Neonatal mortality wdi in Palestine
Palestine: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.8899 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.8899
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
94th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.45
in 1987
All-time low
0.8899
in 2024
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Neonatal mortality wdi in Palestine, 1987–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi in Palestine stood at 0.8899. 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 wdi in Palestine peaked at 2.45 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.8899, in 2024.
Palestine 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 wdi in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2.45 | — |
| 1988 | 2.37 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2.31 | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 2.25 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.19 | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.14 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.04 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.99 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.92 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1.86 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.71 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.67 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.56 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.52 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.48 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.32 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.26 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.22 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.19 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.15 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9675 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9352 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9043 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9217 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.8899 | -3.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.8899 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.81, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.8899 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7747, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.31 | 2.45 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2 | 1.75 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.36 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9237 | 0.8899 | 0.9675 | 5 |
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 neonatal mortality wdi in Palestine?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Palestine was 0.8899 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 1987.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8899 in 2024.
- How does Palestine rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Palestine ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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