Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau
Palau: Life expectancy at birth, total was 69.38 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.38 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 218 countries
All-time high
69.38 years
in 2024
All-time low
54.85 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Palau is 69.38 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Palau peaked at 69.38 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.85 years, in 1960.
That places Palau 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.85 years | — |
| 1961 | 55.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.38 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 55.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 55.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 55.94 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 56.21 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 56.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 57.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 57.67 years | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 58.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.56 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 59.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 61.29 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.62 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.48 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 62.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.78 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.78 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.93 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.98 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.45 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.45 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.82 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.22 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.56 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.86 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.98 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.07 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.05 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.02 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.98 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.69 years | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.38 years | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 69.38 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36 years, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 69.38 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.95 years | 54.85 years | 57.25 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.71 years | 57.67 years | 61.62 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.53 years | 61.91 years | 62.78 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.32 years | 62.79 years | 64.23 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.12 years | 64.5 years | 67.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9 years | 68.35 years | 69.07 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.97 years | 68.56 years | 69.38 years | 5 |
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More health data for Palau
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Palau?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Palau was 69.38 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.38 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.85 years in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Palau ranks 158th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.