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Neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.8899 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
94th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.45 deaths per 100 live births
in 1987
All-time low
0.8899 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of, 1987–2024

00.511.522.51987200520241987: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births1988: 2.4 deaths per 100 live births1989: 2.3 deaths per 100 live births1990: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births1991: 2.2 deaths per 100 live births1992: 2.1 deaths per 100 live births1993: 2.1 deaths per 100 live births1994: 2 deaths per 100 live births1995: 2 deaths per 100 live births1996: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births1997: 1.9 deaths per 100 live births1998: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births1999: 1.8 deaths per 100 live births2000: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2001: 1.7 deaths per 100 live births2002: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2003: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2004: 1.6 deaths per 100 live births2005: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2006: 1.5 deaths per 100 live births2007: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2008: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2009: 1.4 deaths per 100 live births2010: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2011: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2012: 1.3 deaths per 100 live births2013: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2014: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2015: 1.2 deaths per 100 live births2016: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2017: 1.1 deaths per 100 live births2018: 1 deaths per 100 live births2019: 1 deaths per 100 live births2020: 0.968 deaths per 100 live births2021: 0.935 deaths per 100 live births2022: 0.904 deaths per 100 live births2023: 0.922 deaths per 100 live births2024: 0.89 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of stood at 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of peaked at 2.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Palestine, State of ranks 94th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of, year by year

Year deaths per 100 live births Change
1987 2.45 deaths per 100 live births —
1988 2.37 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
1989 2.31 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
1990 2.25 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
1991 2.19 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
1992 2.14 deaths per 100 live births -2.5%
1993 2.09 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
1994 2.04 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
1995 1.99 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
1996 1.92 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
1997 1.86 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
1998 1.8 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
1999 1.75 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2000 1.71 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2001 1.67 deaths per 100 live births -2.3%
2002 1.64 deaths per 100 live births -2.1%
2003 1.6 deaths per 100 live births -2.2%
2004 1.56 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2005 1.52 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2006 1.48 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2007 1.44 deaths per 100 live births -3.0%
2008 1.4 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2009 1.36 deaths per 100 live births -2.8%
2010 1.32 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
2011 1.29 deaths per 100 live births -2.6%
2012 1.26 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2013 1.22 deaths per 100 live births -2.7%
2014 1.19 deaths per 100 live births -2.4%
2015 1.15 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2016 1.12 deaths per 100 live births -3.2%
2017 1.08 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2018 1.04 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%
2019 1 deaths per 100 live births -3.5%
2020 0.9675 deaths per 100 live births -3.6%
2021 0.9352 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2022 0.9043 deaths per 100 live births -3.3%
2023 0.9217 deaths per 100 live births +1.9%
2024 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.38 deaths per 100 live births 2.31 deaths per 100 live births 2.45 deaths per 100 live births 3
1990s 2 deaths per 100 live births 1.75 deaths per 100 live births 2.25 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 1.54 deaths per 100 live births 1.36 deaths per 100 live births 1.71 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 1.17 deaths per 100 live births 1 deaths per 100 live births 1.32 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 0.9237 deaths per 100 live births 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births 0.9675 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 91 Vanuatu 0.8983 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 92 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.8952 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 93 North Korea 0.8945 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 95 Viet Nam 0.8842 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 96 Tuvalu 0.8692 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 97 Paraguay 0.8589 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of?
Neonatal mortality rate in Palestine, State of was 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 2.45 deaths per 100 live births in 1987.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8899 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Palestine, State of rank for neonatal mortality rate?
Palestine, State of ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .