Neonatal deaths in Palau
Palau: Neonatal deaths was 2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
201st
of 213 countries
All-time high
4
in 2000
All-time low
2
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Neonatal deaths in Palau, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal deaths in Palau is 2, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths in Palau peaked at 4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2021.
That places Palau 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 150.5, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Palau's 2 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 366.5, 1% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 200 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 compare
- 201 British Virgin Islands 2 compare
- 201 Tuvalu 2 compare
- 204 Andorra 1 compare
- 204 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 204 Monaco 1 compare
- 204 Nauru 1 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 compare
- 204 Naoero 1 compare
More development goals data for Palau
- Red List Index 0.8296 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 180.35 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 4 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 4 (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 2.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths in Palau?
- Neonatal deaths in Palau was 2 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for neonatal deaths?
- Palau ranks 201st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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