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Deaths in Palestine

Deaths in Palestine was 38,937 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 145.3% from 2022. That is the 121st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count38,937 Estimated
Change on 2022+145.3%
Rank121st of 236Countries ranked
Series high38,9372023
Series low10,7671987
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Deaths in Palestine, 1950 to 2023

10K20K30K40K19501961197219831994200520231950: 20,017 count1951: 19,911 count1952: 19,835 count1953: 19,766 count1954: 19,702 count1955: 19,632 count1956: 19,550 count1957: 19,451 count1958: 19,337 count1959: 19,207 count1960: 19,038 count1961: 18,837 count1962: 18,611 count1963: 18,348 count1964: 18,047 count1965: 17,581 count1966: 17,036 count1967: 17,705 count1968: 15,529 count1969: 14,771 count1970: 14,166 count1971: 13,747 count1972: 13,487 count1973: 13,211 count1974: 13,250 count1975: 13,063 count1976: 12,836 count1977: 12,589 count1978: 12,328 count1979: 12,038 count1980: 11,756 count1981: 11,539 count1982: 11,344 count1983: 11,154 count1984: 11,084 count1985: 11,110 count1986: 10,933 count1987: 10,767 count1988: 11,110 count1989: 11,151 count1990: 11,050 count1991: 11,117 count1992: 11,295 count1993: 11,427 count1994: 11,330 count1995: 11,473 count1996: 11,511 count1997: 11,587 count1998: 11,792 count1999: 11,952 count2000: 12,796 count2001: 13,769 count2002: 13,044 count2003: 13,296 count2004: 13,566 count2005: 12,996 count2006: 13,621 count2007: 13,804 count2008: 14,207 count2009: 14,643 count2010: 13,912 count2011: 14,121 count2012: 14,436 count2013: 14,418 count2014: 17,024 count2015: 15,003 count2016: 15,112 count2017: 15,264 count2018: 15,603 count2019: 15,537 count2020: 17,193 count2021: 19,536 count2022: 15,871 count2023: 38,937 count10K20K30K40K19501975200020231950: 20,017 count1951: 19,911 count1952: 19,835 count1953: 19,766 count1954: 19,702 count1955: 19,632 count1956: 19,550 count1957: 19,451 count1958: 19,337 count1959: 19,207 count1960: 19,038 count1961: 18,837 count1962: 18,611 count1963: 18,348 count1964: 18,047 count1965: 17,581 count1966: 17,036 count1967: 17,705 count1968: 15,529 count1969: 14,771 count1970: 14,166 count1971: 13,747 count1972: 13,487 count1973: 13,211 count1974: 13,250 count1975: 13,063 count1976: 12,836 count1977: 12,589 count1978: 12,328 count1979: 12,038 count1980: 11,756 count1981: 11,539 count1982: 11,344 count1983: 11,154 count1984: 11,084 count1985: 11,110 count1986: 10,933 count1987: 10,767 count1988: 11,110 count1989: 11,151 count1990: 11,050 count1991: 11,117 count1992: 11,295 count1993: 11,427 count1994: 11,330 count1995: 11,473 count1996: 11,511 count1997: 11,587 count1998: 11,792 count1999: 11,952 count2000: 12,796 count2001: 13,769 count2002: 13,044 count2003: 13,296 count2004: 13,566 count2005: 12,996 count2006: 13,621 count2007: 13,804 count2008: 14,207 count2009: 14,643 count2010: 13,912 count2011: 14,121 count2012: 14,436 count2013: 14,418 count2014: 17,024 count2015: 15,003 count2016: 15,112 count2017: 15,264 count2018: 15,603 count2019: 15,537 count2020: 17,193 count2021: 19,536 count2022: 15,871 count2023: 38,937 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202338,937 Estimated
202215,871 Estimated
202119,536 Estimated
202017,193 Estimated
201915,537 Estimated
201815,603 Estimated
201715,264 Estimated
201615,112 Estimated
201515,003 Estimated
201417,024 Estimated
201314,418 Estimated
201214,436 Estimated
201114,121 Estimated
201013,912 Estimated
200914,643 Estimated
200814,207 Estimated
200713,804 Estimated
200613,621 Estimated
200512,996 Estimated
200413,566 Estimated
200313,296 Estimated
200213,044 Estimated
200113,769 Estimated
200012,796 Estimated
199911,952 Estimated
199811,792 Estimated
199711,587 Estimated
199611,511 Estimated
199511,473 Estimated
199411,330 Estimated
199311,427 Estimated
199211,295 Estimated
199111,117 Estimated
199011,050 Estimated
198911,151 Estimated
198811,110 Estimated
198710,767 Estimated
198610,933 Estimated
198511,110 Estimated
198411,084 Estimated
198311,154 Estimated
198211,344 Estimated
198111,539 Estimated
198011,756 Estimated
197912,038 Estimated
197812,328 Estimated
197712,589 Estimated
197612,836 Estimated
197513,063 Estimated
197413,250 Estimated
197313,211 Estimated
197213,487 Estimated
197113,747 Estimated
197014,166 Estimated
196914,771 Estimated
196815,529 Estimated
196717,705 Estimated
196617,036 Estimated
196517,581 Estimated
196418,047 Estimated
196318,348 Estimated
196218,611 Estimated
196118,837 Estimated
196019,038 Estimated
195919,207 Estimated
195819,337 Estimated
195719,451 Estimated
195619,550 Estimated
195519,632 Estimated
195419,702 Estimated
195319,766 Estimated
195219,835 Estimated
195119,911 Estimated
195020,017 Estimated

