Health in Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14 indicators covering health for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Under-five mortality rate, by sex 16.67 2024 down 26.4% 13th Infant mortality rate 13.32 2024 down 26.8% 14th Neonatal mortality rate 8.94 2024 down 26.2% 12th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.85 2024 down 80.5% 26th Maternal mortality ratio 66.9 2023 down 10.4% 17th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 77 2023 unchanged 2nd Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.5051 2024 down 52.3% 13th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 5.30 million 2024 down 6.1% 8th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.6 2024 down 81.4% 26th Health worker density, by type of occupation 3 2024 up 63.9% 5th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15.6% 2024 down 21.6% 9th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 23.7 2021 down 11.2% 5th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.3 2021 down 7.1% 3rd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 9.3 2021 down 5.1% 3rd