Interior Ministry issues statistics on births and deaths in Gaza

The General Administration of Civil Status at the Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip issued its statistical report for the third quarter of 2026, recording 16,998 new births against 915 deaths across the governorates of the Strip. The Gaza Interior Directorate topped the list of births with 6,133 births, while males made up 73.8% of total deaths.

The General Administration of Civil Status at the Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip announced statistics on births and deaths for the third quarter of 2026, recording 16,998 new births against 915 deaths across the governorates of the Strip. According to the report, male births made up 51.5% of the total, at 8,766 births, while females made up 48.5%, at 8,232 births. In terms of geographic distribution, the Gaza Interior Directorate topped the governorates with 6,133 births, followed by the North Interior Directorate with 3,268 births, then Khan Younis with 3,016 births, then the Central area with 2,391 births, and finally Rafah with 2,190 births. As for deaths recorded during the months of July, August and September, males accounted for the largest share at 73.8%, at 676 cases, against 26.2% for females, at 239 cases. On a monthly level, July recorded 5,690 births and 514 deaths, August 5,493 births and 203 deaths, and September 5,815 births and 198 deaths. The report is limited to presenting the numbers without providing demographic context or comparisons with previous quarters, and it also does not include any reference to the circumstances that might explain the sharp disparity between the numbers of births and deaths.