Palestine compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 9,916 countAfghanistan: 240,296 countAntigua and Barbuda: 643 countAlbania: 23,428 countArmenia: 27,579 countAngola: 254,482 countArgentina: 349,195 countAustria: 93,223 countAustralia: 183,924 countAzerbaijan: 67,842 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 42,861 countBangladesh: 859,075 countBelgium: 113,791 countBurkina Faso: 183,375 countBulgaria: 102,980 countBurundi: 91,963 countBenin: 124,132 countBrunei: 2,400 countBolivia: 87,812 countBrazil: 1,494,154 countBahamas: 3,480 countBhutan: 4,805 countBotswana: 14,197 countBelarus: 121,587 countBelize: 2,025 countCanada: 311,824 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 901,851 countCentral African Republic: 48,529 countRepublic of the Congo: 38,880 countSwitzerland: 73,788 countCôte d’Ivoire: 238,741 countChile: 127,691 countCameroon: 202,882 countChina: 11,684,177 countColombia: 282,433 countCosta Rica: 27,861 countCuba: 111,819 countCape Verde: 2,642 countCyprus: 9,499 countCzechia: 113,525 countGermany: 1,034,140 countDjibouti: 8,596 countDenmark: 57,275 countDominican Republic: 70,823 countAlgeria: 214,259 countEcuador: 92,204 countEstonia: 16,693 countEgypt: 625,449 countWestern Sahara: 3,678 countEritrea: 20,984 countSpain: 447,463 countEthiopia: 767,018 countFinland: 59,984 countFiji: 8,553 countFalkland Islands: 27 countFaroe Islands: 564 countFrance: 616,095 countGabon: 15,577 countUnited Kingdom: 653,747 countGeorgia: 45,077 countGhana: 237,869 countGreenland: 551 countGambia: 16,975 countGuinea: 131,455 countEquatorial Guinea: 14,556 countGreece: 127,018 countGuatemala: 87,523 countGuinea-Bissau: 15,181 countGuyana: 6,049 countHong Kong: 57,190 countHonduras: 47,670 countCroatia: 55,029 countHaiti: 90,966 countHungary: 128,063 countIndonesia: 2,117,706 countIreland: 35,550 countIsrael: 51,294 countIsle of Man: 882 countIndia: 9,507,008 countIraq: 186,266 countIran: 423,367 countIceland: 2,612 countItaly: 663,448 countJamaica: 22,933 countJordan: 34,873 countJapan: 1,524,430 countKenya: 399,024 countKyrgyzstan: 42,200 countCambodia: 111,340 countKiribati: 934 countNorth Korea: 255,826 countSouth Korea: 345,502 countKuwait: 8,624 countCayman Islands: 351 countKazakhstan: 136,388 countLaos: 47,682 countLebanon: 34,419 countSri Lanka: 162,453 countLiberia: 44,333 countLesotho: 24,612 countLithuania: 40,940 countLuxembourg: 4,642 countLatvia: 27,614 countLibya: 48,610 countMorocco: 212,624 countMoldova: 41,730 countMontenegro: 7,209 countMadagascar: 234,841 countNorth Macedonia: 19,863 countMali: 205,047 countMyanmar: 495,470 countMongolia: 20,340 countMauritania: 27,725 countMauritius: 11,124 countMalawi: 113,181 countMexico: 799,366 countMalaysia: 181,166 countMozambique: 235,520 countNamibia: 18,279 countNew Caledonia: 1,818 countNiger: 231,746 countNigeria: 2,675,442 countNicaragua: 31,294 countNetherlands: 166,338 countNorway: 44,143 countNepal: 205,841 countNew Zealand: 37,686 countOman: 9,597 countPanama: 21,272 countPeru: 185,861 countFrench Polynesia: 1,026 countPapua New Guinea: 67,700 countPhilippines: 716,490 countPakistan: 1,600,313 countPoland: 412,310 countPuerto Rico: 34,664 countPalestine: 38,937 countPortugal: 115,917 countPalau: 204 countParaguay: 39,034 countQatar: 2,771 countRomania: 257,119 countSerbia: 93,928 countRussia: 1,794,857 countRwanda: 82,826 countSaudi Arabia: 77,837 countSolomon Islands: 4,113 countSudan: 320,491 countSweden: 93,944 countSingapore: 27,728 countSlovenia: 21,581 countSlovakia: 54,167 countSierra Leone: 70,116 countSenegal: 100,882 countSomalia: 180,554 countSuriname: 4,182 countSouth Sudan: 110,339 countEl Salvador: 47,443 countSyria: 118,900 countEswatini: 9,475 countChad: 213,123 countTogo: 71,661 countThailand: 637,306 countTajikistan: 47,595 countTimor-Leste: 10,065 countTurkmenistan: 42,575 countTunisia: 74,071 countTürkiye: 551,598 countTrinidad and Tobago: 12,577 countTaiwan: 205,339 countTanzania: 385,799 countUkraine: 495,421 countUganda: 235,583 countUnited States: 2,975,658 countUruguay: 33,145 countUzbekistan: 221,249 countVenezuela: 213,955 countVietnam: 659,980 countVanuatu: 1,629 countSamoa: 1,334 countYemen: 188,764 countSouth Africa: 584,015 countZambia: 107,917 countZimbabwe: 124,412 count
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Deaths, 2023, count. Palestine is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths) (Deaths, Palestine, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths), Deaths, Palestine, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/deaths/palestine. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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}
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Deaths in Palestine was 38,937 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 145.3% from 2022. That is the 121st highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total deaths during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Deaths). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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38,937 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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