Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Palau
Palau: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Palau, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Palau is 0.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Palau peaked at 0.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
That places Palau 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3% | — |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +38.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -26.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 14.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 77% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 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)
- 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 in Palau?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Palau was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Palau ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.