Palau: Life expectancy, female
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| Palau |
Life expectancy, in years, female |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 72.10 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Measure | years |
| Data availability | 1990 - 2005 |
| Average | 74.63 |
| Min - Max | 72.10 - 76.90 |
| Source | The United Nations Population Division |
The latest value from 2005 is 72.1 years, a decline from 74.54 years in 2000. In comparison, the world average is 71.23 years, based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for Palau from 1990 to 2005 is 74.63 years. The minimum value, 72.1 years, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 76.9 years was recorded in 1995.
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Definition: Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 2,045.30 | 2021 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 16.38 | 2021 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 69.13 | 2005 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 72.10 | 2005 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 66.30 | 2005 | years |
| Birth rate | 8.80 | 2022 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 11.40 | 2022 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 0.85 | 2020 | births per woman |
| Tuberculosis | 45.00 | 2022 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 17.00 | 2021 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 33.50 | 2019 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 57.5 | 2022 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 97.7 | 2022 | percent |
| DPT immunization rate | 94 | 2022 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 95 | 2022 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 96 | 2022 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 4.78 | 2013 | deaths per 100,000 people |