Number of infant deaths, female in Palestine
Palestine: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,133 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Palestine, 1976–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of infant deaths, female in Palestine stood at 1,133.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Palestine peaked at 2,577 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 803, in 2022.
That places Palestine 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2,577 | — |
| 1977 | 2,474 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,370 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 2,275 | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,179 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 2,088 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 2,015 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1,950 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,901 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 1,859 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 1,807 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,750 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,738 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1,737 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,717 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,701 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 1,683 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1,655 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 1,620 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,584 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,546 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,510 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,483 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,458 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,430 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,404 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,377 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,340 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1,304 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,274 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,239 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,200 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1,171 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,157 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1,154 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,139 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,105 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 1,071 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,129 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1,029 | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1,009 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 973 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 933 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 896 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 861 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 830 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 803 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1,124 | +40.0% |
| 2024 | 1,133 | +0.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 1,133 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,494, 32% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 1,133 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,133, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of infant deaths, female 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 | +40.0% | 803 | 1,124 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,424 | 2,275 | 2,577 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1,902 | 1,737 | 2,179 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,596 | 1,458 | 1,717 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,290 | 1,157 | 1,430 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,044 | 896 | 1,154 | 10 |
| 2020s | 950.2 | 803 | 1,133 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More education data for Palestine
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Palestine?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Palestine was 1,133 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2,577 in 1976.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 803 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Palestine ranks 85th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.