Death rate from fires and burns who in Palau
Palau: Death rate from fires and burns who was 4.38 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from fires and burns who in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from fires and burns who in Palau is 4.38, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from fires and burns who in Palau peaked at 5.63 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.38, in 2021.
That places Palau 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from fires and burns who in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.92 | — |
| 2001 | 5.14 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 5.14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.48 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 5.63 | +25.7% |
| 2005 | 4.99 | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 5.2 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.01 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5.03 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.15 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.02 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.77 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.85 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.89 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.78 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.72 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 4.66 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.59 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.58 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.51 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.38 | -2.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 4.38 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.69, 6.3× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 4.38 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.89, 4.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from fires and burns who in Palau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +25.7% | 4.48 | 5.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.07 | 4.48 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 4.58 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 | 4.38 | 4.51 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from fires and burns who in Palau?
- Death rate from fires and burns who in Palau was 4.38 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from fires and burns who recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for death rate from fires and burns who?
- Palau ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from fires and burns who rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from fires and burns who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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