Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine

Palestine: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and was 67.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
67.8%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
76th
of 185 countries
All-time high
70.7%
in 2010
All-time low
67.8%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2000–2021

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 70.6 % of total male deaths ages 0-42010: 70.7 % of total male deaths ages 0-42015: 70 % of total male deaths ages 0-42019: 69.2 % of total male deaths ages 0-42020: 68.5 % of total male deaths ages 0-42021: 67.8 % of total male deaths ages 0-4

Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths ages 0-4.

Analysis

Palestine recorded 67.8% for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine peaked at 70.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2021.

That places Palestine 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine, year by year

Annual values for Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4, male (% of total male deaths ages 0-4) in Palestine, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of total male deaths ages 0-4 Change
2000 70.6%
2010 70.7% +0.1%
2015 70.0% -0.9%
2019 69.2% -1.1%
2020 68.5% -1.1%
2021 67.8% -1.0%

Palestine compared with similar countries

  • Palestine's 67.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.3%, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Palestine's 67.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 59.2%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.6% 70.6% 70.6% 1
2010s 70.0% 69.2% 70.7% 3
2020s 68.1% 67.8% 68.5% 2

Countries ranked near Palestine

  1. 73 Saint Lucia 69.2% compare
  2. 74 Vanuatu 68.6% compare
  3. 75 Sao Tome and Principe 68.2% compare
  4. 77 Iraq 67.7% compare
  5. 78 Cambodia 67.7% compare
  6. 79 Venezuela 67.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine?
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Palestine was 67.8% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Palestine?
The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Palestine?
The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2021.
How does Palestine rank for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and?
Palestine ranks 76th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and rising or falling in Palestine?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palestine data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4, male (% of total male deaths ages 0-4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 0-4, male (% of total male deaths ages 0-4)
Unit
% of total male deaths ages 0-4
Source
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
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Number of male deaths ages 0-4 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all male deaths ages 0-4, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.