This paper focuses on investigating the leading cause(s) of death and preventable factors in Afghanistan,
using data from verbal autopsies of infant deaths. We are of the view that the presence
of a disease in a person may increase the risk of another disease that may contribute to the death
process. The influence of individual- and community-level variables on infant morbidity and
mortality in Afghanistan is examined. The results of this study suggest the existence of multiple
causes of death in the Afghanistan Mortality Survey (AMS). In Afghanistan, complications of
pregnancy are clearly a problem and must be adequately improved.