Number of stillbirths in Palau
Palau: Number of stillbirths was 2 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2023, number of stillbirths in Palau stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Palau peaked at 3 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2007.
Palau ranks 191st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 173, 1% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 342.5, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 189 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 compare
- 190 Turks and Caicos Islands 3 compare
- 191 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 191 Nauru 2 compare
- 191 Tuvalu 2 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 stillbirths in Palau?
- Number of stillbirths in Palau was 2 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2000.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2007.
- How does Palau rank for number of stillbirths?
- Palau ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation