Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau
Palau: Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate was -26.95 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Palau recorded -26.95 % change on previous year for lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 415.0% on the previous year and down 1,067.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau peaked at 38.15 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -26.95 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Palau ranks 153rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -5.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -238.2% |
| 1989 | -2.97 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 1990 | 4.98 % change on previous year | -268.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3876 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1992 | 6.15 % change on previous year | +1486.2% |
| 1993 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1994 | 3 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 1995 | -8.74 % change on previous year | -391.0% |
| 1996 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 1997 | -7.92 % change on previous year | -512.2% |
| 1998 | -13.65 % change on previous year | +72.3% |
| 1999 | -9.28 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2000 | -1.99 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 2001 | 0.143 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2002 | -0.6793 % change on previous year | -575.0% |
| 2003 | -8.78 % change on previous year | +1193.3% |
| 2004 | -3.5 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2005 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 2006 | -1.95 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2007 | -7.63 % change on previous year | +291.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3736 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2009 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -1595.6% |
| 2010 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 2011 | -12.71 % change on previous year | -658.9% |
| 2012 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2013 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2014 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -463.4% |
| 2015 | -2.66 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2016 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -260.3% |
| 2017 | -0.0424 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 2018 | -0.8797 % change on previous year | +1975.4% |
| 2019 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -446.0% |
| 2020 | 38.15 % change on previous year | +1153.4% |
| 2021 | -8.46 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2022 | 8.55 % change on previous year | -201.1% |
| 2023 | -26.95 % change on previous year | -415.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's -26.95 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -22.98 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's -26.95 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -11.93 % change on previous year, 2.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -1975.4% | -0.0424 % change on previous year | -0.8797 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -1595.6% | 0.3736 % change on previous year | -5.59 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +1486.2% | 0.3876 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -1.62 % change on previous year | -6.12 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | -2.55 % change on previous year | -13.65 % change on previous year | 6.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.19 % change on previous year | -8.78 % change on previous year | 0.3736 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.06 % change on previous year | -12.71 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 % change on previous year | -26.95 % change on previous year | 38.15 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 150 Paraguay -26.12 % change on previous year compare
- 151 Sweden -26.14 % change on previous year compare
- 152 Serbia -26.39 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Iran -27.19 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis -27.27 % change on previous year compare
- 156 Armenia -28.79 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- 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 lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate in Palau was -26.95 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 38.15 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.95 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate?
- Palau ranks 153rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,067.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Lifetime risk of maternal death. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Lifetime risk of maternal death Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Lifetime risk of maternal death. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.