Health in Small island developing States (SIDS) 20 indicators covering health for Small island developing States (SIDS). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Under-five mortality rate, by sex 35.16 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 20.1% 6th Infant mortality rate 27.46 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 17.8% 8th Neonatal mortality rate 18.02 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 13.0% 7th Tuberculosis incidence 163 per 100,000 people 2024 down 4.1% 13th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 270.19 million constant US$ 2024 up 74.1% 15th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.4568 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 up 3.1% 3rd Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 65 index 2023 up 1.6% 17th Maternal mortality ratio 193.01 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 9.3% 10th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 86.7% 2025 up 13.5% 26th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 64.35 per 1,000 people 2024 down 0.5% 10th Adolescent birth rate 1.25 per 1,000 people 2024 down 38.2% 6th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 17.57 million 2024 down 41.5% 9th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 258.94 million constant US$ 2024 up 68.6% 14th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 35 2024 down 2.8% 5th Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 17.4% 2024 down 15.9% 19th Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 20.1 % 2021 down 1.5% 10th Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7.5 per 100,000 people 2021 down 6.2% 12th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.3 per 100,000 people 2021 unchanged 17th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 19.7% 2022 up 6.7% 9th International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 57.0% 2024 down 13.6% 25th