. | .. |
| School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 29.7 | 21.9 | 102.2 | 104.6 |
| School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 11 | 13 | 52 | 55 |
| School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Environment | ||||
| Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 |
| Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | 0.4 | 0.4 | .. | 0.1 |
| Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | 55.4 | 43 | .. | .. |
| Urban population growth (annual %) | 5.5 | 5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.3 |
| Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | .. | .. | .. | .. |