Health in Palau 1,112 indicators covering health for Palau. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 55-59, female 601 2025 up 14.5% 216th Population ages 55-59, male 709 2025 up 18.2% 216th Population ages 60-64, female 565 2025 up 31.4% 216th Population ages 60-64, male 593 2025 up 35.1% 215th Population ages 65-69, female 450 2025 up 60.1% 215th Population ages 65-69, male 452 2025 up 58.0% 215th Population ages 70-74, female 331 2025 up 80.9% 215th Population ages 70-74, male 286 2025 up 86.9% 215th Population ages 75-79, female 174 2025 up 1.8% 215th Population ages 75-79, male 151 2025 up 84.1% 215th Population ages 80 and above, female 160 2025 up 29.0% 215th Population ages 80 and above, male 88 2025 up 54.4% 215th Pertussis - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 137th Total tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 106th Diphtheria - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 60th Measles - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 143rd Share of children vaccinated against measles vs. against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis 88.0% 2024 up 8.6% 78th Incidence of tuberculosis 28 per 100,000 people 2024 down 64.6% 119th Tuberculosis cases, per capita 0.0003 cases per person 2024 down 64.2% 121st Tuberculosis cases 5 cases 2024 down 64.3% 190th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 99.6% 2024 down 0.0% 59th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 99.1% 2024 up 1.0% 40th People practicing open defecation, urban 0.0% 2024 — 95th Tuberculosis cases, per unit of GDP 0 cases per US$ of GDP 2024 down 72.7% 124th People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 99.1% 2024 up 0.2% 48th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 98.4% 2024 up 6.4% 40th People using at least basic drinking water services 99.5% 2024 up 0.1% 68th 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 Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 93 2023 up 5.7% 22nd Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 0 2025 — 65th Tuberculosis case detection rate 100.0% 2024 unchanged 4th 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 Total health spending per person 1,857 current international $ 2023 up 10.8% 68th Out-of-pocket spending per capita on healthcare 224.7 current international $ 2023 down 16.2% 112th Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita 1,130 current international $ 2023 up 34.4% 68th Tuberculosis cases, annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 188.9% 205th 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 190th Number of under-five deaths 4 2024 down 20.0% 190th Number of neonatal deaths 2 2024 down 33.3% 190th 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 Infant mortality rate 1.86 deaths per 100 live births 2024 up 5.2% 72nd ← Previous Page 9 of 19 Next →