About 17 thousand newborns and 915 deaths in the Gaza Strip during the third quarter of the year

Gaza - Ofoq News - Statistics issued by the General Administration of Civil Status of the Ministry of Interior - Civil Section, showed that the Gaza Strip recorded during the third quarter of 2026, 16 thousand and 998 new births, in addition to 915 deaths.

The statistics showed that the number of male births reached 8,766 births, representing 51.57% of the total births, compared to 8,232 female births, representing 48.43%.

She explained that the civil status offices of the Gaza Interior Directorate registered 6,133 new births, while the Khan Yunis Interior Offices registered 3,016 births.

The civil status offices in the Northern Interior Directorate registered 3,268 births, while the number of births registered with the Central Interior Directorate reached 2,391 births, and the civil status offices in the Rafah Interior Directorate registered 2,190 new births.

Deaths

Regarding death statistics, Civil Status reported that its offices in the governorates of the Gaza Strip recorded 915 deaths during the third quarter of 2026.

The number of male deaths reached 676, representing 73.88% of the total deaths, compared to 239 female deaths, representing 26.12%.

The statistics indicated that 5,690 births and 514 deaths were recorded during July, 5,493 births and 203 deaths during August, and 5,815 births and 198 deaths during last September.