Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Palau

Life expectancy at birth in Palau in 2024 — 69.4 years. Ranked 157 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26.5%.

2024 69.4 years +0.16% vs 2023
World rank 157of 217
Period maximum 69.4 years2024
Period minimum 54.9 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Palau, 1960–2024505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 54.9 years1962: 55.4 years1964: 55.8 years1966: 56.2 years1968: 56.9 years1970: 57.7 years1972: 58.6 years1974: 59.5 years1976: 60.5 years1978: 61.3 years1980: 61.9 years1982: 62.3 years1984: 62.6 years1986: 62.8 years1988: 62.8 years1990: 62.8 years1992: 62.9 years1994: 63.1 years1996: 63.5 years1998: 64 years2000: 64.5 years2002: 65.1 years2004: 65.8 years2006: 66.6 years2008: 67.6 years2010: 68.3 years2012: 68.9 years2014: 69.1 years2016: 69 years2018: 69 years2020: 68.7 years2022: 68.9 years2024: 69.4 years
Change over the period: +14.5 (+26.49%) Average annual rate: 0.37 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Palau

Palau 69.4 years
World 73.5 years
East Asia & Pacific 76.7 years
Micronesia (subregion) computed 71.3 years
Upper-middle-income countries computed 76.3 years
Life expectancy at birth — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 69.4 +0.1 +0.16%
2023 69.3 +0.3 +0.5%
2022 68.9 +0.4 +0.52%
2021 68.6 −0.1 −0.18%
2020 68.7 −0.3 −0.42%
2019 69 −0 −0.01%
2018 69 −0 −0.04%
2017 69 −0 −0.04%
2016 69 −0 −0.03%
2015 69.1 +0 +0.01%
2014 69.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2013 69 +0.1 +0.17%
2012 68.9 +0.2 +0.33%
2011 68.6 +0.3 +0.43%
2010 68.3 +0.4 +0.53%
2009 68 +0.4 +0.63%
2008 67.6 +0.4 +0.67%
2007 67.1 +0.5 +0.72%
2006 66.6 +0.4 +0.63%
2005 66.2 +0.4 +0.61%
2004 65.8 +0.4 +0.57%
2003 65.4 +0.4 +0.57%
2002 65.1 +0.3 +0.43%
2001 64.8 +0.3 +0.47%
2000 64.5 +0.3 +0.42%
1999 64.2 +0.3 +0.44%
1998 64 +0.2 +0.38%
1997 63.7 +0.3 +0.4%
1996 63.5 +0.2 +0.32%
1995 63.3 +0.2 +0.24%
1994 63.1 +0.1 +0.2%
1993 63 +0.1 +0.09%
1992 62.9 +0.1 +0.12%
1991 62.8 +0.1 +0.09%
1990 62.8 +0 +0.02%
1989 62.8 −0 −0%
1988 62.8 +0 +0.01%
1987 62.8 +0 +0.03%
1986 62.8 +0 +0.05%
1985 62.7 +0.1 +0.13%
1984 62.6 +0.2 +0.26%
1983 62.5 +0.1 +0.23%
1982 62.3 +0.2 +0.31%
1981 62.1 +0.2 +0.38%
1980 61.9 +0.3 +0.48%
1979 61.6 +0.3 +0.53%
1978 61.3 +0.4 +0.65%
1977 60.9 +0.4 +0.71%
1976 60.5 +0.5 +0.79%
1975 60 +0.5 +0.85%
1974 59.5 +0.5 +0.79%
1973 59 +0.5 +0.8%
1972 58.6 +0.4 +0.77%
1971 58.1 +0.4 +0.75%
1970 57.7 +0.4 +0.74%
1969 57.3 +0.4 +0.65%
1968 56.9 +0.3 +0.61%
1967 56.5 +0.3 +0.58%
1966 56.2 +0.3 +0.49%
1965 55.9 +0.1 +0.26%
1964 55.8 +0.2 +0.41%
1963 55.6 +0.2 +0.34%
1962 55.4 +0.3 +0.52%
1961 55.1 +0.2 +0.44%
1960 54.9

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.