Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for West Bank and Gaza

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for West Bank and Gaza was 14.3. A difference of +2 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for West Bank and Gaza were 15.2 and 13.3 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of West Bank and Gaza for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for West Bank and Gaza

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for West Bank and Gaza

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1975	93.8	96.8	90.6
1976	88.3	91.2	85.1
1977	83	85.9	80
1978	78.1	80.9	75.1
1979	73.4	76.2	70.6
1980	69.1	71.7	66.4
1981	65	67.5	62.4
1982	61.2	63.5	58.7
1983	57.6	59.8	55.2
1984	54.3	56.4	51.9
1985	51.1	53.2	48.9
1986	48.3	50.3	46.1
1987	45.6	47.6	43.5
1988	43.2	45.2	41.1
1989	41	42.9	39
1990	39	40.9	37
1991	37.2	39.1	35.2
1992	35.6	37.4	33.6
1993	34.1	35.9	32.1
1994	32.7	34.6	30.8
1995	31.5	33.2	29.6
1996	30.3	32	28.4
1997	29.2	30.9	27.4
1998	28.2	29.9	26.3
1999	27.2	28.9	25.4
2000	26.4	28.1	24.6
2001	25.5	27.2	23.8
2002	24.8	26.4	23
2003	24	25.7	22.3
2004	23.3	24.9	21.6
2005	22.6	24.2	20.9
2006	21.8	23.4	20.2
2007	21.1	22.6	19.5
2008	20.4	21.9	18.8
2009	19.7	21.2	18.2
2010	19	20.4	17.5
2011	18.4	19.8	16.9
2012	17.7	19	16.3
2013	17.1	18.4	15.7
2014	17.6	18.9	16.3
2015	15.8	17	14.5
2016	15.2	16.4	13.9
2017	14.7	15.8	13.4
2018	14.1	15.2	13
2019	13.6	14.7	12.5
2020	13.2	14.2	12.1
2021	12.8	13.7	11.7
2022	12.3	13.3	11.3
2023	14.3	15.2	13.3