Number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine
Palestine: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0005 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.0005 deaths per person for number of infant deaths, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine peaked at 0.0019 deaths per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 deaths per person, in 2022.
That places Palestine 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0019 deaths per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0018 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0016 deaths per person | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 deaths per person | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 deaths per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.001 deaths per person | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.001 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 deaths per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 deaths per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 deaths per person | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 deaths per person | +33.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 deaths per person | -1.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.0005 deaths per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0008 deaths per person, 62% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.0005 deaths per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0002 deaths per person, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per capita 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 | +33.2% | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0015 deaths per person | 0.0011 deaths per person | 0.0019 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | 0.0011 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0007 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0004 deaths per person | 0.0005 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.0005 deaths per person compare
- 58 Bangladesh 0.0005 deaths per person compare
- 59 Marshall Islands 0.0005 deaths per person compare
- 61 Guyana 0.0005 deaths per person compare
- 62 Micronesia (country) 0.0005 deaths per person compare
- 63 South Africa 0.0004 deaths per person compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Palestine was 0.0005 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 deaths per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 deaths per person in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Palestine ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.