Number of neonatal deaths in Palau
Palau: Number of neonatal deaths was 2 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Palau, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal deaths in Palau is 2 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Palau peaked at 6 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2 deaths, in 2021.
That places Palau 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 deaths | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 5 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 deaths | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 deaths | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 deaths | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 deaths | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6 deaths | 4 deaths | 6 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4 deaths | 3 deaths | 4 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 deaths | 3 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 deaths | 2 deaths | 3 deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 187 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 deaths compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 2 deaths compare
- 188 Tuvalu 2 deaths compare
- 191 Andorra 1 deaths compare
- 191 Cook Islands 1 deaths compare
- 191 Monaco 1 deaths compare
- 191 Nauru 1 deaths compare
- 191 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 deaths 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Palau?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Palau was 2 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 6 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 deaths in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Palau ranks 188th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .