Health in Palau 1,112 indicators covering health for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Death rate from cardiovascular diseases 353.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.9% 35th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by region 73.95 deaths 2021 up 12.8% 189th Death rate from hypertensive heart diseases 7.72 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 10.4% 158th Death rate from ischaemic heart disease 204.37 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.0% 25th Number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases by type 1.39 deaths 2021 down 9.7% 180th Death rate from rheumatic heart diseases 6.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 16.3% 17th Tuberculosis death rate 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 51.9% 108th Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 0.8905 2021 down 33.4% 189th Death rate from cardiovascular diseases vs. GDP per capita 353.25 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 11.9% 35th Suicide rate vs. income inequality 14.49 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 4.9% 33rd 3.2.2 Neonatal mortality rate 8.5 2021 down 28.6% 98th 3.2.1 Under-five mortality rate 16.2 2021 down 27.7% 94th Burden of disease 45,529 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 up 9.9% 42nd Total disease burden 8,206 DALYs 2021 up 8.6% 190th Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders 70.3 DALYs per 100,000 people 2021 down 4.7% 139th Male-to-female ratio of suicide rate 0.8985 2021 down 27.6% 194th Number of people notified with new episode of TB in a given year 8 2021 down 33.3% 187th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 1 2021 down 83.3% 179th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who have 1 2021 unchanged 181st Cases started on MDR-TB treatment 0 2024 down 100.0% 165th Health worker density, by type of occupation 3.96 2023 up 76.0% 76th Number of people diagnosed with new episode of pulmonary TB who are 6 2021 up 50.0% 188th Raised fasting blood glucose (>=7.0 mmol/L) 23.2 2014 up 9.4% 7th Mean fasting blood glucose (mmol/l) 6.94 2014 up 6.1% 4th Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) 22.8 2014 up 21.9% 5th Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 6 2024 down 60.0% 164th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 100 2025 unchanged 1st Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 6 2024 down 60.0% 156th Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus 0 2015 — 151st Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 1.06 2024 up 3,544.0% 127th Import of environmentally sound technologies 9.28 million usd 2018 down 3.7% 177th Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 2,000 2030 unchanged 163rd Export of environmentally sound technologies 43,790 usd 2018 down 12.4% 175th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 99.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.53 2020 down 1.3% 46th New leprosy case detection rate per 1 000 000 population 113.23 2025 up 20.5% 6th Low birth weight number 0 2020 — 154th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 13 2023 up 85.7% 178th Medical doctors not further defined 32 2023 up 28.0% 135th Leprosy registered prevalence rate per 1 000 000 population 56.62 2025 down 59.8% 16th Leprosy - Number of cases registered for treatment 1 2025 down 66.7% 121st Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 13.0% 2030 down 12.8% 77th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 13.2% 2030 down 10.2% 82nd Leprosy - Number of new leprosy cases among children 0 2025 — 77th New leprosy child case detection rate (less than 15 years of age) per 0 2025 — 77th Constant stillbirth rate 8.42 2030 unchanged 97th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 7.79 2030 down 6.4% 87th Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 61.1% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 2 2030 unchanged 190th Stillbirth maintained projection 1 2030 down 50.0% 191st Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 1 2030 down 50.0% 191st Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 1 2030 unchanged 188th Stillbirth rate current trends 7.79 2030 down 6.4% 87th Life satisfaction vs. life expectancy 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th Number of female leprosy new cases 1 2025 unchanged 100th Low birth weight prevalence 13.5% 2020 down 1.5% 45th Tuberculosis patients who tested positive for HIV 0 patients 2021 down 100.0% 160th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.6% 2024 down 53.8% 51st Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 0.4 2019 down 14.9% 187th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 33.5% 2019 down 8.0% 76th ← Previous Page 17 of 19 Next →