Health in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

22 indicators covering health for Bolivia (Plurinational State of).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Neonatal mortality rate 7.34 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 46.6% 112th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 15.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 44.8% 102nd
Infant mortality rate 14.23 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 42.9% 96th
Tuberculosis incidence 114 per 100,000 people 2024 down 14.9% 67th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 13.48 million constant US$ 2024 down 26.0% 81st
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.158 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 18.1% 66th
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 67 index 2023 up 15.5% 131st
Maternal mortality ratio 146.37 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 16.5% 56th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 97.5% 2024 up 16.5% 108th
Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 3.83 per 1,000 people 2024 up 71.4% 57th
Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.29 per 10,000 people 2021 up 110.1% 104th
Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 189,894 2024 down 91.1% 88th
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 12.87 million constant US$ 2024 down 28.5% 81st
Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 — 2nd
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 9.4% 2007 down 10.1% 80th
Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 12.3% 2024 down 24.1% 127th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 19.9 % 2021 up 11.8% 92nd
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 4.2 per 100,000 people 2021 down 27.6% 147th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.4 per 100,000 people 2021 down 33.3% 100th
Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 13.4% 2021 down 32.8% 47th
Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 2 2020 — 26th
Proportion of population who say that overall they are satisfied with 43.0% 2023 up 10.3% 27th