Number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Number of children who die before age 5 was 3,821 deaths in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3,821 deaths
Change on year
up 80.5%
World rank
78th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9,533 deaths
in 1956
All-time low
2,117 deaths
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 3,821 deaths for number of children who die before age 5 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 80.5% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of peaked at 9,533 deaths in 1956 and was at its lowest, 2,117 deaths, in 2022.
That places Palestine, State of 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9,444 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 9,441 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 9,457 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 9,479 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 9,505 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 9,524 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 9,533 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 9,532 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 9,520 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 9,495 deaths | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 9,440 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 9,362 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 9,267 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 9,145 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 8,998 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 8,759 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 8,475 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 8,111 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 7,699 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 7,294 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 6,965 deaths | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 6,722 deaths | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 6,560 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 6,459 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 6,367 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 6,231 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 6,074 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 5,899 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 5,712 deaths | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 5,503 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 5,284 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 5,111 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 4,951 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 4,783 deaths | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 4,675 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 4,611 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 4,472 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 4,333 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 4,376 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 4,324 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 4,295 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 4,277 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 4,251 deaths | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,171 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4,074 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3,978 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3,898 deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 3,811 deaths | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 3,765 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 3,704 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,644 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3,584 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,567 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3,395 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 3,300 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 3,213 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3,125 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 3,031 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 3,199 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 3,233 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,979 deaths | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 2,923 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,859 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,768 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 3,174 deaths | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 2,723 deaths | -14.2% |
| 2016 | 2,631 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2,528 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,477 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2,339 deaths | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2,231 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 2,209 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2,117 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3,821 deaths | +80.5% |
Palestine, State of compared with similar countries
- Palestine, State of's 3,821 deaths is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,162 deaths, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine, State of's 3,821 deaths is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3,323 deaths, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of children who die before age 5 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 | +80.5% | 2,117 deaths | 3,821 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9,493 deaths | 9,441 deaths | 9,533 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 8,655 deaths | 7,294 deaths | 9,440 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 6,249 deaths | 5,503 deaths | 6,965 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,692 deaths | 4,324 deaths | 5,284 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,022 deaths | 3,704 deaths | 4,295 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,329 deaths | 3,031 deaths | 3,644 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,740 deaths | 2,339 deaths | 3,174 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,594 deaths | 2,117 deaths | 3,821 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of?
- Number of children who die before age 5 in Palestine, State of was 3,821 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 9,533 deaths in 1956.
- What is the lowest number of children who die before age 5 recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,117 deaths in 2022.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for number of children who die before age 5?
- Palestine, State of ranks 78th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children who die before age 5 rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.