Number of deaths in Palestine
Palestine: Number of deaths was 38,938 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
38,938
Change on year
up 145.3%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
38,938
in 2023
All-time low
10,766
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths in Palestine, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number of deaths in Palestine stood at 38,938. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 145.3% on the previous year and up 170.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths in Palestine peaked at 38,938 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,766, in 1987.
That places Palestine 121st 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 deaths in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 20,018 | — |
| 1951 | 19,911 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 19,836 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 19,766 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 19,700 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 19,636 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 19,550 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 19,445 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 19,335 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 19,209 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 19,044 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 18,841 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 18,610 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 18,343 | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 18,050 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 17,581 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 17,040 | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 17,707 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 15,531 | -12.3% |
| 1969 | 14,773 | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 14,167 | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 13,745 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 13,482 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 13,209 | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 13,249 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 13,060 | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 12,837 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 12,591 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 12,330 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 12,035 | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 11,753 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 11,535 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 11,346 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 11,158 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 11,083 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 11,107 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 10,938 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 10,766 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 11,113 | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 11,152 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 11,050 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 11,119 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 11,291 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 11,419 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11,335 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 11,475 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 11,512 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 11,587 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 11,789 | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11,946 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 12,795 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 13,770 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 13,045 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13,289 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 13,564 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 12,996 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 13,620 | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 13,806 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 14,208 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 14,648 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 13,910 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 14,118 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14,432 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 14,418 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 17,023 | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 15,005 | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 15,116 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 15,269 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 15,607 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15,540 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17,189 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 19,537 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 15,876 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 38,938 | +145.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 38,938 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 87,810, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 38,938 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51,299, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +145.3% | 15,876 | 38,938 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19,641 | 19,209 | 20,018 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17,552 | 14,773 | 19,044 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13,070 | 12,035 | 14,167 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,195 | 10,766 | 11,753 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,452 | 11,050 | 11,946 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,574 | 12,795 | 14,648 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,044 | 13,910 | 17,023 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,885 | 15,876 | 38,938 | 4 |
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- 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 number of deaths in Palestine?
- Number of deaths in Palestine was 38,938 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 38,938 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,766 in 1987.
- How does Palestine rank for number of deaths?
- Palestine ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.1%. 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 Number of deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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