Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine
Palestine: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 3.79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 3.79 for extreme poverty vs child mortality in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine peaked at 8.01 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.41, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.01 | — |
| 1981 | 7.53 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 7.09 | -5.9% |
| 1983 | 6.67 | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 6.29 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 5.93 | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 5.59 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 5.29 | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 5 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 4.74 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 4.51 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 4.11 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 3.94 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 3.78 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 3.63 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 3.49 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 3.36 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 3.25 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.13 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.03 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.94 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.85 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 2.68 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.51 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.35 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.27 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.19 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 2.11 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.03 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.96 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.19 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 1.82 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 1.69 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.63 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.41 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 4.19 | +196.3% |
| 2024 | 3.79 | -9.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 3.79 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.69, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 3.79 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +196.3% | 1.41 | 4.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.21 | 4.74 | 8.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 | 3.13 | 4.51 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 | 2.27 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.57 | 2.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 1.41 | 4.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 284 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Palestine was 3.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 8.01 in 1980.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Palestine ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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