Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau
Palau: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 18.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 18.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau peaked at 19.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2008.
Palau ranks 10th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.3% | — |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.3% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 15.3% | 19.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 7 Japan 20.3% compare
- 8 Czechia 20.3% compare
- 9 Australia 20.0% compare
- 11 El Salvador 18.6% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.6% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18.6% compare
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- 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Palau was 18.9% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2008.
- How does Palau rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Palau ranks 10th out of 129 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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