Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau
Palau: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau stood at 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau peaked at 0.013 deaths per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre, in 2021.
Palau ranks 129th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 deaths per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 deaths per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0128 deaths per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | 0.013 deaths per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0074 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0087 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre | 0.0065 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 126 Iran 0.0054 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 127 Germany 0.0047 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 128 Gabon 0.0045 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 130 Colombia 0.0041 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 131 Bahamas 0.004 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 132 Cyprus 0.0039 deaths per square kilometre 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 dependency ratio, old 16.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Population, female 8,157 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 42.4% (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, young 25.5% (2025)
- Population, female 46.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre in Palau was 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.013 deaths per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 deaths per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre?
- Palau ranks 129th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre 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, infant and child deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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, infant and child deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.