GazaUnder-5 mortality more than doubled to 33.4 per 1,000 births.
Israel’s attacks caused 70.1% of the 24,650 deaths Gaza’s Health Ministry registered in 2025.
Excluding war deaths, the ministry puts the under-5 rate at 15.8, still above the 2022 level of 13.6.
No outside body has yet published figures to confirm or contest the ministry’s count.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 100+ reports worldwide
- Middle East Eye leans critical
- specifies mortality metrics (under-five: 13.6→33.4 per 1,000), attributes 70.1% to Israeli ops, maps geographic death distribution
Sources: Middle East Eye