Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic 21 indicators covering health for Lao People's Democratic Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Under-five mortality rate, by sex 29.35 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 37.3% 61st Neonatal mortality rate 13.12 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 33.4% 68th Infant mortality rate 27.16 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 35.1% 55th Tuberculosis incidence 127 per 100,000 people 2024 down 32.8% 60th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 42.21 million constant US$ 2024 up 3.4% 59th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.1615 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 8.4% 64th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 64 index 2023 up 23.1% 142nd Maternal mortality ratio 112.15 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 47.9% 70th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 79.8% 2023 up 99.0% 156th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.1331 per 1,000 people 2024 down 99.5% 79th Adolescent birth rate 2.57 per 1,000 people 2016 down 64.1% 22nd Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.82 per 10,000 people 2024 up 60.8% 132nd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 1.64 million 2024 down 24.8% 62nd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 40.47 million constant US$ 2024 down 0.6% 57th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 25.4% 2024 down 22.3% 52nd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 per 100,000 people 2021 down 25.0% 114th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 4.6 per 100,000 people 2021 down 8.0% 140th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 26.5 % 2021 down 9.2% 19th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 76.8% 2023 up 9.6% 65th Number of disruptions to health services attributed to disasters 12 2024 up 140.0% 12th Number of destroyed or damaged health facilities attributed to 0 2024 down 100.0% 38th