Health in Palestine, State of

1,058 indicators covering health for Palestine, State of.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Infant mortality rate 16.96 2024 down 3.6% 8th
Infant deaths 2,468 2024 down 1.9% 11th
Under-five deaths 5,544 2024 up 77.6% 9th
Neonatal mortality rate 8.9 2024 down 25.4% 10th
Neonatal deaths 1,294 2024 down 25.0% 11th
How many health warnings are approved by the law for other smoked 1 2022 unchanged 113th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rotavirus 83.0% 2024 down 16.2% 53rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 10 2022 unchanged 130th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 0 2022 124th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 20 2022 unchanged 127th
Deaths 8,344 2024 up 1,290.7% 4th
Mortality rate age 5-9 28.14 2024 up 876.2% 1st
Mortality rate age 10-19 66.8 2024 up 783.8% 1st
Mortality rate age 15-19 36.15 2024 up 613.3% 1st
Mortality rate age 15-24 75.83 2024 up 494.9% 1st
Mortality rate 59.04 2024 up 997.9% 1st
Mortality rate age 10-14 31.8 2024 up 1,170.8% 1st
Mortality rate age 20-24 41.17 2024 up 433.5% 1st
Mortality rate age 5-24 130.39 2024 up 622.2% 1st
Share of population with large expenditures on health 9.0% 2016 up 25.9% 29th
Share of population with very large health spending 1.5% 2016 up 117.4% 26th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,000 Percent 2015 up 66.7% 134th
Preterm birth 19,040 2020 up 6.9% 52nd
Preterm birth rate 13.15 2020 down 0.2% 4th
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of hep 99 2025 unchanged 1st
Height-for-age <-2 SD 8.7 2020 down 20.4% 78th
Weight-for-age <-2 SD 2.12 2020 down 43.2% 85th
Exclusive breastfeeding 38.9% 2020 up 35.4% 49th
Weight-for-height >+2 SD 8.63 2020 up 62.4% 22nd
How many health warnings are approved by the law for smokeless 1 2022 unchanged 52nd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 10 2022 unchanged 103rd
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 20 2022 unchanged 99th
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health 0 2022 89th
Refugees, by country of origin 48,331 2025 down 50.7% 6th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 4.0% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.8% 2017 up 1.3% 7th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.8% 2017 up 0.8% 13th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.6% 2017 up 0.3% 22nd
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.5% 2017 down 0.1% 29th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 96.4% 2017 up 11.2% 7th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 95.4% 2017 up 0.2% 13th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 95.3% 2017 up 0.0% 21st
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 95.5% 2017 up 1.0% 27th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 96.2% 2017 down 0.0% 36th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 90th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 76th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.0% 2017 68th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 down 100.0% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 97.6% 2017 down 0.5% 12th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.1% 2017 up 0.8% 11th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 0.5% 19th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.0% 2017 down 1.4% 24th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.2% 2017 down 0.8% 28th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 4.8% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 1.8% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.8% 2017 up 1.0% 24th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 0.4% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 99.9% 2017 up 0.2% 16th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 100.0% 2017 up 59.2% 1st