Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine
Palestine: Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre was 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per square kilometre.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine peaked at 0.9169 deaths per square kilometre in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.2988 deaths per square kilometre, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 8th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 48 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, year by year
| Year | deaths per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.9169 deaths per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0.8817 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8462 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.813 deaths per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7801 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.749 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7234 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.701 deaths per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6832 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6693 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6512 deaths per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6316 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6281 deaths per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6282 deaths per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6224 deaths per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6174 deaths per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6115 deaths per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6025 deaths per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5904 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5776 deaths per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5645 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5517 deaths per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5427 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5349 deaths per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5254 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5169 deaths per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5076 deaths per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4944 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4821 deaths per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4706 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4581 deaths per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4444 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4339 deaths per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4291 deaths per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4281 deaths per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4231 deaths per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4108 deaths per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3983 deaths per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4178 deaths per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3834 deaths per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3757 deaths per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3623 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3473 deaths per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3336 deaths per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3208 deaths per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3092 deaths per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2988 deaths per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre | +36.4% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0635 deaths per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0326 deaths per square kilometre, 12.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre 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 | +36.4% | 0.2988 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8645 deaths per square kilometre | 0.813 deaths per square kilometre | 0.9169 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6845 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6281 deaths per square kilometre | 0.7801 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5815 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5349 deaths per square kilometre | 0.6224 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4762 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4291 deaths per square kilometre | 0.5254 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.388 deaths per square kilometre | 0.3336 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4281 deaths per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3341 deaths per square kilometre | 0.2988 deaths per square kilometre | 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 5 Rwanda 0.4786 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 6 Comoros 0.4675 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 7 Pakistan 0.4394 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 9 Haiti 0.3739 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 10 Uganda 0.3056 deaths per square kilometre compare
- 11 Gambia 0.2703 deaths per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Palestine?
- Number of infant deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine was 0.4075 deaths per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9169 deaths per square kilometre in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2988 deaths per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for number of infant deaths, per square kilometre?
- Palestine ranks 8th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infant deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.