Statistical Yearbook of Palestine 2011
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In 2011, life expectancy at birth in the Palestinian Territory was 72.4: 71.0 years for
males and 73.9 years for females.
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9.7%
of households were headed by females in the Palestinian Territory in 2010.
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82.1%
of private households were nuclear households in the Palestinian Territory in
2010.
For more details on population, see the tables in chapter 1.3 in the Arabic section,
pages 45-52.
4.
Vital Statistics
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There were 20,102 registered marriages in 2010 in Shariah courts and churches in
the West Bank. Hebron governorate recorded the highest number of marriages with
5,489
contracts and Jericho & Al Aghwar governorate recorded the lowest number
of marriages with 293 contracts.
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There were 3,273 registered divorces in 2010 in Shariah courts in the West Bank.
Hebron governorate recorded the highest number of divorce cases with 628 and
Tubas governorate recorded the lowest number of divorces of 73 cases.
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The median age at first marriage in the West Bank was 20.1 years for females and
25.4
years for males in 2010.
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The number of registered live births in the West Bank for 2008, 2009, and 2010 was
68,597, 66,273,
and 65,131 births respectively. The number of registered deaths for
the same years was 6,099, 6,140, and 5,961 deaths respectively.
For more details about vital statistics, see the tables in chapter 1.4 of the Arabic
section, pages 53-76.
5.
Health
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In 2010, there were 76 governmental and non-governmental hospitals in the
Palestinian Territory with a capacity of 5,108 beds. The average number of days
spent in hospital in 2010 was 2.4. The bed occupancy rate in 2010 in the Palestinian
Territory was 62.1.
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In 2010, the main causes of child mortality (0-4) years were conditions in the
prenatal period (38.0%), followed by congenital malformations (18.0%).
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In 2011, physical diabilities were the most prevalent form of disability in the
Palestinian Territory (1.3%), while hearing difficulties and mental health problems
were the least prevalent (0.4%). 82.2% of the total population of the Palestinian
Territories had insurance in 2011: the percentage was higher in the Gaza Strip than
in the West Bank (96.7% and 73.2% respectively).
For more details on health, see the tables in chapter 1.5 of the Arabic section, pages
77-80.