Health in Palau 254 indicators covering health for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank People using safely managed drinking water services 90.8% 2024 up 12.6% 59th People practicing open defecation, rural 0.0% 2024 — 103rd People using at least basic sanitation services 99.0% 2024 up 2.2% 53rd Tuberculosis case detection rate 100.0% 2024 unchanged 4th People practicing open defecation 0.0% 2024 — 129th Current health expenditure 10.9% 2023 down 0.7% 18th Current health expenditure per capita 1,684 current US$ 2023 up 20.3% 47th Out-of-pocket expenditure 12.1% 2023 down 24.4% 157th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 203.78 current US$ 2023 down 9.0% 73rd Domestic general government health expenditure 60.9% 2023 up 21.3% 84th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,130 current international $ 2023 up 34.4% 68th Domestic private health expenditure 20.6% 2023 down 25.1% 156th Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 1,857 current international $ 2023 up 10.8% 68th Domestic private health expenditure per capita 347.23 current US$ 2023 down 9.9% 60th Immunization, Hib3 99.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd Reported cases of measles 0 Cases 2024 — 146th Child mortality by income level of country 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd Number of infant deaths 4 2024 unchanged 188th Number of under-five deaths 4 2024 down 20.0% 188th Number of neonatal deaths 2 2024 down 33.3% 188th Child mortality vs. health spending 2.14 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 3.9% 73rd Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 96.0% 2024 up 15.7% 48th Adolescent fertility rate 30.18 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 up 3.7% 105th Sex ratio at birth 1.08 male births per female births 2024 down 0.3% 10th Domestic general government health expenditure 13.3% 2023 down 2.6% 61st External health expenditure 18.5% 2023 down 16.9% 38th External health expenditure per capita 311.87 current US$ 2023 down 0.0% 3rd External health expenditure per capita, PPP 343.88 current international $ 2023 down 8.0% 3rd Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 25.9% 2023 up 13.1% 91st Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 25.9% 2023 up 13.6% 91st Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 25.9% 2023 down 2.3% 112th Stillbirth rate 8.4 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 3.4% 92nd Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th Immunization, measles second dose 88.0% 2024 up 8.6% 78th Tuberculosis treatment success rate 93.0% 2023 up 5.7% 26th Prevalence of hypertension, female 42.5% 2019 up 3.7% 43rd Prevalence of hypertension, male 45.1% 2019 unchanged 38th Prevalence of hypertension 44.2% 2019 up 1.6% 33rd Treatment for hypertension, female 44.9% 2019 up 6.7% 110th Treatment for hypertension, male 29.2% 2019 up 21.7% 117th Treatment for hypertension 36.2% 2019 up 12.4% 118th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 1 2024 down 50.0% 189th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 0 2024 — 184th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 0 2024 — 186th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 0 2024 — 186th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 0 2024 — 188th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 189th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 188th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 189th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 1 2024 unchanged 188th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 0 2024 down 100.0% 190th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 1 2024 down 50.0% 189th External health expenditure channeled through government 83.1% 2023 down 12.8% 28th Nurses and midwives 6.61 per 1,000 people 2023 up 5.4% 47th Low-birthweight babies 13.5% 2020 down 1.3% 46th People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 97.7% 2024 up 11.5% 18th 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 Prevalence of current tobacco use 23.0% 2024 down 9.4% 61st ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →