Israel vs Syria: Difference in male and female life expectancy

Israel
4.33
in 2023
Syria
4.38
in 2023
Israel rank
141st
Syria rank
138th

Difference in male and female life expectancy over time

  • Israel
  • Syria
051015195019862023

How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.38 against 4.33 in Israel, a difference of 0.05.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Syria ahead.

Israel ranks 141st and Syria ranks 138th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Syria Difference Ahead
1950s 2.76 3.05 0.2902 Syria
1960s 2.76 1.5 1.26 Israel
1970s 3.54 3.35 0.1884 Israel
1980s 3.77 4.32 0.5519 Syria
1990s 3.84 3.92 0.0745 Syria
2000s 3.95 3.55 0.4031 Israel
2010s 3.67 9.33 5.66 Syria
2020s 4.1 4.6 0.5003 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in male and female life expectancy, Israel or Syria?
Syria, at 4.38 against 4.33 in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in male and female life expectancy between Israel and Syria?
0.05, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Syria?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Syria rank globally for difference in male and female life expectancy?
Israel ranks 141st and Syria ranks 138th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Difference in male and female life expectancy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed