Child mortality rate in Palau
Palau: Child mortality rate was 1.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Palau, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, child mortality rate in Palau stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Palau peaked at 19.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
That places Palau 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.6% | 14.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.1% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 10 |
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More health data for Palau
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Palau?
- Child mortality rate in Palau was 1.4% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for child mortality rate?
- Palau ranks 104th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death before the age of five