Health in Palau 1,112 indicators covering health for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 115 2019 up 0.9% 110th Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 11.22 2030 unchanged 76th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 11.21 2030 down 0.1% 68th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 68.6% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 11.21 2030 down 0.1% 68th Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 21.43 2030 unchanged 71st Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 21.3 2030 down 0.5% 63rd Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 69.8% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 21.3 2030 down 0.5% 59th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 7.08 2030 down 9.6% 54th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 7.08 2030 down 9.6% 46th Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 4.95 2030 down 28.3% 44th Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 2 2030 unchanged 189th Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 2 2030 unchanged 189th Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 2 2030 unchanged 189th Under-five deaths - Remains constant 4 2030 unchanged 189th Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 4 2030 unchanged 189th Under-five deaths - SDG target met 4 2030 unchanged 189th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 1 2030 unchanged 189th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 1 2030 unchanged 189th Countries with birth registration data that are at least 90 percent 1 2024 unchanged 2nd Number of new G2D leprosy cases 0 2025 — 93rd Leprosy - New leprosy cases with G2D rate per 1 000 000 population 0 2025 — 93rd Share of one-year-olds who received the inactivated polio vaccine 99.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 0 2025 — 70th Tuberculosis patients living with HIV receiving antiretroviral therapy 0 patients 2021 — 141st Polio vaccine: inactivated second or third-dose polio vaccine (IPVc) 96.0% 2025 — 37th Number of one-year-olds who have not received the inactivated polio vaccine 1.96 one-year-olds 2023 down 18.0% 193rd Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 23.0% 2024 down 9.4% 67th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health 18.9% 2019 up 20.1% 10th National smoking ban: NUMBER OF PLACES SMOKE-FREE 6 2022 unchanged 83rd Number of prevalent tuberculosis cases 9.6 2014 down 40.0% 181st Number of new leprosy cases with G2D among children 0 2025 — 33rd 3.7.2 Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 women 34 2019 up 11.0% 94th Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters 50.68 per 100,000 population 2022 — 3rd 3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 97 2020 down 2.6% 92nd Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Prices 7.05 2022 up 50.3% 80th Taxes as a % of price: total tax 74.1% 2022 up 29.6% 46th Taxes as a % of price: value added tax 0.0% 2022 — 177th Taxes as a % of price: ad valorem excise 0.0% 2022 — 106th Taxes as a % of price: specific excise 74.1% 2022 — 1st Taxes as a % of price: import duties 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 38th Taxes as a % of price: other taxes 0.0% 2022 — 57th Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of cigarettes: Price in 6.75 2022 up 57.0% 141st Physical activity policies for activie societies 10 2023 down 90.0% 83rd Physical activity policies focused on active systems 100 2023 unchanged 1st Number of non-autochthonous leprosy cases 1 2025 — 39th Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae 93.0% 2024 unchanged 43rd Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage 93.0% 2024 unchanged 43rd 3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 65 2021 up 12.1% 110th Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 5.33 2022 up 83.8% 67th Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against rotavirus 135.24 one-year-olds 2023 up 5,754.6% 99th Share of deaths that are registered 86.9% 2019 — 102nd Japanese encephalitis - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 19th HIV expenditure on prevention and treatment 409,041 constant 2019 US$ 2013 up 612.3% 90th Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in PPP$ 6.97 2020 up 82.0% 72nd Most sold brand of cigarettes - price in currency reported 7 2020 up 100.0% 145th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax 0.7% 2020 up 24.6% 55th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - ad valorem 0.0% 2020 — 109th Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - other taxes 0.0% 2020 — 42nd ← Previous Page 18 of 19 Next →