West Bank and Gaza — Infant mortality
Infant Mortality Rate for West Bank and Gaza, 1975–2024.
Infant mortality for West Bank and Gaza was 17.0 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 50 years, from 1975 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 94.5 in 1975. The lowest was 12.3 in 2022 (about 1.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.44% per year.
West Bank and Gaza ranks 74 of 196 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 38%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 12.0, so West Bank and Gaza sits above it. It peaked in 1975 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 3%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 9 of 23 economies; Lebanon (15.3) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 37% in 2023. That is 15% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 55th of 168 in 1975 → 75th of 179 in 1980 → 94th of 196 in 1990 → 99th of 196 in 2000 → 90th of 196 in 2010 → 102nd of 196 in 2020 → 74th of 196 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1975 to 2024
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 16.8 | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 12.3 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 13.2 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.1 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 15.2 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.8 | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 17.6 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 17 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 17.7 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 19 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 19.7 | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 20.4 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.1 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 21.8 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 22.6 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.3 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 24 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 24.8 | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 25.5 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 26.3 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 27.2 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 28.2 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 29.2 | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 30.4 | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 31.6 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 32.9 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 34.2 | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 35.7 | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 37.3 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 39.2 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 41.2 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 43.4 | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 45.9 | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 48.5 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 51.4 | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 54.6 | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 57.9 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 61.5 | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 65.4 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 69.5 | -5.8% |
| 1979 | 73.8 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 78.5 | -6.0% |
| 1977 | 83.5 | -6.1% |
| 1976 | 88.9 | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 94.5 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was West Bank and Gaza’s Infant mortality in 1976?
88.9 (1976). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are West Bank and Gaza’s Infant mortality figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — per 1,000 live births — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is West Bank and Gaza’s Infant mortality growing or shrinking?
Between 1975 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -82.0% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 17; 2023: 16.8; 2022: 12.3; 2021: 12.8; 2020: 13.2. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.IMRT.IN — Infant Mortality Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.