Life Expectancy at Birth in Palau
Palau: Life Expectancy at Birth was 69.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
69.38
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
157th
of 216 countries
All-time high
69.38
in 2024
All-time low
54.85
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Palau, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Palau is 69.38, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Palau peaked at 69.38 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.85, in 1960.
Palau ranks 157th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.85 | — |
| 1961 | 55.09 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 55.38 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 55.57 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 55.8 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 55.94 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 56.21 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 56.54 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 56.89 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 57.25 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 57.67 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 58.11 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 58.56 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 59.02 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 59.49 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 60 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.47 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.9 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 61.29 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 61.62 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 61.91 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.14 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 62.33 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.48 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 62.64 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 62.72 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 62.75 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.77 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.78 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.78 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.79 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.85 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.93 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.98 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 63.26 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 63.45 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 63.71 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 63.95 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 64.23 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.5 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 64.8 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.08 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.45 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.82 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.22 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 66.63 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 67.11 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 67.56 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 67.99 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.35 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.64 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.86 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.98 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 69.06 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 69.07 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.05 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.02 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.99 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.98 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.69 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 68.56 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 68.92 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.27 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 69.38 | +0.2% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 69.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Palau's 69.38 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.95 | 54.85 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.71 | 57.67 | 61.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.53 | 61.91 | 62.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.32 | 62.79 | 64.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.12 | 64.5 | 67.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9 | 68.35 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.97 | 68.56 | 69.38 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More gender data for Palau
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 89 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 90 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 99 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 94 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 103 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Palau?
- Life expectancy at birth in Palau was 69.38 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 69.38 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.85 in 1960.
- How does Palau rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Palau ranks 157th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.