Mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Mortality rate, infant, male was 17.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
17.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
78th
of 197 countries
All-time high
98.3 per 1,000 live births
in 1975
All-time low
13.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2022
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of, 1975–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 17.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of peaked at 98.3 per 1,000 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 13.3 per 1,000 live births, in 2022.
Palestine, State of ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1976 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 87 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 81.9 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 64.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 60.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 57.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 54 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 48.3 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 45.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 39.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 37.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 34.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 32.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 31.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 30.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 26.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 25.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 24.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 23.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 22.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 22 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 19.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 17 per 1,000 live births | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | +33.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 17.9 per 1,000 live births is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.5 per 1,000 live births, 57% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 17.9 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.1 per 1,000 live births, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, infant, male 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 | +33.8% | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 17.8 per 1,000 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.38 per 1,000 live births | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | 98.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
| 1980s | 56.64 per 1,000 live births | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | 72.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.6 per 1,000 live births | 29.1 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.68 per 1,000 live births | 21.2 per 1,000 live births | 28.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.58 per 1,000 live births | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 per 1,000 live births | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | 17.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of?
- Mortality rate, infant, male in Palestine, State of was 17.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3 per 1,000 live births in 1975.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, male recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 per 1,000 live births in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for mortality rate, infant, male?
- Palestine, State of ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, male rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate, male is the number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 male live births in a given year.