Faroe Islands vs Israel: Life expectancy at birth, total

Faroe Islands
83.08 years
in 2024
Israel
83.2 years
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
20th
Israel rank
17th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 83.2 years against 83.08 years in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.12 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Israel ranks 17th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and Israel in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 74.04 years 71.66 years 2.38 years Faroe Islands
1970s 75.41 years 72.2 years 3.2 years Faroe Islands
1980s 75.83 years 74.77 years 1.06 years Faroe Islands
1990s 77.18 years 77.48 years 0.2949 years Israel
2000s 79.36 years 80.12 years 0.7607 years Israel
2010s 81.6 years 82.18 years 0.5772 years Israel
2020s 82.81 years 82.85 years 0.0359 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Faroe Islands or Israel?
Israel, at 83.2 years against 83.08 years in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Faroe Islands and Israel?
0.12 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Israel?
61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and Israel rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Faroe Islands ranks 20th and Israel ranks 17th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.