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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kyrgyzstan: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Kyrgyzstan is placed joint 83rd of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 71.68 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 16.78 (2024).
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joint83rd
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 71.68Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 16.78Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 14.15Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 0.6Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kyrgyzstan on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
71.68
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Kyrgyzstan: 71.68. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Central Asia
- 74.4 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 77.95 · Kazakhstan 74.4 · Tajikistan 71.79 · Uzbekistan 72.39
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
16.78
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Kyrgyzstan: 16.78. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Central Asia
- 9.437 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 5.724 · Kazakhstan 9.437 · Tajikistan 28.13 · Uzbekistan 13.35
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Kyrgyzstan’s is from 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
14.15
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Kyrgyzstan: 14.15. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Central Asia
- 6.506 Uzbekistan
- Land neighbours
- China 4.8 · Kazakhstan 8.036 · Tajikistan 13.7 · Uzbekistan 6.506
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
0.6
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Kyrgyzstan: 0.6. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.6 Kyrgyzstan
- Land neighbours
- Tajikistan 4.9
02Over time
Which way Kyrgyzstan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan rose from 65.24 in 2000 to 71.68 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2023 71.68 74.630 2022 71.49 74.313 2021 69.29 72.433 2020 69.14 73.063 2019 70.89 74.196 2018 70.67 74.081 2017 70.50 74.029 2016 69.91 74.013 2015 69.31 73.783 2014 68.83 73.330 2013 68.46 73.386 2012 68.14 73.210 2011 67.75 73.003 2010 67.52 72.827 2009 67.14 72.426 2008 66.62 72.264 2007 66.05 72.113 2006 65.78 72.027 2005 65.79 71.876 2004 65.65 71.477 2003 65.45 71.409 2002 65.34 71.173 2001 65.32 70.926 2000 65.24 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan fell from 50.81 in 2000 to 16.78 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2024 16.8 14.5 2023 17.0 15.2 2022 17.3 14.7 2021 17.5 15.1 2020 17.8 15.3 2019 18.3 15.7 2018 19.0 16.3 2017 20.0 16.8 2016 21.1 17.5 2015 22.3 17.9 2014 23.5 18.3 2013 24.7 18.7 2012 26.0 18.8 2011 27.6 19.0 2010 29.5 19.2 2009 31.6 20.8 2008 33.8 20.7 2007 35.9 21.8 2006 37.6 22.8 2005 39.2 24.0 2004 40.9 25.9 2003 43.0 26.9 2002 45.5 28.0 2001 48.1 29.1 2000 50.8 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
KyrgyzstanWorld median
Kyrgyzstan fell from 0.8 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2024; the world median went from 4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Kyrgyzstan World median 2024 0.6 4.9 2023 — 4.7 2022 0.9 5.4 2021 1.1 5.7 2020 1.0 5.6 2019 0.9 5.0 2018 0.8 4.2 2017 0.8 4.0 2016 — 3.4 2015 — 3.4
03In context
Kyrgyzstan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Kyrgyzstan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 47th | 77.95 | 5.724 | 4.8 | — |
 Kazakhstan | 75th | 74.4 | 9.437 | 8.036 | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | =83rd | 71.68 | 16.78 | 14.15 | 0.6 |
 Uzbekistan | 86th | 72.39 | 13.35 | 6.506 | — |
 Tajikistan | =118th | 71.79 | 28.13 | 13.7 | 4.9 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Kyrgyzstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kyrgyzstan is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median25
Statistics on which Kyrgyzstan does better than the middle country measured.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.999.482.9No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 99.4 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 7th of 109 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9573.2252.95No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 73.22 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 15th of 136 · derived.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.59165.5▲ Improved since 2023
Kyrgyzstan: 91 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69189.36102.69▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 189.36 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5765.7437.57No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 65.74 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 17th of 115 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.216.03810.21▲ Improved since 2010
Kyrgyzstan: 6.038 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 135th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8194.481No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 94.4 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 153 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0030.039No real change since 2018
Kyrgyzstan: 0.003 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 91st of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.97.420.9No real change since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 7.4 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 109th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.999.596.9No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 99.5 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.268.93721.26No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 8.937 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 90th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.864.975.8No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 64.9 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 63rd of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Births Attended by Skilled Health StaffUNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) · 2023 · world median 99.399.899.3▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 99.8 · world median 99.3 · Births attended by skilled health staff (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 60.9 to 100; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 84 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.220.25▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 0.22 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5462.9833.546No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 2.983 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 101st of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1636.268.163▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 6.26 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 123rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.35213.5272.35No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 213.5 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.5970.564▲ Improved since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 0.597 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 72nd of 172 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7444.2540.74No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 44.25 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 59th of 136 · derived.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.481.323.48▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 1.32 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909290▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 92 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 26.422.126.4▲ Improved since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 22.1 · world median 26.4 · Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 93.9; lower is better.
