Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) in Palau
Palau: Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) was 0.0001 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Palau, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.0001 units per person for number of neonatal deaths, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Palau peaked at 0.0004 units per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 2021.
That places Palau 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) in Palau, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per person | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per person | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per person | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 4.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 83% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths, per capita (UN Inter-agency) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -33.3% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 2004 | -25.6% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 99 Seychelles 0.0001 units per person compare
- 100 Vietnam 0.0001 units per person compare
- 101 North Korea 0.0001 units per person compare
- 103 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0001 units per person compare
- 104 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0001 units per person compare
- 105 Ecuador 0.0001 units per person 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 number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Palau?
- Number of neonatal deaths, per capita in Palau was 0.0001 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths, per capita recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for number of neonatal deaths, per capita?
- Palau ranks 102nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of neonatal deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Number of neonatal deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.