Under-five mortality rate — all countries

Under-five mortality rate — Palau

Under-five mortality rate in Palau in 2024 — 21.4 per 1,000. Ranked 125 in the world out of 196. Since 1965, the indicator has fallen by 77.9%.

2024 21.4 per 1,000 −2.28% vs 2023
World rank 125of 196
Period maximum 97 per 1,0001965
Period minimum 19.5 per 1,0002010

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Palau, 1965–20240255075100196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 97 per 1,0001966: 93.9 per 1,0001967: 90.6 per 1,0001968: 87.4 per 1,0001969: 84.1 per 1,0001970: 80.6 per 1,0001971: 76.8 per 1,0001972: 72.8 per 1,0001973: 68.7 per 1,0001974: 64.6 per 1,0001975: 60.7 per 1,0001976: 57.1 per 1,0001977: 53.8 per 1,0001978: 51 per 1,0001979: 48.4 per 1,0001980: 46.2 per 1,0001981: 44.3 per 1,0001982: 42.7 per 1,0001983: 41.3 per 1,0001984: 40 per 1,0001985: 39 per 1,0001986: 38.1 per 1,0001987: 37.3 per 1,0001988: 36.7 per 1,0001989: 36.1 per 1,0001990: 35.5 per 1,0001991: 34.8 per 1,0001992: 34.1 per 1,0001993: 33.3 per 1,0001994: 32.4 per 1,0001995: 31.5 per 1,0001996: 30.5 per 1,0001997: 29.5 per 1,0001998: 28.5 per 1,0001999: 27.5 per 1,0002000: 26.5 per 1,0002001: 25.5 per 1,0002002: 24.6 per 1,0002003: 23.7 per 1,0002004: 22.9 per 1,0002005: 22.1 per 1,0002006: 21.3 per 1,0002007: 20.6 per 1,0002008: 20.1 per 1,0002009: 19.7 per 1,0002010: 19.5 per 1,0002011: 19.5 per 1,0002012: 19.7 per 1,0002013: 20.1 per 1,0002014: 20.6 per 1,0002015: 21.3 per 1,0002016: 21.9 per 1,0002017: 22.5 per 1,0002018: 22.9 per 1,0002019: 23 per 1,0002020: 22.9 per 1,0002021: 22.7 per 1,0002022: 22.4 per 1,0002023: 21.9 per 1,0002024: 21.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −75.6 (−77.94%) Average annual rate: -2.53 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Palau 21.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
East Asia & Pacific 13.2 per 1,000
Micronesia (subregion) computed 35.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Palau, by year Palau All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 21.4 −0.5 −2.28%
2023 21.9 −0.5 −2.23%
2022 22.4 −0.3 −1.32%
2021 22.7 −0.2 −0.87%
2020 22.9 −0.1 −0.43%
2019 23 +0.1 +0.44%
2018 22.9 +0.4 +1.78%
2017 22.5 +0.6 +2.74%
2016 21.9 +0.6 +2.82%
2015 21.3 +0.7 +3.4%
2014 20.6 +0.5 +2.49%
2013 20.1 +0.4 +2.03%
2012 19.7 +0.2 +1.03%
2011 19.5 +0 +0%
2010 19.5 −0.2 −1.02%
2009 19.7 −0.4 −1.99%
2008 20.1 −0.5 −2.43%
2007 20.6 −0.7 −3.29%
2006 21.3 −0.8 −3.62%
2005 22.1 −0.8 −3.49%
2004 22.9 −0.8 −3.38%
2003 23.7 −0.9 −3.66%
2002 24.6 −0.9 −3.53%
2001 25.5 −1 −3.77%
2000 26.5 −1 −3.64%
1999 27.5 −1 −3.51%
1998 28.5 −1 −3.39%
1997 29.5 −1 −3.28%
1996 30.5 −1 −3.17%
1995 31.5 −0.9 −2.78%
1994 32.4 −0.9 −2.7%
1993 33.3 −0.8 −2.35%
1992 34.1 −0.7 −2.01%
1991 34.8 −0.7 −1.97%
1990 35.5 −0.6 −1.66%
1989 36.1 −0.6 −1.63%
1988 36.7 −0.6 −1.61%
1987 37.3 −0.8 −2.1%
1986 38.1 −0.9 −2.31%
1985 39 −1 −2.5%
1984 40 −1.3 −3.15%
1983 41.3 −1.4 −3.28%
1982 42.7 −1.6 −3.61%
1981 44.3 −1.9 −4.11%
1980 46.2 −2.2 −4.55%
1979 48.4 −2.6 −5.1%
1978 51 −2.8 −5.2%
1977 53.8 −3.3 −5.78%
1976 57.1 −3.6 −5.93%
1975 60.7 −3.9 −6.04%
1974 64.6 −4.1 −5.97%
1973 68.7 −4.1 −5.63%
1972 72.8 −4 −5.21%
1971 76.8 −3.8 −4.71%
1970 80.6 −3.5 −4.16%
1969 84.1 −3.3 −3.78%
1968 87.4 −3.2 −3.53%
1967 90.6 −3.3 −3.51%
1966 93.9 −3.1 −3.2%
1965 97

Micronesia, 2024

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

About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.