Causes of mortality in Israel

Israel: Causes of mortality was 49,654 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
49,654 Deaths
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
51,761 Deaths
in 2022
All-time low
24,012 Deaths
in 1976
Years of data
49
1975–2023

Causes of mortality in Israel, 1975–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k197519992023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

The most recent figure for causes of mortality in Israel is 49,654 Deaths, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Israel peaked at 51,761 Deaths in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24,012 Deaths, in 1976.

That places Israel 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 24,883 Deaths 24,012 Deaths 25,700 Deaths 5
1980s 27,971 Deaths 25,941 Deaths 29,413 Deaths 10
1990s 34,022 Deaths 28,734 Deaths 37,291 Deaths 10
2000s 38,454 Deaths 37,187 Deaths 39,948 Deaths 10
2010s 42,898 Deaths 39,418 Deaths 46,004 Deaths 10
2020s 50,246 Deaths 48,797 Deaths 51,761 Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 27 Switzerland 71,822 Deaths compare
  2. 28 Denmark 58,240 Deaths compare
  3. 29 Finland 58,214 Deaths compare
  4. 31 Norway 43,233 Deaths compare
  5. 32 Ireland 35,598 Deaths compare
  6. 33 New Zealand 32,787 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Israel?
Causes of mortality in Israel was 49,654 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 51,761 Deaths in 2022.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 24,012 Deaths in 1976.
How does Israel rank for causes of mortality?
Israel ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.