Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Palestine
Palestine: Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 37.85 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Palestine, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 37.85 for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Palestine peaked at 45.07 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.15, in 2022.
That places Palestine 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.07 | — |
| 1991 | 42.96 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 41.1 | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 39.39 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 37.81 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 36.35 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 34.95 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 33.64 | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 32.45 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 31.34 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 30.32 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 29.39 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 28.52 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 27.65 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 26.84 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 25.99 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 25.13 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 24.3 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 23.48 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 22.68 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 21.88 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 21.1 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.35 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 19.6 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 21.94 | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 18.18 | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 17.52 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 16.87 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.25 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 15.69 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 15.16 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 14.65 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 14.15 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 41.93 | +196.3% |
| 2024 | 37.85 | -9.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 37.85 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.93, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 37.85 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12.94, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) 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 | +196.3% | 14.15 | 41.93 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.51 | 31.34 | 45.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.43 | 22.68 | 30.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.94 | 15.69 | 21.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.75 | 14.15 | 41.93 | 5 |
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 under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Palestine?
- Under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates in Palestine was 37.85 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 45.07 in 1990.
- What is the lowest under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.15 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Palestine ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under 5 mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Under 5 mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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