Position 80th of 145 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.340.351No real change since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 0.34 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 83rd of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6541.946.65▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 41.9 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 101st of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.25.15.2No real change since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 5.1 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 85th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median17
Statistics on which Kyrgyzstan does worse than the middle country measured.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.8752.858No real change since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 2.875 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 100th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4628.3227.46▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 28.32 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 108th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2567.171.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 67.1 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 108th of 196 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 414541▲ Improved since 2012
Kyrgyzstan: 45 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2614.7612.26▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 14.76 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 86th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7157.38133.7▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 157.38 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 91st of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13410.798.134▲ Improved since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 10.79 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 79th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.720.762No real change since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 0.72 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 117th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.759.767.7No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 59.7 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 80th of 127 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4518.514.45▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 18.5 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 80th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,7622,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 2,762 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 106th of 155 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918291▼ Worsened since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 82 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3914.0916.39▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 14.09 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 169th of 222 · derived.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.533.341.5No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 33.3 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 97th of 127 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6567.8377.65No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 67.83 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 110th of 144 · derived.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.59.8535.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 9.853 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 39th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8339.5584.83▲ Improved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 39.55 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
No better end11
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8938.4638.89Moved since 2015
Kyrgyzstan: 38.46 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 94th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8339.9757.83Moved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 39.97 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry OnWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 20.0517.320.05No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 17.3 · world median 20.05 · People aged 15+ who have ever been too anxious or depressed to continue their usual activities for two weeks or more (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.934 to 49.35.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6511.320.65No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 11.3 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.883.4746.88No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 3.474 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.424.335.4No real change since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 24.3 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.553.914.55Moved since 2017
Kyrgyzstan: 3.91 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.421.73No real change since 2014
Kyrgyzstan: 0.42 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 144th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2525.841.25Moved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 25.8 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 137.213No earlier reading
Kyrgyzstan: 7.2 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.171.4616.17Moved since 2013
Kyrgyzstan: 1.46 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
No current reading for Kyrgyzstan
Fatal Occupational Injuries (last 2015), Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum) (last 2006), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) (last 2010) and Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum) (last 2006). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Kyrgyzstan’s 16 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Kyrgyzstan’s 5th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Energy15th of 1652/3 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 38th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience50th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality42nd of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 83rd of 2004/4 keys
- Gender & Equality93rd of 1834/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital112th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology116th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation106th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Security110th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade120th of 1772/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties135th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 125th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions137th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture133rd of 1844/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability147th of 1863/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Kyrgyzstan can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan75th3/4 keysThis page
Kyrgyzstan=83rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Kyrgyzstan and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Kyrgyzstan on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank on health & wellbeing?
Kyrgyzstan is placed joint 83rd of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Kyrgyzstan?
71.68 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Kyrgyzstan?
16.78 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Kyrgyzstan compare with China on health & wellbeing?
China is placed 47th of 200, and Kyrgyzstan joint 83rd. Life Expectancy at Birth: China 77.95, Kyrgyzstan 71.68; Under-Five Mortality Rate: China 5.724, Kyrgyzstan 16.78; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: China 4.8, Kyrgyzstan 14.15.
How have Kyrgyzstan’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth rose from 65.24 in 2000 to 71.68 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 50.81 in 2000 to 16.78 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity fell from 0.8 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Kyrgyzstan?
No current reading is published for Kyrgyzstan on Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax) and Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kyrgyzstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kyrgyzstan (banner) — Bruno Rijsman, CC BY-SA 2.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kyrgyzstan: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kyrgyzstan/health