Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.1818 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of stood at 0.1818. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 95.6% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of peaked at 0.1818 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.093, in 2022.
Palestine, State of ranks 56th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1275 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1257 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1229 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1183 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1316 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1127 | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1087 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1066 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1051 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1006 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0968 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0968 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.093 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1818 | +95.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 0.1818 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1989, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 0.1818 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1044, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of 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 | +95.6% | 0.093 | 0.1818 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.116 | 0.1006 | 0.1316 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1171 | 0.093 | 0.1818 | 4 |
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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 inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Palestine, State of was 0.1818 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1818 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.093 in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 56th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.