Nauru vs Palau: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Nauru
1
in 2024
Palau
2
in 2024
Nauru rank
191st
Palau rank
188th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Nauru
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 2 against 1 in Nauru, a difference of 1.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.0 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 191st and Palau ranks 188th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 3 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6 | 5.6 | 3 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 6.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | Nauru |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3 | 0.8 | Nauru |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Nauru or Palau?
- Palau, at 2 against 1 in Nauru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Nauru and Palau?
- 1, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Palau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Nauru and Palau rank globally for number of neonatal deaths by region?
- Nauru ranks 191st and Palau ranks 188th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.