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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Palestine: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Palestine is placed 140th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 65.17 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 37.85 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
140th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 65.17Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 37.85Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 8.703Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- —Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Palestine on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
65.17
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Palestine: 65.17. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Western Asia
- 82.91 United Arab Emirates
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 71.63 · Israel 82.41 · Jordan 77.81
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
37.85
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Palestine: 37.85. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.34 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 22.37 · Israel 3.34 · Jordan 12.94
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Palestine’s is from 2020 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
8.703
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Palestine: 8.703. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Western Asia
- 3.205 Kuwait
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 12.83 · Jordan 8.231
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Palestine, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Western Asia
- 0.7 Israel
- Land neighbours
- Egypt 11.7 · Israel 0.7
02Over time
Which way Palestine is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine fell from 70.3 in 2000 to 65.17 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2023 65.2 74.630 2022 76.7 74.313 2021 73.9 72.433 2020 75.0 73.063 2019 75.8 74.196 2018 75.4 74.081 2017 75.2 74.029 2016 74.9 74.013 2015 74.6 73.783 2014 72.8 73.330 2013 74.1 73.386 2012 73.7 73.210 2011 73.6 73.003 2010 73.3 72.827 2009 72.3 72.426 2008 72.2 72.264 2007 72.1 72.113 2006 71.8 72.027 2005 72.0 71.876 2004 71.1 71.477 2003 71.0 71.409 2002 70.9 71.173 2001 69.8 70.926 2000 70.3 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
PalestineWorld median
Palestine rose from 30.32 in 2000 to 37.85 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Palestine World median 2024 37.85 14.5 2023 41.93 15.2 2022 14.15 14.7 2021 14.65 15.1 2020 15.16 15.3 2019 15.69 15.7 2018 16.25 16.3 2017 16.87 16.8 2016 17.52 17.5 2015 18.18 17.9 2014 21.94 18.3 2013 19.60 18.7 2012 20.35 18.8 2011 21.10 19.0 2010 21.88 19.2 2009 22.68 20.8 2008 23.48 20.7 2007 24.30 21.8 2006 25.13 22.8 2005 25.99 24.0 2004 26.84 25.9 2003 27.65 26.9 2002 28.52 28.0 2001 29.39 29.1 2000 30.32 30.4
03In context
Palestine beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Palestine and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Israel | 10th | 82.41 | 3.34 | — | 0.7 |
 Jordan | 70th | 77.81 | 12.94 | 8.231 | — |
 Egypt | 133rd | 71.63 | 22.37 | 12.83 | 11.7 |
| Palestine | 140th | 65.17 | 37.85 | 8.703 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Palestine in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Palestine is ahead of the world, and behind
37 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median14
Statistics on which Palestine does better than the middle country measured.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919991▲ Improved since 2015
Palestine: 99 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0020.039No real change since 2018
Palestine: 0.002 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 100th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 PandemicAriel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset) · 2026 · world median 272.3593.9272.35No earlier reading
Palestine: 93.9 · world median 272.35 · Excess deaths per 100,000 people, March 2020 to the end of each country's data (at most December 2023). Ariel Karlinsky and Dmitry Kobak (World Mortality Dataset), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from -264.9 to 1,013; lower is better.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909890▼ Worsened since 2015
Palestine: 98 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8194.881No earlier reading
Palestine: 94.8 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 153 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6590.8277.65No earlier reading
Palestine: 90.82 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 144 · derived.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5461.3293.546No earlier reading
Palestine: 1.329 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 138th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.999.496.9No earlier reading
Palestine: 99.4 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.777.367.7No earlier reading
Palestine: 77.3 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 36th of 127 · derived.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.991.982.9No earlier reading
Palestine: 91.9 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 36th of 109 · derived.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6516.1146.65▲ Improved since 2013
Palestine: 16.11 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 132nd of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2612.8921.26No earlier reading
Palestine: 12.89 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 72nd of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 37.5744.6637.57No earlier reading
Palestine: 44.66 · world median 37.57 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at least 5 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 8.089 to 85.88; higher is better.
