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 196 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.

Stillbirth rate in Palau

Name: Stillbirth rate in Palau
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Palau: Stillbirth rate was 0.8419 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.8419 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

97th

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.09 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.8419 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

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 196 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.

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

94 Bhutan 0.8437 deaths per 100 births compare
95 Samoa 0.8435 deaths per 100 births compare
96 Egypt 0.8428 deaths per 100 births compare
98 Indonesia 0.8328 deaths per 100 births compare
99 Bolivia 0.8266 deaths per 100 births compare
100 North Korea 0.82 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Palau

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 539 people (2100)
Population density 24.23 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.6% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.88 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.88 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.88 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.91 live births per woman (2023)

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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 196 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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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.