Life expectancy at birth, female in Palau

Palau: Life expectancy at birth, female was 71.94 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.94 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
155th
of 215 countries
All-time high
72.67 years
in 2014
All-time low
59.72 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Palau, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Palau recorded 71.94 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Palau peaked at 72.67 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.72 years, in 1960.

That places Palau 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 61 years 59.72 years 62.58 years 10
1970s 65.46 years 63.06 years 67.68 years 10
1980s 69.12 years 68.09 years 69.64 years 10
1990s 69 years 68.69 years 69.47 years 10
2000s 70.52 years 69.42 years 71.89 years 10
2010s 72.42 years 72.04 years 72.67 years 10
2020s 71.72 years 71.35 years 71.94 years 5

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 152 Greenland 72.23 years compare
  2. 153 Solomon Islands 72.18 years compare
  3. 154 Nepal 72.14 years compare
  4. 156 Botswana 71.85 years compare
  5. 157 Yemen 71.55 years compare
  6. 158 Laos 71.53 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Palau?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Palau was 71.94 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 72.67 years in 2014.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 59.72 years in 1960.
How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Palau ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palau data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.