Death rate, crude in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Death rate, crude was 5.87 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate, crude in Palestine, State of, 1990–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for death rate, crude in Palestine, State of is 5.87 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 52.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Palestine, State of peaked at 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.99 per 1,000 people, in 2022.
That places Palestine, State of 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Death rate, crude in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.72 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 6.46 per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 6.2 per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 5.94 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 5.68 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 5.42 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 5.16 per 1,000 people | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 4.9 per 1,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8 per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6 per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 4.5 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4 per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.3 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.1 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 4 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 3.67 per 1,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.71 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.73 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.46 per 1,000 people | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 3.43 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.42 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.34 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 3.85 per 1,000 people | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 3.32 per 1,000 people | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 3.26 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.22 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.13 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.39 per 1,000 people | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 3.77 per 1,000 people | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 2.99 per 1,000 people | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 7.2 per 1,000 people | +140.6% |
| 2024 | 5.87 per 1,000 people | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 per 1,000 people | 4.6 per 1,000 people | 6.72 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.05 per 1,000 people | 3.67 per 1,000 people | 4.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 per 1,000 people | 3.13 per 1,000 people | 3.85 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.64 per 1,000 people | 2.99 per 1,000 people | 7.2 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine, State of
- 165 Rwanda 5.89 per 1,000 people compare
- 166 Ethiopia 5.88 per 1,000 people compare
- 168 Turkmenistan 5.84 per 1,000 people compare
- 169 Azerbaijan 5.8 per 1,000 people compare
- 170 Botswana 5.74 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Palestine, State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Palestine, State of?
- Death rate, crude in Palestine, State of was 5.87 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.99 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for death rate, crude?
- Palestine, State of ranks 167th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.