Deaths from drowning ghe in Palau
Palau: Deaths from drowning ghe was 1.52 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deaths from drowning ghe in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 1.52 for deaths from drowning ghe in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from drowning ghe in Palau peaked at 2.36 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.52, in 2021.
That places Palau 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from drowning ghe in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.05 | — |
| 2001 | 2.17 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 2.16 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.86 | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 2.36 | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 2.15 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.13 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.97 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.79 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.77 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.63 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.61 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | -5.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.52 is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.42, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.52 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 119.31, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deaths from drowning ghe 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 | +26.9% | 1.86 | 2.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.86 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 | 1.61 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.56 | 1.52 | 1.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 182 Grenada 2.85 compare
- 183 Sao Tome and Principe 2.01 compare
- 184 Nauru 1.9 compare
- 186 Luxembourg 1.5 compare
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.21 compare
- 188 Monaco 0.95 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from drowning ghe in Palau?
- Deaths from drowning ghe in Palau was 1.52 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 in 2004.
- What is the lowest deaths from drowning ghe recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.52 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for deaths from drowning ghe?
- Palau ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from drowning ghe rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Deaths from drowning ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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