Palau: health and care
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What is the average life expectancy in Palau?
69.4 years: that is life expectancy at birth in Palau for 2024, according to the UN Population Division. No year since 2005 has been higher. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 71.5 years, and Palau placed 20th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 134th of 193.
How many babies die in Palau?
The latest figure from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, for 2024, is 18.6 per 1,000. Its high point since 2005 was 2019, at 19.8 per 1,000; its low point was 2010, at 16.6 per 1,000. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 13.9 per 1,000, and Palau placed 10th highest of 30. World rank, highest first: 71st of 192.
How many women die in childbirth in Palau?
The WHO puts the maternal mortality ratio in Palau at 89.0 per 100,000 in 2023. Since 2005 it has ranged from 78.0 per 100,000 (2014) to 121 per 100,000 (2022). It is 14th highest of 30 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 82.0 per 100,000. Of 192 countries with 2023 data, 69th highest.
How much does Palau spend on health?
10.9% of GDP: that is current health spending in Palau for 2023, according to the WHO. The peak was 14.9% of GDP in 2022 and the low 8.4% of GDP in 2008. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 5.9% of GDP, and Palau placed 6th highest of 29. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 18th highest.
How much do people in Palau pay for health care themselves?
In 2023, out-of-pocket health spending in Palau was 12.1%, according to the WHO. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 12.2%, and Palau placed 16th highest of 29. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 156th highest.
What is the doctor to patient ratio in Palau?
The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 1.8 per 1,000. Since 2006 it has ranged from 1.3 per 1,000 (2006) to 2.8 per 1,000 (2021). East Asia & Pacific median: 0.52 per 1,000; Palau is 2nd highest of 5. Of 58 countries with 2023 data, 29th highest.
What is the measles vaccination rate in Palau?
96.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Palau for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. Since 2005 it has ranged from 39.0% (2010) to 99.0% (2013). It is 9th highest of 30 in East Asia & Pacific, where the median is 91.0%. Of 191 countries with 2024 data, 46th highest.
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