Palau - Infant Mortality Rate 2012
16.8
+0.2 from 2011
Palau's infant mortality rate was 16.8 in 2012, increased +0.2 from 16.6 in 2011. This was the 104th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2012▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Iceland | 2.0 | 0.0% |
| 2nd | Finland | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 3rd | Japan | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 4th | Singapore | 2.2 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Luxembourg | 2.3 | 0.0% |
| 6th | San Marino | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 7th | Norway | 2.4 | -7.7% |
| 8th | Slovenia | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 9th | Sweden | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 10th | Cyprus | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 11th | Czechia | 2.6 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Spain | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 13th | Estonia | 3.0 | -9.1% |
| 14th | Portugal | 3.0 | 0.0% |
| 15th | France | 3.1 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Korea | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 17th | Monaco | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 18th | Italy | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 19th | Austria | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 20th | Germany | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 21st | Greece | 3.4 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Ireland | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 23rd | Israel | 3.4 | -2.9% |
| 24th | Belgium | 3.5 | -2.8% |
| 25th | Denmark | 3.5 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Australia | 3.6 | -5.3% |
| 27th | Netherlands | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 28th | Belarus | 3.7 | -5.1% |
| 29th | European Union | 3.8 | -2.5% |
| 30th | Switzerland | 3.8 | -2.6% |
| 31st | Andorra | 3.9 | -4.9% |
| 32nd | United Kingdom | 4.1 | -4.7% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 4.3 | -4.4% |
| 34th | Croatia | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 35th | Montenegro | 4.6 | -9.8% |
| 36th | Poland | 4.7 | -4.1% |
| 37th | Canada | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 38th | Cuba | 4.8 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Hungary | 4.8 | -4.0% |
| 40th | New Zealand | 5.0 | -2.0% |
| 41st | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 42nd | Slovak Republic | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 43rd | Latvia | 5.5 | -8.3% |
| 44th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.9 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Malta | 6.0 | 0.0% |
| 46th | United States | 6.0 | -1.6% |
| 47th | Serbia | 6.1 | -4.7% |
| 48th | Malaysia | 6.5 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Bahrain | 6.6 | -2.9% |
| 50th | United Arab Emirates | 6.7 | -1.5% |
| 51st | Qatar | 7.1 | -2.7% |
| 52nd | Chile | 7.2 | -2.7% |
| 53rd | Russian Federation | 7.9 | -2.5% |
| 54th | Bulgaria | 8.3 | -4.6% |
| 55th | Brunei Darussalam | 8.3 | 1.2% |
| 56th | Albania | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 57th | Costa Rica | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 58th | Kuwait | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 59th | Sri Lanka | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 8.5 | -3.4% |
| 61st | North Macedonia | 9.0 | 1.1% |
| 62nd | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.1 | -2.2% |
| 63rd | Saudi Arabia | 9.1 | -6.2% |
| 64th | Oman | 9.3 | -1.1% |
| 65th | Romania | 9.5 | -5.0% |
| 66th | Georgia | 10.1 | -6.5% |
| 67th | Tonga | 10.2 | -1.9% |
| 68th | Ukraine | 10.3 | -4.6% |
| 69th | Maldives | 10.4 | -6.3% |
| 70th | China | 10.5 | -8.7% |
| 71st | Lebanon | 10.9 | -0.9% |
| 72nd | Thailand | 11.3 | -3.4% |
| 73rd | Argentina | 11.4 | -4.2% |
| 74th | Libya | 11.9 | -14.4% |
| 75th | Barbados | 12.4 | -0.8% |
| 76th | Bahamas, The | 12.8 | -2.3% |
| 77th | Seychelles | 12.8 | 0.8% |
| 78th | Türkiye | 12.9 | -6.5% |
| 79th | Mauritius | 13.2 | 0.8% |
| 80th | Kazakhstan | 13.3 | -10.7% |
| 81st | British Virgin Islands | 14.0 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Panama | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 83rd | El Salvador | 14.3 | -4.0% |
| 84th | Ecuador | 14.6 | -4.6% |
| 85th | Grenada | 14.6 | 2.8% |
| 86th | Belize | 14.7 | -2.6% |
| 87th | Armenia | 14.8 | -5.1% |
| 88th | Brazil | 14.8 | -3.3% |
| 89th | Moldova | 14.8 | -2.0% |
| 90th | Samoa | 15.1 | -0.7% |
| 91st | Mexico | 15.2 | -3.2% |
| 92nd | Colombia | 15.3 | -3.2% |
| 93rd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 15.7 | -4.3% |
| 94th | Peru | 15.7 | -3.1% |
| 95th | St. Lucia | 15.9 | -0.6% |
| 96th | Kosovo | 15.9 | -6.5% |
