Life expectancy at different ages in Palau
Palau: Life expectancy at different ages was 69.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.27
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.27
in 2023
All-time low
52.67
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Palau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 69.27 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Palau peaked at 69.27 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.67, in 1950.
That places Palau 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.67 | — |
| 1951 | 52.87 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 53.07 | +0.4% |
| 1953 | 53.27 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 53.48 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 53.7 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 53.92 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 54.14 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 54.36 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 54.59 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 54.85 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 55.09 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.38 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 55.57 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 55.79 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 55.94 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 56.21 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 56.54 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.89 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 57.25 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 57.67 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 58.11 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.56 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 59.02 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.49 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.47 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.9 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 61.29 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.91 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.14 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62.33 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.48 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 62.64 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.72 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.75 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.77 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.78 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.78 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.79 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.85 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.93 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.98 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.26 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.46 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.71 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.95 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.23 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.8 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.08 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.45 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.82 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.22 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.63 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.11 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.56 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.99 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.35 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.64 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.86 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.98 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.06 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.02 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.99 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.98 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.69 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.56 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.92 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.27 | +0.5% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 69.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81, 86% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 69.27 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.61 | 52.67 | 54.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 55.95 | 54.85 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.71 | 57.67 | 61.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.53 | 61.91 | 62.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.32 | 62.79 | 64.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.12 | 64.5 | 67.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9 | 68.35 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.86 | 68.56 | 69.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- 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 life expectancy at different ages in Palau?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Palau was 69.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.27 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.67 in 1950.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Palau ranks 176th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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