Number of infant deaths in Palau
Palau: Number of infant deaths was 4 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths in Palau, 1966–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Palau is 4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Palau peaked at 31 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2008.
That places Palau 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.75 | 29 | 31 | 4 |
| 1970s | 20.3 | 12 | 28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 185 Iceland 9 compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 8 compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8 compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 4 compare
- 188 Tuvalu 4 compare
- 191 Nauru 2 compare
- 191 Turks and Caicos Islands 2 compare
More health data for Palau
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Population, female 8,157 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 42.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.5% (2025)
- Population, female 46.2% (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Population, male 53.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 100 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 107 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Palau?
- Number of infant deaths in Palau was 4 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 31 in 1966.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for number of infant deaths?
- Palau ranks 188th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.