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Health · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Palau: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 69.4 yrs (2024), 157th of 217 in the world and 27th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, women is 71.9 yrs (2024), 157th of 217 in the world and 27th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Life expectancy, men is 67.3 yrs (2024), 152nd of 217 in the world and 26th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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17 indicators
Health: Palau in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 69.4 yrs2024 | 157/217 | 27/37 | 64.5 yrs | 68.3 yrs | 68.7 yrs | +0.5%since 2014 | 76.7 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 71.9 yrs2024 | 157/217 | 27/37 | 69.4 yrs | 72.2 yrs | 71.9 yrs | −1.0%since 2014 | 79.7 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 67.3 yrs2024 | 152/217 | 26/37 | 61.0 yrs | 65.2 yrs | 66.1 yrs | +1.8%since 2014 | 73.9 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 18.62024 | 71/196 | 10/30 | 22.5 | 16.6 | 19.8 | +5.1%since 2014 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 21.42024 | 72/196 | 10/30 | 26.5 | 19.5 | 22.9 | +3.9%since 2014 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 11.22024 | 76/196 | 10/30 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 12.2 | +2.8%since 2014 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 892023 | 69/194 | 14/30 | 119 | 96 | 117 | +4.7%since 2013 | 66 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 96%2024 | 55/193 | 11/30 | 83% | 39% | 93% | +13.0 ppsince 2014 | 90% | 94% | 84% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 282024 | 121/208 | 28/36 | 56 | 103 | 56 | −65%since 2014 | 144 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 10.9%2023 | 18/193 | 6/29 | 8.6% | 10.9% | 13.3% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 6.8% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 12.1%2023 | 157/193 | 16/29 | 16.2% | 17.7% | 16.1% | −3.9 ppsince 2013 | 26.0% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 1.812023 | 89/180 | 10/25 | 1.411998 | 1.58 | 1.80 | +15%since 2010 | 2.40 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 4.32010 | 33/182 | 7/27 | 4.41998 | 4.3 | · | −1.4%since 1998 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.5%2024 | 68/206 | 13/37 | 99.3% | 99.4% | 99.5% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 95.3% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 99.0%2024 | 52/203 | 11/37 | 92.3% | 95.7% | 98.5% | +2.1 ppsince 2014 | 94.8% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 23.0%2024 | 61/166 | 16/29 | 31.2% | 27.1% | 23.9% | −4.1 ppsince 2010 | 23.1% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 4.82013 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 16.5 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.5%69.4 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.8%67.3 yrs in 2024
- Measles vaccination+13.0 pp96% in 2024
- Tuberculosis−65%28 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Life expectancy, women−1.0%71.9 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality+5.1%18.6 in 2024
- Under-5 mortality+3.9%21.4 in 2024
- Neonatal mortality+2.8%11.2 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Palau and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Palau. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Palau | Indonesia | Philippines | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.4 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 | 69.9 yrs2024 | 67.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 71.9 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 73.0 yrs2024 | 71.3 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 67.3 yrs2024 | 69.2 yrs2024 | 67.0 yrs2024 | 63.6 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 18.62024 | 15.22024 | 21.72024 | 20.32024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 21.42024 | 17.72024 | 26.52024 | 22.42024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 11.22024 | 9.22024 | 13.62024 | 11.62024 |
| Maternal mortality | 892023 | 1402023 | 842023 | 1292023 |
| Measles vaccination | 96%2024 | 85%2024 | 80%2024 | 81%2024 |
| Tuberculosis | 282024 | 3822024 | 6252024 | 2642024 |