Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine
Palestine: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 20.43 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine stood at 20.43.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine peaked at 110.26 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 20.22, in 2019.
Palestine ranks 127th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 110.26 | — |
| 1986 | 105.62 | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 100.08 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 95.15 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 90.51 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 86.13 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 82.24 | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 79.25 | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 76.59 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 71.64 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 70.25 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 66.05 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 65.88 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 62.32 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 62.48 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 62.03 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 64.42 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 63.53 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 60.35 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 60.11 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.31 | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 54.42 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 50.87 | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 49.53 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 47.5 | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 43.45 | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 40.57 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 35.57 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 32.13 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 30.1 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 26.3 | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 24.44 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 21.53 | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 20.96 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 20.22 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20.43 | +1.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 20.43 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.84, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 20.43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.02, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.33 | 90.51 | 110.26 | 5 |
| 1990s | 72.28 | 62.32 | 86.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.71 | 47.5 | 64.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.53 | 20.22 | 43.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.43 | 20.43 | 20.43 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
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- 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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Palestine was 20.43 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 110.26 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.22 in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Palestine ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.