Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.03 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 199.1%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.03 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.3432 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of, 1980–2023

0.40.60.811980200120231980: 0.893 units per square kilometre1981: 0.858 units per square kilometre1982: 0.828 units per square kilometre1983: 0.801 units per square kilometre1984: 0.78 units per square kilometre1985: 0.763 units per square kilometre1986: 0.743 units per square kilometre1987: 0.721 units per square kilometre1988: 0.715 units per square kilometre1989: 0.714 units per square kilometre1990: 0.707 units per square kilometre1991: 0.701 units per square kilometre1992: 0.695 units per square kilometre1993: 0.686 units per square kilometre1994: 0.674 units per square kilometre1995: 0.66 units per square kilometre1996: 0.646 units per square kilometre1997: 0.632 units per square kilometre1998: 0.621 units per square kilometre1999: 0.612 units per square kilometre2000: 0.601 units per square kilometre2001: 0.592 units per square kilometre2002: 0.582 units per square kilometre2003: 0.567 units per square kilometre2004: 0.554 units per square kilometre2005: 0.541 units per square kilometre2006: 0.526 units per square kilometre2007: 0.511 units per square kilometre2008: 0.499 units per square kilometre2009: 0.492 units per square kilometre2010: 0.49 units per square kilometre2011: 0.484 units per square kilometre2012: 0.47 units per square kilometre2013: 0.457 units per square kilometre2014: 0.519 units per square kilometre2015: 0.44 units per square kilometre2016: 0.43 units per square kilometre2017: 0.416 units per square kilometre2018: 0.4 units per square kilometre2019: 0.384 units per square kilometre2020: 0.369 units per square kilometre2021: 0.356 units per square kilometre2022: 0.343 units per square kilometre2023: 1 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of stood at 1.03 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 199.1% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of peaked at 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3432 units per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places Palestine, State of 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of, 1980 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1980 0.8934 units per square kilometre
1981 0.8576 units per square kilometre -4.0%
1982 0.8277 units per square kilometre -3.5%
1983 0.8015 units per square kilometre -3.2%
1984 0.7801 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1985 0.7631 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1986 0.7427 units per square kilometre -2.7%
1987 0.7206 units per square kilometre -3.0%
1988 0.7149 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1989 0.7136 units per square kilometre -0.2%
1990 0.7068 units per square kilometre -1.0%
1991 0.701 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1992 0.6953 units per square kilometre -0.8%
1993 0.686 units per square kilometre -1.3%
1994 0.6738 units per square kilometre -1.8%
1995 0.6603 units per square kilometre -2.0%
1996 0.646 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1997 0.6319 units per square kilometre -2.2%
1998 0.6211 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1999 0.612 units per square kilometre -1.5%
2000 0.6015 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2001 0.5919 units per square kilometre -1.6%
2002 0.5817 units per square kilometre -1.7%
2003 0.5673 units per square kilometre -2.5%
2004 0.5537 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2005 0.5409 units per square kilometre -2.3%
2006 0.5264 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2007 0.5108 units per square kilometre -3.0%
2008 0.4987 units per square kilometre -2.4%
2009 0.492 units per square kilometre -1.3%
2010 0.4897 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2011 0.4837 units per square kilometre -1.2%
2012 0.4704 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2013 0.457 units per square kilometre -2.9%
2014 0.5186 units per square kilometre +13.5%
2015 0.4395 units per square kilometre -15.2%
2016 0.4304 units per square kilometre -2.1%
2017 0.4159 units per square kilometre -3.4%
2018 0.3997 units per square kilometre -3.9%
2019 0.3844 units per square kilometre -3.8%
2020 0.3694 units per square kilometre -3.9%
2021 0.3557 units per square kilometre -3.7%
2022 0.3432 units per square kilometre -3.5%
2023 1.03 units per square kilometre +199.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7815 units per square kilometre 0.7136 units per square kilometre 0.8934 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.6634 units per square kilometre 0.612 units per square kilometre 0.7068 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.5465 units per square kilometre 0.492 units per square kilometre 0.6015 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.4489 units per square kilometre 0.3844 units per square kilometre 0.5186 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.5238 units per square kilometre 0.3432 units per square kilometre 1.03 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 2 Nigeria 0.9412 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 3 Burundi 0.8607 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 0.8133 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of?
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre in Palestine, State of was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3432 units per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Palestine, State of rank for number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre?
Palestine, State of ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number of under-five 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.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 10,428 data points, 1961–2023
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Number of under-five 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.