Homicide rate in Palau
Palau: Homicide rate was 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Palau recorded 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Palau peaked at 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Palau 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 42 Nauru 9.43 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 43 Congo 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 44 Liberia 9.33 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Burkina Faso 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 46 Nicaragua 9.23 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Niger 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 48 Uruguay 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Palau
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
- States involved in state-based conflicts 0 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
- Full democracy 1 (2025)
- Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 (2025)
- Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Palau?
- Homicide rate in Palau was 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 11.09 deaths per 100,000 people in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for homicide rate?
- Palau ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.