Position 48th of 115 · derived.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.580.564▲ Improved since 2017
Palestine: 0.58 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 80th of 172 · derived.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Palestine does worse than the middle country measured.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1348.8998.134▲ Improved since 2014
Palestine: 8.899 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 94th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.2110.3710.21▼ Worsened since 2010
Palestine: 10.37 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 74th of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3915.9216.39▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 15.92 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 127th of 222 · derived.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7438.940.74No earlier reading
Palestine: 38.9 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 78th of 136 · derived.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1639.1328.163No real change since 2013
Palestine: 9.132 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 85th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.256471.25▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 64 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 116th of 196 · derived.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.4636.0427.46No real change since 2013
Palestine: 36.04 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 90th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2616.9612.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 16.96 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 76th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.6740.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 0.674 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 133rd of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4521.914.45No real change since 2013
Palestine: 21.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 66th of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.58.8215.5▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 8.821 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 47th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with DiarrhoeaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 41.534.541.5No earlier reading
Palestine: 34.5 · world median 41.5 · Children under 5 with diarrhoea given oral rehydration salts (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 9.9 to 95.4; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 127 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9540.5752.95No earlier reading
Palestine: 40.57 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 104th of 136 · derived.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4840.253.48No real change since 2015
Palestine: 40.25 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.14.23.1▼ Worsened since 2020
Palestine: 4.2 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 13th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.890.175.8No earlier reading
Palestine: 90.1 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 6th of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7272.91133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Palestine: 272.91 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 12th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.85859.042.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Palestine: 59.04 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 1st of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6525.820.65No earlier reading
Palestine: 25.8 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1314.913No earlier reading
Palestine: 14.9 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.887.5656.88No earlier reading
Palestine: 7.565 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2539.341.25No real change since 2013
Palestine: 39.3 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.429.535.4No real change since 2013
Palestine: 29.5 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
No current reading for Palestine
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Average Weekly Hours Worked (last 2022), Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2020), Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Fatal Occupational Injuries (last 2020), Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Meat Supply per Person, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Vegetable Supply per Person. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Palestine’s 12 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Palestine’s 7th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability24th of 1862/4 keys
- Energy70th of 1652/3 keys
- Poverty & Inequalityjoint 70th of 1592/3 keys
- Digital & Technology108th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital119th of 1963/3 keys
- Risk & Resilience125th of 1932/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing140th of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge140th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions140th of 1942/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation156th of 1763/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties180th of 1982/4 keys
- Gender & Equality177th of 1833/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Palestine can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Western Asia
Israel10th3/4 keysThis page
Palestine140th3/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Palestine and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Palestine on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Palestine rank on health & wellbeing?
Palestine is placed 140th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate and Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Palestine?
65.17 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Palestine?
37.85 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Palestine compare with Egypt on health & wellbeing?
Egypt is placed 133rd of 200, and Palestine 140th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Egypt 71.63, Palestine 65.17; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Egypt 22.37, Palestine 37.85; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Egypt 12.83, Palestine 8.703.
How have Palestine’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth fell from 70.3 in 2000 to 65.17 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate rose from 30.32 in 2000 to 37.85 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Palestine?
No current reading is published for Palestine on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Average Weekly Hours Worked, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric Consumption, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Dietary Energy Supply, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Fish and Seafood Supply per Person, Fruit Supply per Person, Gender Inequality Index, Global Report on Food Crises, HPV Vaccination Coverage, Girls, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Meat Supply per Person, Pesticide Use per Hectare, Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, Prevalence of Undernourishment, Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and Tubers, Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet and Vegetable Supply per Person. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 37 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Palestine’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Palestine (banner) — KlausFoehl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Nations Inquiry (2026). Palestine: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/palestine/health