Death rate from suicides gho in Palau
Palau: Death rate from suicides gho was 14.49 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from suicides gho in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate from suicides gho in Palau is 14.49, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from suicides gho in Palau peaked at 20.06 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 2021.
That places Palau 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from suicides gho in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.31 | — |
| 2001 | 18.15 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 17.98 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.15 | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 20.06 | +32.4% |
| 2005 | 18.75 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 19.64 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 18.51 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 18.49 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.09 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.55 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 15.23 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 15.37 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.67 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.35 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.22 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 15 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.13 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.48 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.73 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15.48 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.49 | -6.4% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 14.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.02, 1.8× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 14.49 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.83, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from suicides gho 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 | +32.4% | 15.15 | 20.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.31 | 15.15 | 20.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.67 | 15 | 18.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.99 | 14.49 | 15.48 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from suicides gho in Palau?
- Death rate from suicides gho in Palau was 14.49 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 20.06 in 2004.
- What is the lowest death rate from suicides gho recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for death rate from suicides gho?
- Palau ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from suicides gho rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 suicides gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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