Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre was 0.0087 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0087 units per square kilometre for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.0217 units per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 units per square kilometre, in 2008.
Palau ranks 124th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0087 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0038 units per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0087 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0233 units per square kilometre, 37% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0196 units per square kilometre | 0.0152 units per square kilometre | 0.0217 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 121 Malaysia 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 122 Costa Rica 0.009 units per square kilometre compare
- 123 Albania 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare
- 125 Iran 0.0077 units per square kilometre compare
- 126 Algeria 0.0076 units per square kilometre compare
- 127 Switzerland 0.0072 units per square kilometre compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (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 infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau?
- Infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0087 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0217 units per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 124th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant deaths (un igme estimate, 2024), per square kilometre rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Infant deaths UNICEF
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.