Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau
Palau: Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause was 0.8905 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.8905 for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in 2021.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau peaked at 1.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8849, in 2020.
Palau ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.87 | — |
| 2001 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.86 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.84 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.83 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.83 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.84 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.8 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.33 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.34 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.35 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.35 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.35 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8986 | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8915 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.34 | +50.7% |
| 2019 | 1.34 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8849 | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8905 | +0.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.8905 is below the median for high income countries, which is 68.77, 1% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.8905 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 162.7, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 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 | +50.7% | 0.8915 | 1.34 |
| 2020 | -33.7% | 1.34 | 0.8849 |
| 2016 | -32.9% | 1.34 | 0.8986 |
| 2008 | -25.2% | 1.8 | 1.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 | 1.32 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 | 0.8915 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8877 | 0.8849 | 0.8905 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 186 Tuvalu 1.56 compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 1.33 compare
- 188 Andorra 1 compare
- 190 Cook Islands 0.4169 compare
- 191 San Marino 0
- 191 Niue 0 compare
- 191 Monaco 0 compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- 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)
- 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 number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau?
- Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause in Palau was 0.8905 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8849 in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause?
- Palau ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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