Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
8.57 per 1,000
in 2024
Palestine
28.1 per 1,000
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Palestine rank
1st

Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 28.1 per 1,000 against 8.57 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 19.53 per 1,000.

That makes Palestine's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 23.38 per 1,000 2.51 per 1,000 20.87 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 16.09 per 1,000 2.18 per 1,000 13.91 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 10.98 per 1,000 1.95 per 1,000 9.03 per 1,000 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 9.24 per 1,000 13.3 per 1,000 4.06 per 1,000 Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 28.1 per 1,000 against 8.57 per 1,000 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
19.53 per 1,000, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th and Palestine ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years (per 1,000)
Unit
per 1,000
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 8,540 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Probability of dying between age 5-9 years of age expressed per 1,000 children aged 5, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.