Homicides in Palau
Palau: Homicides was 1.68 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Palau, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicides in Palau is 1.68 deaths, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Palau peaked at 2.2 deaths in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.68 deaths, in 2021.
Palau ranks 187th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Palau, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.11 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 2.12 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.11 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.09 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.13 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 2.2 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.14 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.11 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.08 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.04 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.97 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.94 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.93 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.91 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.88 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.84 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.81 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.74 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.71 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.73 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.68 deaths | -2.9% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 1.68 deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.2 deaths, 2% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 1.68 deaths is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 123.38 deaths, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.11 deaths | 2.04 deaths | 2.2 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 deaths | 1.71 deaths | 2 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 deaths | 1.68 deaths | 1.73 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More social development data for Palau
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.52 (2019)
- Political Rights Score 37 (2025)
- Freedom Score 92 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Palau?
- Homicides in Palau was 1.68 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 deaths in 2005.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 deaths in 2021.
- How does Palau rank for homicides?
- Palau ranks 187th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Homicides. 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.