Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau
Palau: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau stood at 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau peaked at 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Palau 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.8706 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8841 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8994 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9305 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9513 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9584 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9638 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9719 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9805 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9825 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9841 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9268 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9796 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9805 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 33 Italy 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 34 Japan 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 35 Portugal 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 37 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 38 Slovenia 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 39 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Palau was 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Palau ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.