Health in Palau

1,112 indicators covering health for Palau.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Life expectancy 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Life expectancy for people of different ages 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Population, male, per square kilometre 20.77 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 159th
Life expectancy 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% 2023 down 112.0% 188th
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.91 live births per woman 2023 down 7.2% 123rd
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 69.27 years 2023 up 0.4% 176th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus 5.88 one-year-olds 2023 up 154.5% 191st
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 124th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 124th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.0% 125th
Reported cases of measles, per square kilometre 0 Cases per square kilometre 2023 137th
Number of child deaths by region, per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.0% 125th
Number of neonatal deaths by region, per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Number of child deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre 2023 down 20.0% 125th
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.0% 125th
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 124th
Number of neonatal deaths, per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 189th
Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre 0.0043 units per square kilometre 2023 down 33.3% 129th
Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre 0.0087 units per square kilometre 2023 down 20.0% 125th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against diphtheria -51.24 % change on previous year 2023 up 43.7% 185th
Number of maternal deaths 0 2023 183rd
Lifetime risk of maternal death 753 1 in: rate varies by country 2023 up 7.1% 112th
Lifetime risk of maternal death 0.1% 2023 down 6.6% 83rd
Maternal mortality ratio 89 2023 up 4.7% 69th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 0.1% 2023 down 6.6% 83rd
Number of maternal deaths, per capita 0 units per person 2023 183rd
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 57th
Pertussis - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 132nd
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2024 up 8.1% 47th
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 110th
Number of maternal deaths, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 182nd
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 183rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years 8 per 1,000 2024 down 18.4% 51st
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, female 2 per 1,000 2024 up 5.3% 57th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, male 2.9 per 1,000 2024 up 3.6% 55th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, female 1.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 73rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years, male 2.6 per 1,000 2024 up 4.0% 65th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, female 5.4 per 1,000 2024 down 22.9% 57th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-19 years, male 10.5 per 1,000 2024 down 14.6% 50th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, female 3.8 per 1,000 2024 down 30.9% 45th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years, male 7.9 per 1,000 2024 down 19.4% 41st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, female 4.8 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 51st
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years, male 14.3 per 1,000 2024 down 4.7% 34th
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 67th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts based on where they 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 47th
Civilian and combatant deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 47th
Deaths in armed conflicts, per square kilometre 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 56th
Deaths in non-state conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 27th
Deaths in intrastate conflicts based on where they occurred, per 0 deaths per square kilometre 2023 39th
Deaths in armed conflicts by country, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 55th
Deaths in armed conflicts by region, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 55th
Prevalence of overweight, female 72.7% 2022 up 0.1% 31st
Prevalence of overweight, male 69.7% 2022 down 0.7% 28th
Prevalence of overweight 71.3% 2022 down 0.2% 23rd