| 97th | Fiji | 16.1 | -1.8% |
| 98th | Jordan | 16.2 | -2.4% |
| 99th | Viet Nam | 16.2 | -0.6% |
| 100th | Tunisia | 16.3 | -1.2% |
| 101st | Vanuatu | 16.3 | -3.0% |
| 102nd | St. Kitts and Nevis | 16.5 | 1.2% |
| 103rd | Nicaragua | 16.8 | -4.5% |
| 104th | Palau | 16.8 | 1.2% |
| 105th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.7 | -3.8% |
| 106th | Jamaica | 17.8 | -0.6% |
| 107th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.9 | -3.8% |
| 108th | Mongolia | 18.2 | -6.2% |
| 109th | Honduras | 19.0 | -3.1% |
| 110th | São Tomé and Principe | 19.7 | -7.9% |
| 111th | Suriname | 20.3 | -1.9% |
| 112th | Solomon Islands | 20.5 | -1.4% |
| 113th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 20.6 | -5.1% |
| 114th | Nauru | 21.0 | -7.5% |
| 115th | Paraguay | 21.4 | -2.7% |
| 116th | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.5 | -1.8% |
| 117th | Cabo Verde | 21.8 | -4.8% |
| 118th | Philippines | 22.6 | -0.9% |
| 119th | Kyrgyz Republic | 22.7 | -5.4% |
| 120th | Algeria | 23.2 | -2.5% |
| 121st | Uzbekistan | 23.5 | -8.2% |
| 122nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 23.7 | -3.7% |
| 123rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 23.7 | 26.1% |
| 124th | Dominica | 24.1 | 3.4% |
| 125th | Tuvalu | 24.7 | -3.9% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 25.1 | -3.8% |
| 127th | Morocco | 25.3 | -5.2% |
| 128th | Azerbaijan | 25.7 | -6.5% |
| 129th | Guatemala | 26.1 | -3.7% |
| 130th | Tajikistan | 27.2 | -4.2% |
| 131st | Bhutan | 27.9 | -5.4% |
| 132nd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.9 | -2.7% |
| 133rd | Iraq | 29.2 | -3.0% |
| 134th | Dominican Republic | 30.8 | 0.0% |
| 135th | Marshall Islands | 31.2 | -1.6% |
| 136th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 31.5 | -5.1% |
| 137th | Guyana | 32.7 | -1.8% |
| 138th | Cambodia | 32.8 | -6.6% |
| 139th | South Africa | 33.0 | -2.7% |
| 140th | Turkmenistan | 33.9 | -1.2% |
| 141st | Bangladesh | 34.1 | -3.7% |
| 142nd | Eritrea | 35.5 | -2.7% |
| 143rd | Gabon | 36.4 | -2.9% |
| 144th | Nepal | 37.1 | -4.1% |
| 145th | Rwanda | 37.2 | -4.6% |
| 146th | Congo, Republic of | 38.3 | -3.0% |
| 147th | Senegal | 39.3 | -2.5% |
| 148th | Mauritania | 40.8 | -1.7% |
| 149th | Kenya | 41.3 | 0.5% |
| 150th | Kiribati | 41.7 | -0.2% |
| 151st | Ghana | 42.1 | -4.1% |
| 152nd | India | 42.5 | -4.7% |
| 153rd | Papua New Guinea | 43.7 | -2.5% |
| 154th | Yemen, Republic of | 43.7 | -2.9% |
| 155th | Uganda | 44.1 | -5.6% |
| 156th | Madagascar | 44.6 | -1.3% |
| 157th | Comoros | 44.9 | -2.2% |
| 158th | Tanzania | 45.0 | -3.4% |
| 159th | Zambia | 46.4 | -2.5% |
| 160th | Malawi | 46.6 | -6.6% |
| 161st | Namibia | 48.0 | 8.1% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 48.2 | -3.6% |
| 163rd | Gambia, The | 48.4 | -3.2% |
| 164th | Botswana | 48.8 | -6.2% |
| 165th | Burundi | 49.0 | -5.6% |
| 166th | Togo | 49.8 | -3.1% |
| 167th | Myanmar | 50.0 | -4.0% |
| 168th | Sudan | 52.3 | -2.1% |
| 169th | Haiti | 53.4 | -2.2% |
| 170th | Lao PDR | 53.7 | -4.3% |
| 171st | Mozambique | 57.5 | -3.7% |
| 172nd | Eswatini | 58.0 | 0.3% |
| 173rd | Cameroon | 59.8 | -3.5% |
| 174th | Zimbabwe | 59.9 | -7.4% |
| 175th | Angola | 60.4 | -6.2% |
| 176th | Benin | 61.0 | -2.2% |
| 177th | Burkina Faso | 61.6 | -3.0% |
| 178th | Djibouti | 61.6 | -2.7% |
| 179th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 61.8 | -3.1% |
| 180th | Guinea-Bissau | 61.8 | -4.3% |
| 181st | Côte d'Ivoire | 64.9 | -3.1% |
| 182nd | Liberia | 67.3 | -2.5% |
| 183rd | Niger | 69.4 | -0.7% |
| 184th | Pakistan | 69.8 | -2.5% |
| 185th | Equatorial Guinea | 69.9 | -3.5% |
| 186th | Afghanistan | 71.3 | -3.6% |
| 187th | Nigeria | 72.0 | -1.4% |
| 188th | Guinea | 72.9 | -1.0% |
| 189th | Lesotho | 73.1 | -0.3% |
| 190th | Mali | 73.9 | -2.1% |
| 191st | South Sudan | 74.0 | -2.8% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | 76.5 | -2.0% |
| 193rd | Chad | 78.6 | -2.6% |
| 194th | Sierra Leone | 83.4 | -4.1% |
| 195th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 112.4 | -47.9% |
FAQ
What was Palau's infant mortality rate in 2012?▾
Palau's infant mortality rate in 2012 was 16.8. This ranked 104th globally.
How did Palau's infant mortality rate change in 2012?▾
Palau's infant mortality rate increased by 1.2% in 2012 compared to 2011.
Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2012?▾
Somalia, Fed. Rep. had the highest infant mortality rate in 2012 at 112.4.
What is the infant mortality rate of Palau in 2012?▾
The infant mortality rate of Palau in 2012 was 16.8. This ranked 104th globally.
How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Palau's infant mortality rate?▾
Palau's infant mortality rate went from 16.6 in 2011 to 16.8 in 2012, a 1.2% increase.
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