Health in Palau

1,112 indicators covering health for Palau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Number of child deaths by region 4 2024 down 20.0% 188th
Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality vs. share of children immunized against diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality rate 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Neonatal mortality rate 1.12 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 2.8% 77th
Child mortality vs. GDP per capita 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality rate by sex 1.9 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality by sex 2.37 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 4.2% 72nd
Share of one-year-olds who are vaccinated against polio 97.0% 2024 up 2.1% 30th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 2 2024 down 33.3% 188th
Child mortality rate 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality rate 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Infant mortality rate by sex 1.64 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 5.4% 72nd
Infant mortality by sex 2.06 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 5.4% 72nd
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 2 deaths 2024 down 33.3% 188th
Number of child deaths by age 0 deaths 2024 down 100.0% 188th
Number of infant deaths 4 deaths 2024 unchanged 188th
Youth mortality rate 2.59 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.7% 71st
Child mortality rate vs. mean male height 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Child mortality rate vs. GDP per capita 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Number of neonatal deaths 2 deaths 2024 down 33.3% 188th
Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.6 2024 up 2.5% 72nd
Neonatal mortality rate 11.22 2024 up 2.8% 77th
Deaths age 1-11 months 2 2024 up 100.0% 187th
Number of child deaths 4 deaths 2024 down 20.0% 188th
Child mortality rate 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine 96.0% 2024 up 15.7% 48th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 1.5% 2024 up 17.6% 168th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 73.8% 2024 up 0.5% 19th
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 40.5% 2024 up 3.1% 20th
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 71.4% 2024 down 0.7% 27th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 26.0% 2024 up 32.7% 9th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 41.6% 2024 up 20.4% 23rd
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 42.1% 2024 up 3.1% 17th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 1.8% 2024 up 22.4% 173rd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 2.3% 2024 down 5.8% 145th
Number of infant deaths 4 2024 unchanged 189th
Number of under-five deaths 4 2024 down 20.0% 189th
Number of neonatal deaths 2 2024 down 33.3% 189th
Neonatal mortality rate 11.22 2024 up 2.8% 77th
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 18.57 2024 up 5.2% 72nd
Under-five mortality rate 21.43 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.6 2024 up 2.5% 72nd
Deaths age 1-11 months 2 2024 up 100.0% 186th
Child mortality rate 2.91 2024 down 3.9% 71st
Deaths age 1-59 months 2 2024 unchanged 189th
Child deaths 0 2024 down 100.0% 189th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.69 2024 up 5.1% 75th
Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.69 2024 up 5.1% 75th
Neonatal deaths 2 2024 down 33.3% 190th
Infant mortality rate 18.57 2024 up 5.2% 72nd
Under-five mortality rate 21.43 2024 up 3.9% 73rd
Under-five deaths 4 2024 down 20.0% 190th
Child deaths age 1 to 4 0 2024 down 100.0% 190th
Infant deaths 4 2024 unchanged 190th
Deaths age 1-59 months 2 2024 unchanged 190th
Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.91 2024 down 3.9% 71st
Domestic general government health expenditure 13.3% 2023 down 2.6% 61st