Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Palau
Palau: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 11.73 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
11.73 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
19th
of 218 countries
All-time high
14.6 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
9.05 per 1,000 people
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 11.73 per 1,000 people for death rate, crude in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Palau peaked at 14.6 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.05 per 1,000 people, in 2013.
That places Palau 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Palau, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 14.16 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 13.68 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 13.33 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 13 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 12.78 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 12.52 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 12.35 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 12.25 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 12.17 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 11.87 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 11.39 per 1,000 people | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 11.04 per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 10.77 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 10.62 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.33 per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 10.07 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 9.83 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 9.64 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 9.54 per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 9.45 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 9.33 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 9.25 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 9.19 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.12 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 9.1 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.13 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.3 per 1,000 people | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.55 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 9.85 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 10.16 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 10.16 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10.12 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 10.11 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 10.04 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.94 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 9.84 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 9.79 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 9.77 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.92 per 1,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.96 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.94 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.88 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.86 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 9.91 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.63 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 9.48 per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 9.35 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.26 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.2 per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.14 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 9.05 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.24 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.5 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 9.77 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.05 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 10.34 per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.63 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.13 per 1,000 people | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 11.54 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 11.5 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.49 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 11.73 per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 11.73 per 1,000 people is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.2 per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 11.73 per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.92 per 1,000 people, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.08 per 1,000 people | 12.17 per 1,000 people | 14.6 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 9.54 per 1,000 people | 11.87 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.33 per 1,000 people | 9.1 per 1,000 people | 9.85 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.97 per 1,000 people | 9.77 per 1,000 people | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.77 per 1,000 people | 9.35 per 1,000 people | 9.96 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 per 1,000 people | 9.05 per 1,000 people | 10.63 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 11.13 per 1,000 people | 11.73 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Palau?
- Death rate, crude in Palau was 11.73 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 per 1,000 people in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for death rate, crude?
- Palau ranks 19th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.