Health in Palau

254 indicators covering health for Palau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
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
Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 1,857 current international $ 2023 up 10.8% 68th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 224.7 current international $ 2023 down 16.2% 112th
Domestic general government health expenditure 6.6% 2023 up 20.5% 28th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 382.87 current international $ 2023 down 17.1% 97th
Share of out-of-pocket spending on healthcare 12.1% 2023 down 24.4% 157th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 1,025 current US$ 2023 up 46.0% 49th
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending 60.9% 2023 up 21.3% 84th
Number of stillbirths 2 2023 unchanged 189th
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP 10.9% 2023 down 0.7% 19th
People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 57.3% 2024 up 1.9% 31st
Capital health expenditure 1.0% 2022 up 1,226.1% 5th