Health in Palau 1,112 indicators covering health for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality rate, infant, male 20.6 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 5.6% 71st Life expectancy at birth, female 71.94 years 2024 down 1.0% 158th Life expectancy at birth, total 69.38 years 2024 up 0.5% 158th Life expectancy at birth, male 67.25 years 2024 up 1.8% 153rd Fertility rate, total 1.88 births per woman 2024 down 7.3% 113th Survival to age 65, female 75.7% 2024 down 1.9% 163rd Survival to age 65, male 65.8% 2024 up 5.3% 157th Immunization, Pol3 97.0% 2024 up 2.1% 29th Vaccination against DTP vs. perception of the safety of vaccines 97.0% 2024 up 2.1% 30th Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita 97.0% 2024 up 2.1% 30th Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty 97.0% 2024 up 2.1% 30th Obesity in men vs. women 36.0% 2024 down 0.5% 19th Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care 1.86 per 1,000 live births 2024 up 5.1% 71st Share of adults who are obese vs. GDP per capita 42.1% 2024 up 3.1% 17th Share of adults who are obese vs. daily protein supply 42.1% 2024 up 3.1% 17th Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Number of neonatal deaths, per capita 0.0001 deaths per person 2024 down 33.3% 102nd Number of neonatal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 deaths per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 119th Number of under-five deaths, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 down 19.9% 93rd Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Number of infant deaths, per capita 0.0002 deaths per person 2024 up 0.1% 90th Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.9% 116th Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 36th Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per capita 0.0001 deaths per person 2024 down 33.3% 102nd Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per unit of GDP 0 deaths per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 119th Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Number of child deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 33rd Number of neonatal deaths by region, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.3% 102nd Number of neonatal deaths by region, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 119th Number of neonatal deaths by region, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Number of child deaths by region, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 down 19.9% 93rd Number of neonatal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 121st Number of child deaths by region, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 33rd Reported cases of measles, per capita 0 Cases per person 2024 — 146th Reported cases of measles, per unit of GDP 0 Cases per US$ of GDP 2024 — 145th Number of neonatal deaths, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.3% 102nd Reported cases of measles, gaps filled 0 Cases 2024 — 146th Number of neonatal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 120th Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 36th Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 33rd Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.3% 102nd Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 49.1% 120th Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita 0 units per person 2024 down 100.0% 189th Number of infant deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 23.7% 113th Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2022 — 189th Number of neonatal deaths, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 down 33.3% 101st Number of infant deaths, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 0.1% 90th Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 38th Number of infant deaths, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 0.1% 89th Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 33rd Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 36th Number of under-five deaths, per capita 0.0002 units per person 2024 down 19.9% 92nd Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 33rd Number of child deaths, per capita 0.0002 deaths per person 2024 down 19.9% 93rd Number of under-five deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.9% 117th Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese 48.3% 2024 up 18.1% 11th Prevalence rate of obesity in adults 40.5% 2024 up 3.1% 20th Health system composite index 0.0828 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 up 121.8% 111th Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths per 100,000 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