Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau
Palau: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.07 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau is 1.07, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau peaked at 1.2 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 1.07, in 2023.
That places Palau 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.18 | — |
| 1951 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.18 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.18 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.18 | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.18 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1.19 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.19 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.2 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.2 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.19 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.18 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.17 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.17 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 1.16 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.15 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.15 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.14 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.13 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.13 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.13 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.12 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.19 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.16 | 1.14 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Palau was 1.07 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1987.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Palau ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.