The infant mortality rate in Palestine decreased to 12.3 deaths per 1,000 live births since the previous year. In 2022, the infant mortality rate thereby reached its lowest value in the recent years. The infant mortality rate is the number of newborns who do not survive past the first 12 months of life. This is generally expressed as a value per 1,000 live births, and also includes neonatal mortality (deaths within the first 28 days of life).

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 16.400 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.100 Ratio for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 18.300 Ratio from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.500 Ratio in 1990 and a record low of 16.400 Ratio in 2017. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Mortality Rate: Infant: Female: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Weighted average; Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys.

Causes of infant death in current and previous survey.

• p< 0.05 mortality rate of 2013-survey compared to 2008-survey.Infant mortality compared to previous survey.

Palestine: Infant deaths per 1000 live births: The latest value from 2022 is 12 deaths per 1000 live births, a decline from 13 deaths per 1000 live births in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 19 deaths per 1000 live births, based on data from 187 countries. Historically, the average for Palestine from 1975 to 2022 is 32 deaths per 1000 live births. The minimum value, 12 deaths per 1000 live births, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 77 deaths per 1000 live births was recorded in 1975.

PS：死亡率：婴儿：每1000名新生儿在12-01-2017达17.900Ratio，相较于12-01-2016的18.300Ratio有所下降。PS：死亡率：婴儿：每1000名新生儿数据按年更新，12-01-1975至12-01-2017期间平均值为28.500Ratio，共43份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1975，达76.900Ratio，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2017，为17.900Ratio。CEIC提供的PS：死亡率：婴儿：每1000名新生儿数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – 表 PS.世界银行.WDI：卫生统计。

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data was reported at 71.603 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 71.449 Year for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 69.594 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 71.603 Year in 2016 and a record low of 66.548 Year in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data was reported at 73.473 Year in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.299 Year for 2015. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 71.277 Year from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2016, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.473 Year in 2016 and a record low of 68.084 Year in 1990. State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) PS: Life Expectancy at Birth: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s State of Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) – Table PS.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.; ; (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, or derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;