Infant Mortality Rate: Palau
Palau's infant mortality rate is currently 18.6 per 1,000 births as of 2024. # Palau Infant Mortality Rate Palau recorded an infant mortality rate of 18.
Current (2024)
18.6 per 1,000 births
-2.1% y/y
Peak (1965)
80.9 per 1,000 births
Low (2010)
16.6 per 1,000 births
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1965–2024 · 60 pts
Infant Mortality Rate — Palau
1965 — 2024
Infant Mortality Rate — Palau
Analysis# Palau Infant Mortality Rate
Palau recorded an infant mortality rate of 18.6 per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic improvement from its 1965 peak of 80.9 per 1,000 births. The nation has achieved a 77% reduction over nearly six decades, though the current rate remains slightly above the all-time low of 16.6 per 1,000 births recorded in 2010. This sustained decline reflects significant advances in healthcare infrastructure, maternal care, and child survival interventions across the island nation.
Recent data from 2015 to 2024 reveal a plateau followed by modest recovery. After peaking at 19.8 per 1,000 births in 2019–2020, the rate has gradually declined to 18.6 in 2024, approaching the 2010 benchmark. The current downward trajectory suggests continued progress, though sustaining further improvements will require ongoing investment in healthcare systems and preventive medicine.
Historical Data
60 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.6 per 1,000 births | -2.11% |
| 2023 | 19 per 1,000 births | -2.06% |
| 2022 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | -1.02% |
| 2021 | 19.6 per 1,000 births | -1.01% |
| 2020 | 19.8 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 19.8 per 1,000 births | +0.51% |
| 2018 | 19.7 per 1,000 births | +1.55% |
| 2017 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | +3.19% |
| 2016 | 18.8 per 1,000 births | +3.30% |
| 2015 | 18.2 per 1,000 births | +2.82% |
| 2014 | 17.7 per 1,000 births | +2.91% |
| 2013 | 17.2 per 1,000 births | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 16.8 per 1,000 births | +1.20% |
| 2011 | 16.6 per 1,000 births | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 16.6 per 1,000 births | -1.19% |
| 2009 | 16.8 per 1,000 births | -1.75% |
| 2008 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | -2.84% |
| 2007 | 17.6 per 1,000 births | -2.76% |
| 2006 | 18.1 per 1,000 births | -3.72% |
| 2005 | 18.8 per 1,000 births | -3.09% |
Show all 60 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.4 per 1,000 births | -3.48% |
| 2003 | 20.1 per 1,000 births | -3.83% |
| 2002 | 20.9 per 1,000 births | -3.69% |
| 2001 | 21.7 per 1,000 births | -3.56% |
| 2000 | 22.5 per 1,000 births | -3.43% |
| 1999 | 23.3 per 1,000 births | -3.32% |
| 1998 | 24.1 per 1,000 births | -3.60% |
| 1997 | 25 per 1,000 births | -3.10% |
| 1996 | 25.8 per 1,000 births | -3.37% |
| 1995 | 26.7 per 1,000 births | -2.55% |
| 1994 | 27.4 per 1,000 births | -2.84% |
| 1993 | 28.2 per 1,000 births | -2.42% |
| 1992 | 28.9 per 1,000 births | -2.03% |
| 1991 | 29.5 per 1,000 births | -1.67% |
| 1990 | 30 per 1,000 births | -1.64% |
| 1989 | 30.5 per 1,000 births | -1.29% |
| 1988 | 30.9 per 1,000 births | -1.90% |
| 1987 | 31.5 per 1,000 births | -1.87% |
| 1986 | 32.1 per 1,000 births | -2.13% |
| 1985 | 32.8 per 1,000 births | -2.67% |
| 1984 | 33.7 per 1,000 births | -3.16% |
| 1983 | 34.8 per 1,000 births | -3.33% |
| 1982 | 36 per 1,000 births | -3.49% |
| 1981 | 37.3 per 1,000 births | -4.11% |
| 1980 | 38.9 per 1,000 births | -4.42% |
| 1979 | 40.7 per 1,000 births | -4.91% |
| 1978 | 42.8 per 1,000 births | -5.31% |
| 1977 | 45.2 per 1,000 births | -5.64% |
| 1976 | 47.9 per 1,000 births | -5.89% |
| 1975 | 50.9 per 1,000 births | -5.91% |
| 1974 | 54.1 per 1,000 births | -5.91% |
| 1973 | 57.5 per 1,000 births | -5.43% |
| 1972 | 60.8 per 1,000 births | -5.30% |
| 1971 | 64.2 per 1,000 births | -4.61% |
| 1970 | 67.3 per 1,000 births | -4.13% |
| 1969 | 70.2 per 1,000 births | -3.70% |
| 1968 | 72.9 per 1,000 births | -3.44% |
| 1967 | 75.5 per 1,000 births | -3.58% |
| 1966 | 78.3 per 1,000 births | -3.21% |
| 1965 | 80.9 per 1,000 births | — |
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