Health in Viet Nam 20 indicators covering health for Viet Nam. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 9.51 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 down 33.8% 5th Under-five mortality rate, by sex 17.27 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.3% 89th Infant mortality rate 12.01 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 23.6% 108th Neonatal mortality rate 8.84 per 1,000 live births 2024 down 21.4% 100th Tuberculosis incidence 182 per 100,000 people 2024 down 11.2% 42nd Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 46.3 million constant US$ 2024 down 54.5% 55th Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.0605 per 1000 uninfected pop 2024 down 55.3% 96th Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 71 index 2023 up 4.4% 106th Maternal mortality ratio 47.61 per 100,000 live births 2023 down 20.2% 104th Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 98.0% 2022 up 6.6% 99th Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.0032 per 1,000 people 2024 down 98.9% 86th Adolescent birth rate 0.1611 per 1,000 people 2019 down 71.6% 115th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 8.41 million 2024 down 5.1% 31st Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 18.96 million constant US$ 2024 down 80.6% 72nd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 21.1% 2024 down 12.8% 80th Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Pest and disease 0 Percentage of general services support estimate 2024 — 2nd Suicide mortality rate, by sex 7.3 per 100,000 people 2021 up 4.3% 100th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.9 per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.0% 63rd Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 20.1 % 2021 down 7.4% 87th Proportion of the population with positive out-of-pocket household 23.6% 2020 down 26.5% 25th