Palau vs Tuvalu: Infant mortality rate
Palau
18.57 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Tuvalu
16.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Palau rank
75th
Tuvalu rank
81st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Palau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Palau currently reports 18.57 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu, a difference of 2.07 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Palau ranks 75th and Tuvalu ranks 81st of 212 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.29 per 1,000 live births | 32.35 per 1,000 live births | 13.06 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 18.08 per 1,000 live births | 22.78 per 1,000 live births | 4.7 per 1,000 live births | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 19.27 per 1,000 live births | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | 1.67 per 1,000 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Palau or Tuvalu?
- Palau, at 18.57 per 1,000 live births against 16.5 per 1,000 live births in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Palau and Tuvalu?
- 2.07 per 1,000 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Palau ranks 75th and Tuvalu ranks 81st of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.