Health in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 20 indicators covering health for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Under-five mortality rate, by sex 57.92 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 22.7% 2nd Infant mortality rate 40.68 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 19.6% 2nd Neonatal mortality rate 23.56 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 16.0% 2nd Tuberculosis incidence 209 per 100,000 people 2024 down 17.1% 6th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,326 million constant US$ 2024 up 10.9% 4th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.3125 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 56.5% 4th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 48 index 2023 up 17.1% 20th Maternal mortality ratio 313.13 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 32.2% 5th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 76.6% 2025 up 33.9% 29th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 189.91 per 1,000 people 2024 up 2.5% 5th Adolescent birth rate 2.89 per 1,000 people 2024 down 32.9% 2nd Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 501.73 million 2024 down 16.9% 4th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,161 million constant US$ 2024 up 9.5% 4th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 2 2024 up 100.0% 20th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 17.7% 2024 down 21.7% 18th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 22 % 2021 down 8.3% 5th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 5.8 per 100,000 people 2021 up 3.6% 16th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 1.2 per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 4th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 34.6% 2022 down 7.3% 2nd International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 49.0% 2024 down 3.9% 32nd