Child mortality vs. health spending in Palestine
Palestine: Child mortality vs. health spending was 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality vs. health spending in Palestine, 1975–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 3.79 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality vs. health spending in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Palestine peaked at 10.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.41 deaths per 100 live births, in 2022.
Palestine ranks 45th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.67 deaths per 100 live births | 8.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10.9 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.21 deaths per 100 live births | 4.74 deaths per 100 live births | 8.01 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 deaths per 100 live births | 3.13 deaths per 100 live births | 4.51 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 deaths per 100 live births | 2.27 deaths per 100 live births | 3.03 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 4.19 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Palestine
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 62,522 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 65,563 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 64,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 66,691 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 65,794 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 69,263 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 63,089 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 67,694 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Palestine?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Palestine was 3.79 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9 deaths per 100 live births in 1975.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 deaths per 100 live births in 2022.
- How does Palestine rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Palestine ranks 45th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Palestine data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .