Israel vs World: Life expectancy at birth, female

Israel
85.4 years
in 2024
World
75.97 years
in 2024
Israel rank
19th
World rank
20th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Israel
  • World
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 85.4 years against 75.97 years in World, a difference of 9.43 years.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times World's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 19th and World ranks 20th of 217 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel World Difference Ahead
1960s 73.33 years 58.31 years 15.02 years Israel
1970s 73.86 years 62.21 years 11.65 years Israel
1980s 76.41 years 66.1 years 10.31 years Israel
1990s 79.41 years 68.65 years 10.76 years Israel
2000s 82.12 years 71.45 years 10.67 years Israel
2010s 84.11 years 74.33 years 9.78 years Israel
2020s 85.02 years 75.18 years 9.84 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Israel or World?
Israel, at 85.4 years against 75.97 years in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Israel and World?
9.43 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and World?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Israel and World rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Israel ranks 19th and World ranks 20th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.