Neonatal mortality rate in Palau
Palau: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Palau, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Palau is 1.12 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Palau peaked at 1.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.04 deaths per 100 live births, in 2011.
Palau ranks 77th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.91 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 1.43 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 74 Grenada 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 76 Saint Lucia 1.13 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 78 Tajikistan 1.11 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 1.08 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 80 Lebanon 1.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 126 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Palau?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Palau was 1.12 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 deaths per 100 live births in 2011.
- How does Palau rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Palau ranks 77th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .