Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Palau

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Palau was 69.27 years. A difference of +0.35 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Palau were 67.15 years and 71.8 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Palau for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Palau (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Palau (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	54.85	50.72	59.72
1961	55.09	50.93	59.99
1962	55.38	51.17	60.34
1963	55.57	51.37	60.51
1964	55.8	51.61	60.73
1965	55.94	51.67	61.01
1966	56.21	51.92	61.33
1967	56.54	52.23	61.69
1968	56.89	52.56	62.13
1969	57.25	52.92	62.58
1970	57.67	53.35	63.06
1971	58.11	53.77	63.58
1972	58.56	54.22	64.12
1973	59.02	54.68	64.68
1974	59.49	55.12	65.23
1975	60	55.55	65.79
1976	60.47	55.96	66.31
1977	60.9	56.33	66.81
1978	61.29	56.65	67.3
1979	61.62	56.92	67.68
1980	61.91	57.14	68.09
1981	62.14	57.34	68.4
1982	62.33	57.49	68.7
1983	62.48	57.57	69
1984	62.64	57.73	69.23
1985	62.72	57.81	69.42
1986	62.75	57.85	69.56
1987	62.77	57.9	69.64
1988	62.78	57.97	69.62
1989	62.78	58.07	69.57
1990	62.79	58.21	69.47
1991	62.85	58.35	69.33
1992	62.93	58.55	69.15
1993	62.98	58.72	68.97
1994	63.1	58.99	68.81
1995	63.26	59.27	68.71
1996	63.46	59.59	68.69
1997	63.71	59.98	68.79
1998	63.95	60.34	68.92
1999	64.23	60.68	69.17
2000	64.5	61.01	69.42
2001	64.8	61.33	69.66
2002	65.08	61.61	69.86
2003	65.45	62.02	70.09
2004	65.82	62.44	70.3
2005	66.22	62.89	70.54
2006	66.63	63.35	70.83
2007	67.11	63.9	71.15
2008	67.56	64.38	71.51
2009	67.99	64.83	71.89
2010	68.35	65.21	72.18
2011	68.64	65.53	72.42
2012	68.86	65.77	72.59
2013	68.98	65.94	72.62
2014	69.06	66.04	72.67
2015	69.07	66.11	72.6
2016	69.05	66.17	72.5
2017	69.02	66.23	72.37
2018	68.99	66.33	72.19
2019	68.98	66.46	72.04
2020	68.69	66.09	71.93
2021	68.56	66.28	71.35
2022	68.92	66.72	71.58
2023	69.27	67.15	71.8