Number of under-five deaths, female in Palestine
Palestine: Number of under-five deaths, female was 2,620 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, female in Palestine, 1980–2024
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
Palestine recorded 2,620 for number of under-five deaths, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Palestine peaked at 2,930 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 921, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 67th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,500 | — |
| 1981 | 2,397 | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 2,310 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 2,233 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 2,173 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 2,121 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2,062 | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 1,997 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1,980 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 1,972 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,949 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1,930 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,913 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,882 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,846 | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1,808 | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,765 | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,725 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1,692 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,664 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1,632 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,603 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,573 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1,532 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,492 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,458 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,418 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,375 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 1,341 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 1,322 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1,316 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,299 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,262 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1,224 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1,407 | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 1,177 | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 1,153 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,115 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1,070 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,029 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 990 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 952 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 921 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 2,930 | +218.1% |
| 2024 | 2,620 | -10.6% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 2,620 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,313, 61% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 2,620 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,342, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five 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 | +218.1% | 921 | 2,930 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,174 | 1,972 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,817 | 1,664 | 1,949 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,475 | 1,322 | 1,632 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,205 | 1,029 | 1,407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,683 | 921 | 2,930 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
- 64 Cambodia 2,855 compare
- 65 Mauritania 2,797 compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 2,748 compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 2,604 compare
- 69 North Korea 2,474 compare
- 70 Thailand 2,291 compare
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 under-five deaths, female in Palestine?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Palestine was 2,620 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 under-five deaths, female recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 2,930 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 921 in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Palestine ranks 67th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.