Indonesia vs Palau: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Indonesia
15.46 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Palau
16.12 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Indonesia rank
77th
Palau rank
75th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Indonesia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.66 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 77th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 166.23 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 85.2 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 130.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 68.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.52 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 97.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.52 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.78 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 72.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 29.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.98 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 49.59 deaths per 1,000 people | 23.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 26.4 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 32.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.68 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 21.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 16.29 deaths per 1,000 people | 16.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0701 deaths per 1,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Indonesia or Palau?
- Palau, at 16.12 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.46 deaths per 1,000 people in Indonesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Indonesia and Palau?
- 0.66 deaths per 1,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Indonesia and Palau rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Indonesia ranks 77th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.