Causes of mortality in Israel
Israel: Causes of mortality was 49,654 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Israel, 1975–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Israel, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24,600 Deaths | — |
| 1976 | 24,012 Deaths | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 24,951 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 25,153 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 25,700 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 26,278 Deaths | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 25,941 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 27,601 Deaths | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 27,641 Deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 27,805 Deaths | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 28,029 Deaths | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 29,413 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 29,244 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 29,176 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 28,580 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 28,734 Deaths | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 31,266 Deaths | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 33,327 Deaths | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 33,000 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 33,535 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 35,348 Deaths | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 34,658 Deaths | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 36,106 Deaths | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 36,953 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 37,291 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 37,688 Deaths | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 37,187 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 38,301 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 38,359 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 37,757 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 38,897 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 38,564 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 39,948 Deaths | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 39,241 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 38,595 Deaths | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 39,418 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 40,668 Deaths | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 41,877 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 41,479 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 42,170 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 44,266 Deaths | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 43,966 Deaths | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 44,596 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 44,537 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 46,004 Deaths | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 48,797 Deaths | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 50,772 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 51,761 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 49,654 Deaths | -4.1% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 49,654 Deaths is below the median for high income countries, which is 115,390 Deaths, 43% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Israel
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6956 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 665.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 119 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3508 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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
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.