Stillbirth rate in Palau
Palau: Stillbirth rate was 0.8419 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Palau stood at 0.8419 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Palau peaked at 1.09 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8419 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
That places Palau 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Stillbirth rate in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.01 deaths per 100 births | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9824 deaths per 100 births | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.956 deaths per 100 births | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9345 deaths per 100 births | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9173 deaths per 100 births | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9013 deaths per 100 births | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8947 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8891 deaths per 100 births | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8828 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8762 deaths per 100 births | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8685 deaths per 100 births | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8649 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8617 deaths per 100 births | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8631 deaths per 100 births | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8647 deaths per 100 births | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.866 deaths per 100 births | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8635 deaths per 100 births | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8611 deaths per 100 births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8571 deaths per 100 births | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8486 deaths per 100 births | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8419 deaths per 100 births | -0.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.8419 deaths per 100 births is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2839 deaths per 100 births, 3.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.8419 deaths per 100 births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8264 deaths per 100 births, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9771 deaths per 100 births | 0.8947 deaths per 100 births | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.87 deaths per 100 births | 0.8617 deaths per 100 births | 0.8891 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8522 deaths per 100 births | 0.8419 deaths per 100 births | 0.8611 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More population data for Palau
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5888 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.426 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 16.69 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.2005 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7366 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.6% (2100)
- Population density 24.23 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 539 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Palau?
- Stillbirth rate in Palau was 0.8419 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8419 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Palau rank for stillbirth rate?
- Palau ranks 97th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.