Child mortality in Israel
Israel: Child mortality was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.334 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
180th
of 203 countries
All-time high
44.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 1800
All-time low
0.334 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
225
1800–2024
Child mortality in Israel, 1800–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality in Israel is 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality in Israel peaked at 44.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.334 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Israel 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Child mortality in Israel, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1801 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1802 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1803 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1804 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1805 | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1806 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1807 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1808 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1809 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1810 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1811 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1812 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1813 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1814 | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1815 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1816 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1817 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1818 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1821 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1822 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1823 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1824 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1825 | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1826 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1827 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1828 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1829 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1830 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1831 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1832 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1833 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1834 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1835 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1836 | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1837 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1838 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1839 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1840 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1841 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1842 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1843 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1844 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1845 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1846 | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1847 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1848 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1849 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1850 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1851 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1853 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1854 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1856 | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1857 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1858 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1859 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1860 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1862 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1863 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1864 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1865 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1866 | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1867 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1869 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1870 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1871 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1874 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1877 | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1878 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1880 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1881 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1882 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1883 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1887 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1888 | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1889 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1891 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1893 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1895 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1896 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1897 | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1898 | 44.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 44.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1900 | 44.7 deaths per 100 live births | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 43.38 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1902 | 42.11 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1903 | 40.87 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 39.66 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1905 | 38.49 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1906 | 37.36 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1907 | 36.26 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1908 | 35.19 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1909 | 34.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1910 | 33.14 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1911 | 32.17 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1912 | 31.22 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1913 | 30.3 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1914 | 29.41 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1915 | 28.54 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1916 | 27.7 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1917 | 26.88 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1918 | 26.09 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1919 | 25.32 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1920 | 24.57 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 1921 | 23.85 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1922 | 23.15 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 1923 | 19.79 deaths per 100 live births | -14.5% |
| 1924 | 16.04 deaths per 100 live births | -18.9% |
| 1925 | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births | +30.4% |
| 1926 | 16.41 deaths per 100 live births | -21.5% |
| 1927 | 17.72 deaths per 100 live births | +8.0% |
| 1928 | 14.2 deaths per 100 live births | -19.9% |
| 1929 | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | -7.6% |
| 1930 | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | -27.4% |
| 1931 | 11.72 deaths per 100 live births | +23.0% |
| 1932 | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | +5.9% |
| 1933 | 11.54 deaths per 100 live births | -7.0% |
| 1934 | 11.03 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1935 | 8.72 deaths per 100 live births | -20.9% |
| 1936 | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | +9.2% |
| 1937 | 7.66 deaths per 100 live births | -19.6% |
| 1938 | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | +4.1% |
| 1939 | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | -9.8% |
| 1940 | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | +10.8% |
| 1941 | 7.5 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1942 | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | +4.1% |
| 1943 | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births | -27.2% |
| 1944 | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | -20.0% |
| 1945 | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 4.01 deaths per 100 live births | -11.9% |
| 1947 | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | -6.8% |
| 1948 | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | +21.9% |
| 1949 | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births | +51.3% |
| 1950 | 6.13 deaths per 100 live births | -11.0% |
| 1951 | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | -14.3% |
| 1952 | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | +26.7% |
| 1953 | 6.4 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 1954 | 6.16 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1955 | 5.92 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 1956 | 5.68 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1957 | 5.43 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 5.19 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1959 | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 3.68 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 3.51 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 3.23 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 3 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 2.61 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 2.05 deaths per 100 live births | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 1.74 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.59 deaths per 100 live births | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 1.31 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 1.26 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9825 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9237 deaths per 100 live births | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8704 deaths per 100 live births | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8235 deaths per 100 live births | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7831 deaths per 100 live births | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7481 deaths per 100 live births | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7169 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6885 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6616 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6351 deaths per 100 live births | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6086 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5825 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5573 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5333 deaths per 100 live births | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4909 deaths per 100 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4727 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4562 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4409 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4269 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4141 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4026 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3922 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3828 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3738 deaths per 100 live births | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3652 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3576 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3514 deaths per 100 live births | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3464 deaths per 100 live births | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3422 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3384 deaths per 100 live births | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.334 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.334 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4653 deaths per 100 live births, 72% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.334 deaths per 100 live births is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.29 deaths per 100 live births, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Child mortality in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | +51.3% | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | 6.88 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1925 | +30.4% | 16.04 deaths per 100 live births | 20.91 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1952 | +26.7% | 5.25 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1930 | -27.4% | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births |
| 1943 | -27.2% | 7.81 deaths per 100 live births | 5.69 deaths per 100 live births |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | 44.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1810s | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | 44.79 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1820s | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | 44.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1830s | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | 44.77 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1840s | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | 44.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1850s | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | 44.75 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1860s | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | 44.74 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1870s | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | 44.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1880s | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | 44.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1890s | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | 44.7 deaths per 100 live births | 44.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 39.22 deaths per 100 live births | 34.15 deaths per 100 live births | 44.7 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 29.08 deaths per 100 live births | 25.32 deaths per 100 live births | 33.14 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1920s | 18.97 deaths per 100 live births | 13.12 deaths per 100 live births | 24.57 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1930s | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.19 deaths per 100 live births | 12.41 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 7.97 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.78 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.11 deaths per 100 live births | 4.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5 deaths per 100 live births | 1.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 1.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9147 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7169 deaths per 100 live births | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5741 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4727 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6885 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4012 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3576 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4562 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3425 deaths per 100 live births | 0.334 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3514 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 178 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 179 Lithuania 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 181 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 182 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 183 Spain 0.3193 deaths per 100 live births compare
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 child mortality in Israel?
- Child mortality in Israel was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
- What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.334 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Israel rank for child mortality?
- Israel ranks 180th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.