Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine
Palestine: Maternal mortality ratio who gho was 16.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 16.11 for maternal mortality ratio who gho in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine peaked at 101.66 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16.11, in 2023.
Palestine ranks 132nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 101.66 | — |
| 1986 | 95.95 | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 87.44 | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 84.64 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 81.53 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 77.56 | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 75.13 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 72.63 | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 69.17 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 65.95 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 64.03 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 61.43 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 59.7 | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 59.04 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 57.94 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 58.88 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 60.23 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 57.81 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 56.34 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 55.19 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 51.85 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 50.85 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.15 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 49.38 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 47.87 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 42.04 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 38.71 | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 35.57 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 31.7 | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 29.47 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 22.94 | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 20.75 | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 19.33 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 17.69 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 19.52 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 28.51 | +46.0% |
| 2022 | 16.61 | -41.7% |
| 2023 | 16.11 | -3.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 16.11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 146.37, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 16.11 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.95, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio who gho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.0% | 19.52 | 28.51 |
| 2022 | -41.7% | 28.51 | 16.61 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.25 | 81.53 | 101.66 | 5 |
| 1990s | 66.26 | 57.94 | 77.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.75 | 47.87 | 60.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.39 | 17.69 | 42.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.19 | 16.11 | 28.51 | 4 |
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 maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine?
- Maternal mortality ratio who gho in Palestine was 16.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 101.66 in 1985.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio who gho recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.11 in 2023.
- How does Palestine rank for maternal mortality ratio who gho?
- Palestine ranks 132nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio who gho rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Maternal mortality ratio who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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