Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine
Palestine: Number of neonatal deaths ihme was 800 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine, 1950–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine stood at 800. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine peaked at 2,079 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 800, in 2019.
Palestine ranks 96th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,789 | — |
| 1951 | 1,780 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 1,772 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1,765 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 1,758 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 1,753 | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 1,839 | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 1,750 | -4.8% |
| 1958 | 1,741 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 1,728 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 1,737 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 1,704 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 1,657 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 1,666 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 1,656 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1,592 | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 1,622 | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 2,018 | +24.4% |
| 1968 | 1,653 | -18.1% |
| 1969 | 1,652 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,589 | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1,577 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 2,019 | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 1,656 | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 1,689 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1,702 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 1,722 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1,709 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1,710 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,689 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1,682 | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 2,079 | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 1,687 | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 1,697 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1,710 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1,709 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,718 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,730 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,741 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,737 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,738 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,725 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,717 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,692 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1,674 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,668 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,668 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,670 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,672 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,721 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1,762 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,807 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,803 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,808 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,768 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1,778 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,715 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,722 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,653 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,501 | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 1,415 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,318 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 1,207 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1,123 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,046 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 964 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 875 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 833 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 800 | -4.0% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 800 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,927, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 800 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,144, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal deaths ihme 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +28.0% | 1,577 | 2,019 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,768 | 1,728 | 1,839 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,696 | 1,592 | 2,018 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,702 | 1,577 | 2,019 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,744 | 1,682 | 2,079 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,696 | 1,668 | 1,738 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,754 | 1,653 | 1,808 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,108 | 800 | 1,501 | 10 |
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 number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine?
- Number of neonatal deaths ihme in Palestine was 800 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2,079 in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths ihme recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 in 2019.
- How does Palestine rank for number of neonatal deaths ihme?
- Palestine ranks 96th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of neonatal deaths ihme rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 neonatal deaths ihme. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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