Ireland vs Israel: Annual death rates at different ages
Ireland
2.87 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Israel
2.79 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ireland rank
213th
Israel rank
215th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Ireland
- Israel
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 213th and Israel ranks 215th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 44.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1960s | 26.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 32.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.37 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1970s | 17 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1980s | 9.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.42 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 1990s | 6.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.1 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 4.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0824 deaths per 1,000 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0941 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 3 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3604 deaths per 1,000 people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Ireland or Israel?
- Ireland, at 2.87 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Ireland and Israel?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Israel rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Ireland ranks 213th and Israel ranks 215th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.