Health in Palau

1,112 indicators covering health for Palau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 0 2024 186th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 0 2024 188th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 0 2024 188th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 0 2024 190th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 191st
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 190th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 191st
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 190th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 192nd
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 1 2024 down 50.0% 191st
External health expenditure channeled through government 83.1% 2023 down 12.8% 28th
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate by age group 0 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 1st
Death rate from cardiomyopathy, myocarditis and endocarditis 4.44 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 1.4% 118th
Nurses and midwives 6.61 per 1,000 people 2023 up 5.4% 47th
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 0 2023 131st
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 0.0% 2023 131st
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 0.0031 2023 down 23.6% 173rd
Prevalence rate of diabetes in adults 23.2 2014 up 9.4% 7th
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and 0.4% 2023 up 33.3% 133rd
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for 0 2023 up 1.8% 145th
Child mortality rate 1.4% 2019 down 20.0% 104th
Neonatal mortality rate 0.6% 2019 down 18.9% 120th
Number of neonatal deaths 1 deaths 2019 down 50.0% 196th
Low-birthweight babies 13.5% 2020 down 1.3% 46th
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude 45.42 2022 up 31.4% 86th
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized 15.86 2022 down 22.0% 65th
Prevalence of diabetes, crude 18.66 2022 down 12.7% 42nd
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized 43.92 2022 up 23.9% 86th
Inequality in life expectancy 0.1357 2023 up 5.6% 72nd
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita 0.1357 2023 up 5.6% 72nd
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 95.0% 2025 up 6.7% 58th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose  (DTP3) 96.0% 2025 up 6.7% 43rd
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage 94.0% 2025 down 1.1% 64th
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 96.0% 2025 up 6.7% 40th
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage 78.0% 2025 down 4.9% 117th
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Monitoring of sustainable tourism 2 tables 2020 unchanged 62nd
People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 97.7% 2024 up 11.5% 18th
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 1 2018 unchanged 156th
Mean total cholesterol, crude 4.3 2018 down 4.4% 123rd
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized 3.2 2018 down 8.6% 117th
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude 1 2018 unchanged 155th
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude 3.2 2018 down 5.9% 119th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized 4.3 2018 down 4.4% 125th
Prevalence of anemia among children 33.5% 2019 down 8.0% 75th
Births attended by skilled health staff 97.2% 2020 down 2.4% 94th
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 97.2% 2020 down 2.4% 94th
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years 0 2021 down 100.0% 189th
Adolescent mortality rate 1.75 2021 down 21.0% 84th
Prevalence of current tobacco use 23.0% 2024 down 9.4% 61st
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 11.1% 2024 down 11.2% 56th
Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 35.0% 2024 down 8.6% 57th
Physicians 1.81 per 1,000 people 2023 up 28.0% 93rd
Medical doctors per 1,000 people 1.81 per 1,000 people 2023 up 28.0% 93rd
Vaccination coverage 99.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 94.0% 2024 up 3.3% 72nd
Under-five mortality rate, by sex 21.43 2024 up 3.9% 76th
Infant mortality rate 18.57 2024 up 5.2% 75th
Neonatal mortality rate 11.22 2024 up 2.8% 81st
Fraction 0 2024 135th